Trading Bot Sessions

Join us for in-depth conversations with successful prop firm and futures traders who share their real journeys, strategies, and insights from the markets.

September 25th, 2025 - Stanzie Benz

Stanzie shares how he turned early losses into consistent prop firm payouts by focusing on sizing, risk management, and disciplined trading. He explains his transition from options to futures, why negative risk-reward scalping works in prop accounts, and how his custom tools at TradeBeacon.io improved consistency. Stanzie also discusses lessons from automated trading gone wrong andhis journey to live accounts at Topstep.

September 21st, 2025 - Dr. Ernie Chan

Dr. Ernie Chan discusses his journey from physics to finance, the hard lessons learned running quant strategies, and why predicting risk is often more practical than predicting price. He explains the limitations of machine learning in trading, how PredictNow.AI helps investors manage drawdowns, and where generative AI might transform quantitative research. Ernie also shares thoughts on regime shifts, volatility forecasting, and the future of systematic trading.

September 17th, 2025 - JacobzTrades

Jacobztrades shares how he scaled to $44,000 in prop firm payouts in just nine months. He explains the importance of initial balance ranges, VWAP, and risk management in his NQ trading, as well as why he avoids the market before 10 AM. Jacob also reflects on support from his trading circle, what prop firms get right, and his plans to scale accounts and stay consistent.

September 16th, 2025 - Zach Anthony

Zach Anthony shares how he transitioned from Forex prop firms to futures trading and found consistent payouts with a unique negative risk-reward approach. He explains why liquidity, fair value gaps, and volume profile are central to his setups, and how streaming has helped him stay accountable. Zach also discusses copy trading between firms and the psychology behind breaking earning ceilings.

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September 10th, 2025 - Kevin Tran

Kevin Tran shares his journey from trading options to finding success with futures through Topstep and Project X. He talks about the challenges of balancing a full-time nursing career with trading, how he manages emotions under pressure, and the indicators and tools that shape his strategy. Kevin also discusses his plans to scale across multiple prop firms, transition into full-time trading, and build long-term wealth while keeping family at the center of his motivation.

August 2nd, 2025 - ForexIke

Forexike breaks down his journey from Forex scams to consistent payouts with prop firms like Apex and Topstep. He explains how he uses simple support/resistance setups, manages multiple accounts, and embraces negative risk-to-reward strategies to win 95% of the time. Instead of chasing perfection, he sticks to what works for him—and it pays. This episode dives into the psychology, discipline, and structure behind his system and why simplicity beats over-optimization.

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June 30th, 2025 - Dan Schwartz

Dan Schwartz isn’t just trading futures—he’s shaping them. In this full-length Trading Bot Session, Dan shares how he went from financial analyst to prop firm scalper to congressional candidate. Learn how he doubled his income with automated trading, why he left his job, and how trading helped fund his political campaign. This is an inside look at what it means to take control of your future—financially and civically.

May 29th, 2025 - FuturesFarming

John shares his path from farming to trading futures, highlighting how he overcame losses to achieve over $500,000 in prop firm payouts. He discusses his process, why discipline matters, the value of prop firm trading for managing risk, and how tools like TradersPost and NinjaTrader help automate and streamline his trading across multiple accounts. Discipline, not indicators, is key to his success, and he credits the book The Best Loser Wins for a mindset shift toward holding winners and limiting losses

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May 7th, 2025 - RebeccaTrades

Rebecca shares her journey from Forex to futures trading while balancing life as a stay-at-home mom. She breaks down her short-only MES strategy, risk management evolution, and how she stays disciplined during prop firm evaluations. Her story highlights the psychological challenges of trading and how she structures her day for success.

April 25th, 2025 - Tyler Goedtel

TradersPost's own Mike Christensen interviews Tyler Goedtel on his journey from union construction to top-1% prop-firm trader. Discover how ICT price-action tools—fair value gaps, order blocks, London session bias—fuels his high-win-rate swing strategy, master the emotional discipline every funded trader needs, and finally watch him scale a real Alpha Prime futures account to six figures. Your shortcut to Forex trading success and prop-firm risk management starts here.