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Aug 11
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520: $1M Funded Trader Shares His Story ...

Etienne Crete
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$1M Funded Trader Shares His Story

In episode 520 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with million-dollar funded trader, Blayn Marshall, who shares how he went from stock-picking at 18 to becoming a fully funded seven-figure algorithmic trader. He opens up about the trial-and-error process of building strategies, managing portfolios, and securing investor capital. This is a grounded conversation on scaling your trading while keeping risk low and your mindset strong.

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Topics Covered In This Episode

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 00:44 First experiences with stocks
  • 03:32 Finding the strategy that worked for him
  • 04:28 Transition from manual trading to algo trading
  • 05:09 Overcoming challenges of learning algo trading
  • 07:30 Building, testing, and validating strategies live
  • 08:24 Getting funded through Darwinex and attracting investors
  • 11:23 Managing mindset when trading other people’s money
  • 12:10 Building connections in the trading community
  • 13:32 Mentorship and self-learning
  • 15:14 How he uses the Quant Analyzer to build a good portfolio
  • 18:07 Handling market volatility with low-risk strategies
  • 19:20 Adjusting risk across multiple strategies
  • 20:05 Scaling beyond seven figures and future plans
  • 20:42 Where to find Blayn Marshall

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