In this Trade The Pool Pro Trader Interview, Josh S. explains how a journey from sports radio and side jobs evolved into a newly funded $200K FLEX account. A ten-year small-cap trader and live-stream host, Josh built his edge through screen time, exhaustive journaling, backtesting, and adapting between long and short market regimes. His evaluation produced a 55% win rate, 1.65 profit factor, and a $12,889 RETO long. His strongest lesson is practical: hide the P&L, reduce size, and build a daily process you can repeat patiently.

Josh S.’s Strongest Message: Consistency begins when you stop trading the money and start trading the chart. Hide your P&L, reduce size until you can stay with the setup, and track, journal, and backtest a repeatable daily process.

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► $200,000 FLEX Funded Account:

• Best stock: ReTo Eco Solutions Inc (RETO) Sep 16, 2026
• Win Rate: 55%
• Profit Factor: 1.65
• Biggest win: +$12,889.00 - RETO long x 4000 shares 🟢
• Biggest loss: -$6,328.00 - VEEE long x 12600 shares 🔴

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In this Trade The Pool Pro Trader Interview, Gagandeep Singh explains how a trading journey that began in Indian equities at age 13 led to a newly funded $25K FLEX account. Now trading stocks alongside futures and options, he favors reversal setups, limited daily activity, predetermined stops, and controlled targets. His evaluation produced a 73% win rate, 1.46 profit factor, and $279.30 DE short. Gagandeep’s most valuable lesson came from painful mistakes: accept when the market proves you wrong, stop adding to losing trades, and know when not to trade.

Gagandeep S.’s Strongest Message: Strategies can be learned, but emotional control determines whether they survive. Accept quickly when the market proves you wrong, and understand that deciding not to trade can be just as important as choosing an entry or exit.

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► $25,000 FLEX Funded Account:

• Best stock: Deere & Co. (DE) — Aug 20, 2026
• Win Rate: 53% - Profit Factor: 1.46
• Biggest win: +$279.30 - DE short x 36 shares 🟢
• Biggest loss: -$269.44 - DE short x 38 shares 🔴

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In this Trade The Pool Pro Trader Interview, Aditya Siwach explains how five years of small-cap experience helped him earn a $50K FLEX funded account. Initially a long-biased trader chasing fast runners, he found a better fit on the short side by waiting for volume to rotate and price to confirm the backside of a move. His evaluation posted a 73% win rate and 1.16 profit factor, while a rare bullish-cycle ZSTK long delivered $840. His core lesson is to start small, control losses, and keep evolving with the market.

Adi S.’s Strongest Message: Risk management is everything. Start small, keep the inevitable losses that occur while learning under control, and preserve your capital until you have proven your strategy. The market will continue producing opportunities when you are ready.

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► $50,000 FLEX Funded Account:

• Best stock: Zerostack Corp (ZSTK) — Aug 19, 2026
• Win Rate: 53%
• Profit Factor: 1.16
• Biggest win: +$840.00 - ZSTK long x 1000 shares 🟢
• Biggest loss: -$1,014.00 - WETO short x 120 shares 🔴

In this funded trader interview, Jamshid M. explains how two early account wipeouts, a long break from trading, and six years of persistence eventually led to a $25K MAX funded account. Now focused on shorting small caps that surge more than 100% without news, he combines premarket support and resistance, topping tails, big red volume, and lower highs. His evaluation produced a 52% win rate, 7.74 profit factor, and $437.50 WETO winner. His core message: consistency takes time, so trade small, define rules, and follow them.

Jamshid M.’s Strongest Message: Becoming consistently profitable takes time. Keep position size and risk small, write down your rules before each trade, and follow the plan when a fast-moving stock tests your discipline.

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► $25,000 MAX Funded Account:

• Best stock: Wetour Robotics Ltd. (WETO) — Aug 14, 2026
• Win Rate: 52%
• Profit Factor: 7.74
• Biggest win: +$437.50 - WETO short x 200 shares 🟢
• Biggest loss: -$32.30 - WETO short x 100 shares 🔴

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In this funded trader interview, Henok Afework explains how nearly two years of independent study prepared him to earn a $5K FLEX funded account after only six months of live trading. A reversal trader currently focused on mid- and large-cap shorts, Henok waits for confirmation, reads order flow and prior lows, and uses deliberately small positions. His evaluation produced a 40% success rate, 2.21 profit factor, and $110 APP winner. His central message is that developing traders should prioritize patient learning and steady progress over immediate profit.

Henok A.’s Strongest Message: Give yourself sufficient time to learn because theoretical knowledge cannot replace live-market experience. Treat the beginning of your trading career as an educational phase, keep positions small, and measure progress before profit.

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► $5,000 FLEX Funded Account:

• Best stock: Applovin Corporation (APP) - Aug 6, 2026
• Success rate: 40%
• Profit Factor: 2.21
• Biggest win: +$110.00 - APP short x 10 shares 🟢
• Biggest loss: -$32.30 - CRDO short x 10 shares 🔴

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In this funded trader interview, Greece-based Panos K explains how losing a successful Dubai business during the pandemic led him to day trading and, six years later, a $25K FLEX funded account. After spending several difficult years buying the tops of small-cap runners, Panos reversed his approach and became an almost exclusively short-biased trader. His evaluation produced a 61% success rate, 1.34 profit factor, and $117 BYAH winner. His core principle is simple: define what you can lose before considering what you can make.

Panos K.’s Strongest Message: Find your edge, then keep your losses small. Panos believes traders must protect the downside first because even a reliable strategy can fail when a few oversized losses erase numerous successful trades.

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► $25,000 FLEX Funded Account:

• Best stock: Park Ha Biological Technology Co Ltd (BYAH) - Aug 6, 2026
• Success rate: 61%
• Profit Factor: 1.34
• Biggest win: +$117.00 BYAH short x 300 shares 🟢
• Biggest loss: -$103.00 MSGY short x 200 shares 🔴

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In this funded trader interview, David Tapia explains how he moved from unprofitable forex attempts into data-driven small-cap short selling, earning a $25K FLEX funded account and two payouts. David trades large percentage gappers during premarket and the opening hours, avoiding midday periods when his data shows a weaker edge. His evaluation produced a 58% success rate, 1.53 profit factor, and $499.09 VIVK short.

His defining risk rule is unusual: he avoids partial profits, instead reducing initial risk when he intends to hold for a deeper fade.

► $25,000 FLEX Funded Account:

• Best stock: Vivakor (VIVK) - July 21, 2026
• Success rate: 58%
• Profit Factor: 1.53
• Biggest win: +$499.09 VIVK short x 116 shares 🟢
• Biggest loss: -$260.00 AEHL short x 800 shares 🔴

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In this funded trader interview, Jaylen Laudermilk explains how nearly seven years of market experience—from trading in high school and college to specializing in small caps—led to a $25K FLEX funded account. A short seller at heart, Jaylen targets stocks below $25 with tight float and market-cap criteria, then looks for early spikes near higher-timeframe resistance. His evaluation produced a 57% success rate, 1.67 profit factor, and $252.90 NXTC short.

Jaylen's strongest message: Build a cushion first and tailor the strategy to the account’s risk rules.

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► $25,000 FLEX Funded Account:

• Best stock: NextCure Inc (NXTC) - July 14, 2026
• Success rate: 57%
• Profit Factor: 1.67
• Biggest win: +$252.90 NXTC short x 120 shares 🟢
• Biggest loss: -$485.36 NXTS short x 84 shares 🔴

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