Vietnam Helicopter Pilot Turned T...

Vietnam Helicopter Pilot Turned Trader - Mark's Funded Trader Journey

Trade The Pool On Audio by Trade The Pool
S2025 · E37
Sep 11, 2025
15:33

Episode notes

Welcome to another Trade The Pool funded trader interview. Today, Michael sits down with Mark G., a MAX $50K funded trader from the USA!

Mark shares how he trades one or two stocks, primarily $SMCI, focusing on breakouts to second standard deviation levels using VWAP and candlestick signals on Trade The Pool’s 'Limited Risk' stock trading platform.

Explore Mark's MAX $50K evaluation summary

Trading since 1987, starting with S&P options and profiting from the crash, Mark transitioned to stocks three years ago after commodities and futures. Funded multiple times with Trade The Pool over 18 months, he passed the MAX $50K evaluation with patience after early struggles.

Mark's evaluation stats:

- Most profitable stock: Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($SMCI)

- Success rate: 74.03% Risk/Reward ratio: 1:0.5.

- Biggest win: Not specified

- Biggest loss: -$985.80 short on $SMCI

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