How a 9-to-5 Business Analyst and Mother Got Funded $12K by Shorting Penny Stocks on a Swing Account

Welcome to another Trade The Pool funded trader interview! Today, Michael sits down with Anna M, a $12K funded swing trader from Ukraine. Anna is a business analyst who balances being a mother, her 9 to 5 job, and swing trading small caps. Successfully passing the $12,000 swing program with a sensational 80% success rate.

Anna's statistics: 12K swing evaluation summary

In this video, funded trader, Anna M., shares how to short penny stocks and small caps even with a busy schedule. Discover effective swing trading strategies to help you succeed in the stock market.

Her evaluation stats:

• Best stock: Reliance Global, $RELI
• Success rate: 80%
• Risk/Reward ratio: 1:1.6
• Biggest win: +$1118 (short on 700 x $RELI shares)
• Biggest loss: -$495 (short on 500 x $RELI shares)

Anna’s strategy fundamentally revolves around shorting small caps and penny stocks. She waits for bullish momentum to exhaust at strong resistance levels before making her move.

By combining daily chart analysis with intraday Level II data, she confirms liquidity and gauges market sentiment. She targets high-quality “A-plus” setups, holding them for a day or longer, depending on the stock’s potential drop and float size.

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