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Trading Nut | Trader Interviews - Forex, Futures, Stocks · Tuesday · 36 min

Short Selling Master Turned $29k into 7 Figures with 90% Win Rate w/ David Capablanca

David Capablanca is a professional short seller, author of Short Selling Master, and founder of Fugazi Research. Originally trained as an architect, his path into trading began after surviving a brain tumor, graduating Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/david-capablanca/ Key moments [14:46] "Put your 10,000 plus hours into one specific thing." [15:43] "Devour any information you can on your niche." [20:54] "You've got to survive your learning curve." [23:55] "Make the decision early on that you're never going to give up." [24:59] "Focus on the solution, cut out what's not working, and keep improving." [26:33] "Have a strict trading criteria." [27:48] "Chinese stocks are a red flag. Stay away." [28:54] "Understand there's a lot of manipulation. Don't put yourself in the way of danger." [30:19] "No nano floats. No Chinese stocks. No Asian stocks." [31:41] "Become a better person overall because many habits aren't conducive to trading." [32:38] "Watch your thoughts and choose your words." [33:30] "Journal and analyze why you broke your rules." Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duTlROR0ofU Sponsors BlackBull Markets - 100% deposit bonus & free TradingView — NZ-regulated broker. https://tradingnut.com/go/blackbull/ PropFirmMatch - Find the right prop firm challenge — PropFirmMatch.com https://tradingnut.com/go/pfm/ More from Trading Nut Strategy Vault - Free guest setups organised by market & method. https://tradingnut.com/go/vault/ TraderZen - Free trade control & mindset app for active traders. https://tradingnut.com/go/traderzen/ Dynamic Traders Club - Free 7-minute rule strategy — mechanical intraday setup. https://tradingnut.com/go/dtc/ Educational content only - not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Risk disclaimer. Some links are affiliate partnerships.

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David Capablanca is a professional short seller, author of Short Selling Master, and founder of Fugazi Research. Originally trained as an architect, his path into trading began after surviving a brain tumor, graduating

Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/david-capablanca/

Key moments

  • [14:46] "Put your 10,000 plus hours into one specific thing."
  • [15:43] "Devour any information you can on your niche."
  • [20:54] "You've got to survive your learning curve."
  • [23:55] "Make the decision early on that you're never going to give up."
  • [24:59] "Focus on the solution, cut out what's not working, and keep improving."
  • [26:33] "Have a strict trading criteria."
  • [27:48] "Chinese stocks are a red flag. Stay away."
  • [28:54] "Understand there's a lot of manipulation. Don't put yourself in the way of danger."
  • [30:19] "No nano floats. No Chinese stocks. No Asian stocks."
  • [31:41] "Become a better person overall because many habits aren't conducive to trading."
  • [32:38] "Watch your thoughts and choose your words."
  • [33:30] "Journal and analyze why you broke your rules."

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duTlROR0ofU


Sponsors

BlackBull Markets - 100% deposit bonus & free TradingView — NZ-regulated broker.
https://tradingnut.com/go/blackbull/

PropFirmMatch - Find the right prop firm challenge — PropFirmMatch.com
https://tradingnut.com/go/pfm/


More from Trading Nut

Strategy Vault - Free guest setups organised by market & method.
https://tradingnut.com/go/vault/

TraderZen - Free trade control & mindset app for active traders.
https://tradingnut.com/go/traderzen/

Dynamic Traders Club - Free 7-minute rule strategy — mechanical intraday setup.
https://tradingnut.com/go/dtc/


Educational content only - not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Risk disclaimer. Some links are affiliate partnerships.

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