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Welcome to The Day Trading Show, hosted by entrepreneur, and co-owner of ASFX, Austin Silver. In this podcast you'll find trading content specifically designed to help you make better trading decisions going forward. Most of these episodes have videos that go with them - linked in the individual show notes.
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- 3 days ago51 min
How I Made $45K in 1 Month with Prop Firms
In this episode, Austin Silver sits down with Zarb (Zach Arbucci), a profitable prop trader who just took home $45K in payouts in a single month. We dive deep into:✅ How he structured accounts across Top One Futures & Futures Elite✅ Why lower contract sizing led to bigger profits✅ The difference between New York & Asia session trading strategies✅ Managing multiple accounts without burning out✅ The mental game: trading when you don't need the money✅ Why prop firms are a net positive for retail traders✅ What's next: scaling to 6-figures with copy trading✅ Live account transitions & account selection edge✅ The truth about rushing payouts vs. playing the long gameZarb shares his journey from struggling trader to consistent six-figure annual payouts, the mistakes he made early on, and exactly how he's positioning himself for even bigger months ahead.
- 1 weeks ago1h 4m
500K Subscriber Bodybuilder Left Everything to Trade Futures
Former 500K-sub bodybuilder turned futures trader Lucas Pinheiro shares how he transitioned from personal training to making $45K in monthly payouts. Learn his high-win-rate prop trading strategy, why he switched to Tokyo sessions, how he manages multiple accounts simultaneously, and the mindset shift required to succeed—plus why trading without external income sources leads to failure.Connect with Lucas - @LPTradesFt 🎯 Sponsor: Prop Firm Match — Compare 40+ prop firms side-by-side. Code MATCH 🔗 https://www.propfirmmatch.com/?a_aid=asfx 🔄 Sponsor: TradeSyncer — Free Trial & 30% off w/ code ASFX🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/ts 🎥 Trade Live With Me — Free 7-day trial🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/first 🧠 Sponsor: TradeZella — 20% off w/ code ASFX🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/tz 0:00 Opening Mindset - Winning vs. Execution1:19 Podcast Intro & Lucas's Journey3:00 Moving to Miami at 19 - The Brazilian Dream5:00 Law School Drop & Sports Career Path8:00 First Bodybuilding Competition Win9:00 Building a 500K+ Subscriber Channel11:00 Transition from Bodybuilding to Trading12:00 Bitcoin Discovery (2019) & Crypto Interest14:00 First Forex Trade Loss & Learning Curve19:00 The $13K Loss - Emotional Breakthrough22:00 Retiring from Bodybuilding (2021)23:00 Real Estate Arbitrage in Brazil25:00 Selling 4 Properties & Moving Back to Brazil27:00 Why Switch to Futures Trading?29:00 Starting the Trading YouTube Channel31:00 Live Streaming Trades - The Missing Angle34:00 Growing to 42K Subscribers in 4 Months37:00 Why Traders Fail - The Psychology38:00 Bodybuilder Mindset vs. Trading Mindset40:00 Need Money Before Trading (Risk Management)44:00 Marriage & Support System During Losses45:00 Prop Firm Payouts & Account Strategy47:00 Risk-to-Reward: Personal vs. Prop Accounts50:00 Copy Trading Strategy Across Multiple Accounts52:00 Tokyo Session vs. New York Session Switch54:00 $45K Payout Month & Best Results56:00 Weekly Payout Strategy & Risk Bucketing59:00 Handling Max Loss Days with High Win Rate1:01:00 Current Opportunity in Prop Trading1:02:00 Outro & Connecting with Lucas
- 3 weeks ago47 min
James Lost $50,000 in One Day: His Trading Recovery Story
James Bruce shares his raw recovery story: a catastrophic $50K loss in one day due to a trade copier error on New Year's Eve 2021, followed by a brutal seven-month drawdown that nearly broke him. The key lesson: don't make trading your identity. After making $150K in 2020, he hit rock bottom but stayed locked in because he'd proven it was possible before. Learn why sizing down matters, how to rebuild after massive losses, the importance of having income outside trading, and why showing losses publicly (not just wins) is critical for the trading community. From near-bankruptcy to $70K+ in payouts, this is the unfiltered truth about trader recovery.🎯 Sponsor: Prop Firm Match — Compare 40+ prop firms side-by-side. Code MATCH🔗 https://www.propfirmmatch.com/?a_aid=asfx 🔄 Sponsor: TradeSyncer — 30% off w/ code ASFX🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/ts 🎥 Trade Live With Me — Free 7-day trial🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/first 🧠 Sponsor: TradeZella — 20% off w/ code ASFX🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/tz1:23 - James Bruce intro: $70K payouts this year4:12 - How James found Austin (mid-2019)5:00 - Borrowed money from dad for Austin's course10:04 - 2020 success: Made $150K with father-in-law's capital10:20 - 2021 seven-month drawdown begins12:00 - Biggest lesson: Don't make trading your identity13:00 - The $50K loss story (trade copier error on New Year's Eve)16:00 - Character building & resilience from massive losses18:00 - Tweet: Why trading shouldn't be your only income source36:00 - Why showing losses publicly is critical for community38:00 - Birthday week: Down $32K, recovered $50K next week42:00 - Why win rate matters more than R-multiple
- Aug 22, 202651 min
How Big Money ACTUALLY Moves The Market | Scott Pulcini
Scott Pulcini breaks down why CVD divergences are unreliable and reveals what's actually driving the market: options flow, gamma levels, and price-change algos. After 9 years of trading stop-runs and icebergs as his main edge, he's shifted focus to zero-DTE options hedging by dealers—which moves 90% of intraday action most days. The key insight: stop/iceberg events validate where the market will react, but options flow (gamma, pace of tape, relative volume) tells you when and how. He demonstrates real trades including why his 3-minute VWAP trade worked and how price-change reversions can be scalped or held based on confluence.Sponsor: Prop Firm Match. Compare 40+ firms side-by-side.Code MATCH → https://www.propfirmmatch.com/?a_aid=asfxTry Bookmap and Save - https://www.asfx.biz/bookmapConnect with Scott - https://www.scottpulcinitrader.com/0:00 — Headline risk destroying setups; options flow now dominates3:00 — Stop runs & icebergs → options gamma edge shift (9 years vs new game)8:03 — Real-time options flow example: dealers hedging move market, visible in charts13:14 — Why CVD divergences fail: it only shows aggressor, not intention16:48 — Six stop/iceberg setups; GEX levels are magnets dealers must hedge at20:15 — Zero-DTE gamma "sexy gexi" entries vs reversion trades off GEX bounces23:54 — Randy's YM trade: bought VWAP at 9:57 ET, out in 3 mins (entry anatomy)27:35 — Euro options flow drives hero, not futures → source of moves31:45 — Market pulse price change algo: reversion-to-mean every 5 min when quiet35:48 — Relative volume key: use Sierra Charts (30-day lookback), not Thinkorswim (60-period only)39:30 — Real NQ trade setup: VWAP + GEX2 + price change + pace of tape = "reversion dream"42:50 — How to manage: scalp around position or trail half using price-change exits46:20 — Risk half an ATR on price-change scalps; protect against big money runs49:01 — Scott's chart tabs problem: too much data layered, needs Bookmap UI fix
- Aug 15, 202647 min
My Biggest Loss Day ($21K) Became My Best Month Ever
Nick Stewart is BACK!! In today's podcast, he reveals how he scaled from a $50K live account to $270K+ in withdrawals this year by ditching prop firms and sizing up to 10x on high-probability setups. 🎟️ ASFX Futures Bootcamp 2027 – Tampa, May 13-14🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/bootcamp He breaks down the copy trading strategy that lets traders manage multiple funded accounts simultaneously, shares the psychology of handling big losses (he took a $21K hit in one day), and explains why futures payouts beat CFDs for consistency. Plus: Trade Set journal launch, UK bootcamp announcement, and NYC event details for the community.Connect with Nick: https://www.youtube.com/@TimeToEatTrading🎯 Sponsor: Prop Firm Match — Compare 40+ prop firms side-by-side. Code MATCH🔗 https://www.propfirmmatch.com/?a_aid=asfx 🔄 Sponsor: TradeSyncer — 30% off w/ code ASFX🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/ts 🎥 Trade Live With Me — Free 7-day trial🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/first 00:00 – Intro: Nick Do Returns to the Podcast02:19 – BREAKING: Nick Speaking at ASFX Bootcamp 2027 (First In-Person Teaching)04:17 – Futures vs CFDs: Which Has Easier Payouts?08:41 – The Copy Trading Strategy That Changed Everything (TradeSyncer Deep Dive)13:30 – How Nick's Clubhouse Community Scales Funded Accounts15:40 – The Psychology of High Win Rate Trading (Why It's a Double-Edged Sword)23:14 – Nick's $21K Loss Day That Led to His Best Month27:36 – Why Nick Left Prop Firms: $50K Account → $270K+ Withdrawals YTD31:19 – What's Really Working in Markets Right Now (Gold + NQ)35:35 – Asia Session Gold Trading: 15-Minute Average Hold Time36:50 – Trade Set: The New Journaling Software Destroying the Market41:20 – 2027 Plans: UK Bootcamp + NYC Dinner Event (Sept 21)44:28 – The Prop Firm Match Collab & Who's Coming to NYC
- Aug 8, 20261h 1m
The Truth About Copy Trading: Blame Yourself, Not The Strategy
The boys are back for the first Home Team episode since the London Prop Firm Expo and the May Bootcamp. Austin, Randy, Evan, and Bruce dig into Bootcamp 2026 recap stories, why copy trading is the real scale in prop trading (and why people blame it for their own losses), the VTC indicator/double break strategy trends, prop firm drama, and wrap with NFL/NBA/MLB predictions for the fall.🎯 Sponsor: Prop Firm Match — Compare 40+ prop firms side-by-side. Code MATCH🔗 https://www.propfirmmatch.com/?a_aid=asfx 🔄 Sponsor: TradeSyncer — 30% off w/ code ASFX🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/ts 🎥 Trade Live With Me — Free 30-day trial🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/first 🧠 Sponsor: TradeZella — 20% off w/ code ASFX🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/tz 00:00 – Cold open: "documentation of the end of ASFX" + copy trading blame game01:12 – Intro back from London Expo & May Bootcamp02:00 – Bootcamp 2027 tickets on sale, Randy's stage evolution story04:16 – The dinner bill roast — "how cheap some influencers really are"09:41 – Prop firm drama, copy trading as the real scale, TradeSyncer discount code12:08 – Copy trading psychology: "your trading capital's got to match your mental capital"19:59 – TradeSyncer sponsor read + ASFX stream free trial offer20:57 – VTC indicator, double break win rate, systematic vs. discretionary trading39:38 – "Rich" giveaway winner story — blew 3 accounts, now stacking payouts1:00:58 – NFL/NBA/MLB predictions wrap + Penn State college football game idea
- Aug 1, 202651 min
He Got Tired Of Prop Firms... So He Built an AI Hedge Fund
Dylan Maltman of Apex Capital Management (Cape Town) joins the show to break down how he went from a banned retail prop trader to running an AI-native futures hedge fund. He details Apex's origin story, the difference between proprietary trading and challenge-based prop firms, and how Apex structures capital raising through SMAs vs. LPGP vehicles. 🎯 Sponsor: Prop Firm Match — Compare 40+ prop firms side-by-side. Code MATCH🔗 https://www.propfirmmatch.com/?a_aid=asfx 🔄 TradeSyncer — 30% off w/ code ASFX🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/ts 🎥 Trade Live With Me — Free 30-day trial🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/first 🧠 TradeZella — 20% off w/ code ASFX🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/tz He dives deep into daily operations — fully automated order-flow strategies run on the Sierra platform with Chicago colocation for millisecond latency — and explains why Apex doesn't do manual or discretionary trades, instead selling investors on a consistent risk/return distribution. He also unpacks how AI now touches every part of the fund's research and execution pipeline, and closes with a technical breakdown of the order book square root law and why speed matters in delta/order-flow trading.Connect with Dylan - https://za.linkedin.com/in/dylan-maltman-8b575b1b1 00:01:22 – Dylan joins from Cape Town; intro and backstory with Austin00:03:53 – What Apex Capital actually is: proprietary trading firm, not a challenge-based prop firm00:05:09 – Dylan's background: crypto prop shop, sell-side derivatives, then going independent00:06:01 – Getting banned from retail challenges, the Luxembourg hedge fund offer, and founding Apex in 202400:08:16 – Entrepreneurial mindset: separating the fantasy of trading from the reality00:10:00 – Designing Apex's capital structure around survivability, not high-growth VC style00:12:31 – Day-to-day life as a fund manager: strategy design, P&L checks, watching latency00:17:17 – Why Apex uses Sierra platform and Chicago colocation instead of building custom tech yet00:18:01 – What it was like raising capital in the early days vs. now00:23:01 – Apex's niche: asymmetric strategies for hedge funds and prop groups focused on drawdown00:26:35 – How scaling client allocations works, from starting ticket to max cap00:29:00 – SMA structure explained: how client money never touches Dylan directly00:33:00 – Latency and risk engine allocation across sub-accounts explained00:36:34 – Why Apex is fully automated with no manual/discretionary trades00:44:19 – Biggest mistake: a risk-sizing error on a new order management system import00:50:59 – Order book square root law explained — why speed matters in delta/order-flow trading00:56:09 – Closing thoughts and where to find Dylan and Apex Capital
- Jul 28, 20261h 2m
CEO of Take Profit Trader Exposes Simulation Exploitation (And How He Stops It)
James Sixsmith, CEO of Take Profit Trader, returns to The Day Trading Show for a deep-dive on prop firm infrastructure, risk management, and what actually predicts a trader's success. He explains the difference between front-end platforms (NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Wealth Charts) and back-end order/risk management systems (CQG, Rithmic, Teton, CTS), and why building a fully in-house risk system has taken TPT two years and counting. Sponsor: Prop Firm Match Compare over 40 prop firms — rules, drawdowns, payouts, scalability.Code MATCH to save on any firm!Click here — https://www.propfirmmatch.com/?a_aid=asfxHe goes deep on CME Rule 575 (disruptive/spoofing practices) and why TPT enforces live-market rules in simulation too — because strategies that work in sim get carried into live, and TPT is on the hook with the CME regardless of account size. He teases the upcoming TPT Score (a multi-factor, AI-driven scorecard using 120+ data vectors from 6.6 billion filled sides) and confirms it's being held back until edge cases are reliable enough to avoid ranking mismatches. The conversation closes with his read on what separates winning traders — smaller size, longer hold times, fewer trades — and how prop trading fits into the broader boom in prediction markets, AI-assisted trading, and retail speculation.🔄 Sponsor: TradeSyncer — 30% off w/ code ASFX🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/ts 🎥 Trade Live With Me — Free 30-day trial🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/first 🧠 Sponsor: TradeZella — 20% off w/ code ASFX🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/tz 00:01:23 – Stanley Cup talk (Caps, Canes, Panthers, Rod Brind'Amour)00:10:10 – Pro+ program updates and platform landscape (Wealth Charts, Apex)00:13:00 – Front-end vs. back-end: CQG, Rithmic, Teton, CTS explained00:16:40 – Why building an in-house risk/platform system takes years00:23:20 – Strategies TPT won't fund; simulation exploitation00:24:40 – CME Rule 575, spoofing, and Aventus surveillance system00:33:00 – How TPT protects downside on live accounts using trade data00:38:05 – TPT Score explained: 120+ AI vectors, why it's not live yet00:52:00 – What makes an ideal trader: trade smaller and less often00:56:00 – Copy trading, leverage, and why "9010 rule" traders complain
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