$3,100 Payout! How I Learned to Stop Overtrading and Win More, ft. Carlos R.

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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