Welcome to another Trade The Pool funded trader interview. Today, Michael sits down with Florian S., a FLEX $25,000 funded trader from Germany!

Florian shares his discretionary shorting strategy with small caps and penny stocks using Trade The Pool’s stock-focused, limited-risk proprietary trading platform.

Starting trading two and a half years ago, Florian discusses losing his $2,000 personal account, failing three evaluations due to psychological pressure, and passing the FLEX $25K evaluation on his fourth attempt. With a 54% win rate and an impeccable 1:7.1 risk/reward ratio, his disciplined reversal strategy and tight loss control highlight the power of patience and risk management.

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Florian's evaluation stats:

• Lyra Therapeutics Inc. ($LYRA)
• Success rate: 54%
• Risk/Reward ratio: 1:7.1
• Biggest win: +$596, short on $LYRA x 300 shares
• Biggest loss: -$85, short on $LYRA x 200 shares

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Welcome to another Trade The Pool funded trader interview. Today, Michael sits down with Carlos R., a MAX $200,000 funded trader from Nicaragua!

Carlos started trading in January 2024, sharing how he transitioned from buying and holding large caps to shorting volatile penny stocks and small caps with pump-and-dump patterns using Trade The Pool’s Limited Risk proprietary trading platform.

From overcoming losses due to overtrading, to continuing to work on his shorting strategy, and never giving up, Carlos eventually passed the MAX $200K evaluation on his seventh attempt. He earned a whooping $3,100 payout.

View Carlos's statistics: MAX 200K evaluation summary

Carlos began trading in January 2024, initially focusing on large-cap stocks like Nvidia before being drawn to the volatility of small caps. A lucky $9-to-$80 trade on Nucleus fueled overconfidence, leading to significant losses. Shifting to shorting pump-and-dump small caps in January 2025, he joined Trade The Pool to access shorting capabilities and larger capital. After six failed evaluations due to overtrading, he used a trade checklist and smaller share sizes to pass the $200K MAX evaluation in seven days, proving that discipline and risk control are key to success.

Carlos's evaluation stats:

• Best stock: Asset Entities Inc ($ASST)
• Success rate: 66%
• Risk/Reward ratio 1:0.8
• Biggest win: +$4,452 long on $ASST with 2381 shares
• Biggest loss: -$2,820 short on $VEEE with 1000 shares

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Welcome to another Trade The Pool funded trader interview. Today, Michael sits down with Arash M., a FLEX $100,000 funded trader from the USA!

Arash shares how he shifted from struggling with options to trading equities like Tesla ($TSLA) using Trade The Pool’s stock-focused, Limited Risk proprietary trading platform.

With over a decade of trading experience, he discusses overcoming consistent losses, a six-month mental health break, and passing the FLEX $100K evaluation on his fourth attempt. With a 55% success rate and a 1:1.2 risk/reward ratio, Arash’s strategy of small but more consistent profits and strict stop-losses, aided by ChatGPT for journaling trade analysis, demonstrates the power of AI, patience and discipline.

View Arash's statistics: 100K FLEX evaluation summary

Arash began trading over ten years ago, initially chasing home runs with options but faced consistent losses. He recently had a six-month break to focus on his day job and mental health, he returned with a new focus but now on equities, targeting volatile stocks like $TSLA, PLTR, and RBLX for more consistent volume and daily range.

Using ChatGPT to review trades and refine sizing, he was able to improve his risk management and passed Trade The Pool’s $100K FLEX evaluation.

Arash's evaluation stats:

• Tesla Inc. ($TSLA)
• Success rate: 55%
• Risk/Reward ratio: 1:1.2
• Biggest win: +$450, long on $TSLA x 250 shares
• Biggest loss: -$200, long on $PLTR x 200 shares

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