In this funded trader interview, Craig M. a Broadway guitarist whose early-morning routine includes scanning volatile small-cap stocks before heading to the theater at night. After entering the markets during the pandemic, he progressed from long-term investing and swing trading into day trading, eventually earning a $25K FLEX funded account. Craig completed his evaluation with a 76.40% success rate and 1:1.2 risk-reward ratio, led by a $363 JLHL short. His interview shows how custom scanners, multi-timeframe analysis, and disciplined “base-hit” trading helped him turn pattern recognition into a repeatable process.

The Strategy: Craig specializes in volatile low-float small-cap and microcap stocks, primarily during the premarket session. He prefers beginning around 4:00–4:15 a.m. and wants to complete most of his trading before the regular  ...