Proper Villains | Ex-Market Maker & Day Trading

Proper Villains | Ex-Market Maker & Day Trading

by TPlusTwoHoldings

Entrepreneurship Investing

Season 1

Real deals. Total illusions. Is it live or is it Memorex? The CEO named 'Plastic Pants'

With 34 years and 200 IPOs under his belt, JJ has exposed every hustle in the market. He’s met more CEOs than most people have had hot dinners. And believe it or not, some of the biggest lessons weren't from the slick Wall Street types, but from some… shall we say, unique characters, like CEO Plastic Pants. How smart money separates real deals from total illusions.

From Khashoggi to Tesla: How Big Money Engineers the Squeeze

Have you ever watched the market move and wondered who is really in control? Is it the headlines, the charts, or something far bigger moving beneath the surface? In this episode, former market maker JJ pulls back the curtain on how big money actually manipulates price, orchestrates shell games, and plays chess while retail traders play checkers. From historical power plays involving figures like Saudi tycoon Adnan Khashoggi to modern, high-stakes short squeezes like Tesla, we trace the mechanics of institutional influence. The Illusion of Control: Why charts and news headlines only tell half the story. Engineering the Squeeze: How big money uses liquidity, leverage, and float control to trap shorts. Historical & Modern Case Studies: Connecting the dots between legendary dealmakers like Adnan Khashoggi and modern parabolic moves in stocks like Tesla.

The Mechanics behind the Scene.The Secret Rules of Wall Street

JJ pulls back the curtain on the secret mechanics of the stock market—exposing who’s really pulling the strings, how billion-dollar moves are orchestrated in the shadows, and how the guys running the tape pull off the ultimate double-cross right under everyone's nose.

Wall Street without Risk Management

What do Leopold Aschenbrenner and Pedro (aka-Peter) have in commen? Back in the 90s, Peter was a whale, the guy with the inventory, the guy dictating terms. He understood that sellers control price. He owned the chessboard. Leopold Aschenbrenner, talking about AI and situational awareness. Sounds fancy, right? But peel back the layers. He’s talking about understanding the market’s behavior, the patterns, the logic. At its core, it’s the same damn thing. It’s about reading the room, knowing who’s got the edge and who doesn't. Whether it's a floor full of traders or a sophisticated AI, the goal is the same: understand the underlying structure, identify where the real supply is, and know when the momentum is about to shift. So, when we talk about Aschenbrenner and his AI, we're not just talking about code. We're talking about a modern evolution of the same market logic that guys like Peter mastered on the floor, just with different tools.

The Rabbi, the Russian, and Airline that had no Planes.

They tell you to buy low and sell high. Sounds simple, right? Well, they sold you a dream. A dream of easy money, of predictable charts, of 'buyers in control. However, the real money isn't made buying low; it’s made understanding who really controls the price. After twenty years making that game work as a market maker, JJ is here to show you the blueprint that the big boys don't want you to see. This isn’t textbook. This is the story of how it actually happens."

The Penguin, the Scientologist and the Lost Oil Well”

The Penguin, the Scientologist and the Lost Oil Well” sounds like a Hollywood movie with characters, chaos and some California dreaming. Back in JJ’s day it could sometimes seem like a zoo. If you think you knew markets and you think it was all charts and algorithms, guess again. In JJ’s jungle of a world, fortunes were made and lost before your morning coffee got cold. JJ’s has seen the hustlers, the gurus, and guys like the Penguin who were so cheap they’d squeeze a penny until it screamed. The truth is, sometimes the markets weren’t run by logic but rather by pure greed. And if you don’t know who’s really selling, and who’s trying to unload a dry hole, you’ll be just another chump waiting to get fleeced.

"Mirk, The Short Squeeze, and The Vatican Bid"

"Mirk, The Short Squeeze, and The Vatican Bid" sounds like something that runs deep, and frankly, might be best left in the vaults. I’m assuming that the "Vatican Bid" wasn’t exactly a common expression on the floor and an ending that one might not expect.

More of the Penguin, the Frenchman and how to squeeze money out of crooked stock promoters

Today's episode title sounds like something straight out of a movie "The Penguin, The Frenchman, Crooked Stock Promoters" JJ tells who these characters are and the crazy story behind today's podcast episode.

The Swiss banker, the missing 2 million dollars and the gentlemen who ride motorcycles

What happens when $2,000,000 vanishes, a Swiss banker gets involved, and a motorcycle gang enters the picture? In Episode 2 of Proper Villains, an ex-market maker breaks down one of the wildest, high-stakes trading stories you'll ever hear. Grab a seat—you don't want to miss this one.

The Penguin, the Gold Mine, and the Geologist who Couldn't Fly

"A million-dollar gold scam, a cheap billionaire called 'The Penguin,' and a missing geologist who 'couldn't fly' out of a helicopter..." Welcome to the debut episode of Proper Villains, where 20+ year market maker JJ (@vwaptrader1) and co-host Dolores D pull back the curtain on the wild, hidden world of Wall Street and House Street. In this episode, JJ spills the wild true story of Brix Minerals—a $250 gold stock built on salted core samples, offshore Swiss accounts, and ruthless market tricks—and reveals the key lessons smart money uses to profit while retail traders get trapped.