Words of Rizdom - Trading Podcast

He Exposes Why Trading Is EASY But Keeping Money Isn’t - $50M Trader

August 29, 2026·1h 20m
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FREE Trading Education - Chart Academy: https://www.chartacademy.com/40% OFF Alpha Capital Group (Code: RIZ): https://link.alphacapitalgroup.uk/eq7m8X40% OFF Alpha Futures (Code: RIZ): https://link.alpha-futures.com/k9V5AzOn this episode of Words of Rizdom, we are joined by Connor Bates, a professional trader managing more than $50 million as part of a $400 million asset management fund.Connor breaks down the lessons that took him from learning to trade during the COVID market boom to managing eight figures professionally, including what he learned studying some of the greatest traders of all time, how he developed and refined his edge, and why making money means very little if you cannot keep it.He explains how professional traders think about risk, position sizing and drawdowns, why journaling and reviewing your own data can completely change your performance, and how his approach has evolved as the capital he manages has grown into the tens of millions.Like, Subscribe & Enable Notifications 🔔New verified trader episodes every Thursday 3PM GMT / 10AM EST━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Chart Fanatics Live: https://www.youtube.com/@chartfanaticsliveTradeZella (Code: RIZ10 for 10% OFF Monthly or WOR for 20% OFF Yearly): https://refer.tradezella.com/rizBEST Deals on all Prop Firms: https://propfirmtrader.com/ FREE Market Journal Newsletter: https://www.market-journal.comDownload This Playbook: https://www.chartfanatics.com🚀 Join Our FREE Trading CommunityDiscord: https://discord.gg/chartfanatics/Telegram: https://t.me/pocketsofrizdom━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🎙 Guest: https://twitter.com/ConnorJBates_Revere Asset Management: https://revereasset.com🎙 Host: Words of Rizdomhttps://youtube.com/@wordsofrizdomhttps://instagram.com/wordsofrizdomhttps://x.com/wordsofrizdom https://www.instagram.com/realriziqbal━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction05:03 - From Beginner Trader To Professional Fund Manager10:07 - Building & Tracking A Genuine Trading Edge20:15 - Learning From The World’s Greatest Traders31:00 - Developing A Professional Trading Process42:00 - How Connor Finds The Best Opportunities53:00 - Risk Management & Position Sizing1:02:00 - Surviving Difficult Market Environments1:14:17 - Building A Long-Term Trading Career1:16:11 - Scaling From Small Accounts To $50M+━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Disclaimer:The content on Words of Rizdom is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment or trading advice. I am not a licensed financial advisor, and the strategies, opinions, and commentary shared are based on personal experience of the respective guests. We are not personally affiliated with any of the guests featured in our episodes. The views expressed by our guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or endorsements of Words of Rizdom.Trading and Investing involves risk, and you should always do your own research or consult with a qualified financial professional before making any investment decisions. You are solely responsible for your financial decisions. This channel and its creator are not liable for any loss or damage arising from the use of information presented in videos.

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