After a sports injury dashed his NFL dreams, Michael turned to day trading, teaching himself the ropes and overcoming early financial losses with the encouragement of his entrepreneurial mother. His trading strategy evolved over the years, focusing on short-selling highly volatile small-cap stocks after discovering his knack for it in 2021. His discipline, honed from years of football, helps him execute trades like a sniper—waiting patiently for the perfect setup before striking.
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Time Stamps
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0:00 Introduction and Background
6:15 Learning from long experiences
9:40 How does one pick the OTC stocks to buy?
13:40 Transitioning to the Nasdaq
14:45 Factors he looks at when picking stocks to short
19:45 Meme stocks played
26:40 Keeping his discipline
31:00 Risk management techniques
32:55 Why he went the funded capital route
36:55 Advantages of going the funded capital route
40:35 How to emotionally detach oneself from gains/losses
43:50 Sharing successes with family
45:30 Advice for traders
48:30 What Michael struggles with most
50:50 How to reach Michael
Links & Resources
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