How I Became a $150,000 Funded Trader | Part 3

[@DanielInskeep]

i'm going to be posting a lot more videos on my channel in 2024. what kind of stuff do you wanna see?

[@malachimelville11]

Loved the videos where you did the trading challenge against other traders (Trades by Matt previously). Potentially some more trading challenges, see how pro traders take on trades versus how you do?

[@DanielInskeep]

i do have one of those planned 😉

[@okkrom]

Trying out trading strategies?

[@easyread-real]

I'd like to see you try trading something other than ES and NQ. Doesn't have to be a perma switch, more like a one off video where you attempt it for a week or something. You could try Oil, Gas, Gold or something completely different. Just throw yourself into something unfamiliar and see how you do with the experience you have. Again, not a perma switch. Just something to spice things up once in a while.

[@thecryptojew7294]

I just want to see you try and reach the 20k

[@Vagdinox]

Trading is one hell of a journey

[@DanielInskeep]

no kidding!

[@kenshi600]

Life is a hell of a journey , trading looks very stressfull but it pays good if youre good at it.

[@8cj1ec]

​@@kenshi600it's the hardest yet easiest money ever

[@chemistNATE]

Great post. I discovered Topstep via your channel months ago, and like you, I failed many times, but I passed it today. Keep posting, you're a real one.

[@DanielInskeep]

congrats 👏

[@cesarbst8170]

Did you ever get funded ?

[@Crazy09starkillor]

Did you start your trading journey k topstep? Of did you trade with your own money prior to that?

[@godsthirdlegBB]

Duuuude congratulations!!! It’s been so much fun watching over the past few years and watching your honest experiences. Thank you

[@themikwebber]

This is really great Daniel. I just got funded by it’s my first $100K accounts last week. I love tracking my journey on KZbin to be transparent

[@PKnbd]

Hows trading going?

[@themikwebber]

@@PKnbd its crazy as expected lol feel free to come visit the channel and hang out

[@HammyDegen]

Love this series Daniel. I just got into day trading and having ur videos to watch during the process makes it much more enjoyable. One of the few trading KZbinrs that's honest and shares the entire journey with his viewers. Thank you Daniel, truly.

[@okkrom]

Look up James Rich Young. Nothing to sell (yet) and a super chill transparent and pro day trader.

[@lowtrend]

hahaha youre doing something so damn right Daniel... when this comment has 53 likes

[@nicholaston4943]

Keep it up! As a trader of 2 years, I'm also still making mistakes, but constantly learning and improving. Never give up!

[@jared-prez]

Congrats Daniel, have been following the series since the start hated waiting months for the release of each video, but this made it well worth it. I myself got funded twice on 150k, saddley blew them both. Hope you have better luck then me!!

[@ElCodigo96]

Patience and consistency don’t be greedy trust your set up believe in yourself don’t hesitate trust your instincts follow the trend ❤

[@SpectreOfWallSt]

Dude! Congratulations on passing! I'm in the 50k currently and have been in since June. I'm loving it and I have noticed my trading improve gradually. I love your videos man. Thanks for posting and congrats again!

[@bradking9980]

Let's gooo! Congrats Daniel. Passed my first combine in October as well. GGs

[@paulprice5860]

Congratulations. I really love that your videos are not full of hype and you are so genuine and transparent. I would love to see you highlight other traders and trainers that you have learned from in some of your future videos. It would be great for you to keep going with regular videos on your own progress good or bad. Thanks again for keeping it real.

[@TRicky-ib2uk]

Way to go! I’ve been watching the shorts and wondering how it’s been going for you. I was pleasantly surprised to see this video.

[@ritchyjeanty2643]

Only those that fail are those that quit. Been watching your vids for a while. Thank you for being transparent.

[@brijeshbs3634]

Holy shit I've waited so long for u to upload

[@DanielInskeep]

same

[@bhuminpatel1814]

I ended up passing the 50k combine in 3 days You need to focus on the time 20 50 200 emas and then look for short swings only take 2 3 setups a day, have traded with 5 contracts on s&p mini

[@bhuminpatel1814]

Your contents great though love all of your trading series, it definitely eases new traders into the process

[@Rishi2015]

It’s been 9 months bro, how much did you make?

[@tradewithhamza]

what i discovered my friend it is this one things for everyone to learn,: because you are a new trader like me (new trader is anyone up to 4 years) that the best way to approach profitability faster and have something going on, it is to have a more mechanical approach where your opinion does not matter. if you had 20 years experience than i would say yeah go man 30% mechanical and 70% decision from you, but in this case i would keep 80% mechanical and maybe 20 decisional. So for the runner keep it mechanical, easy to follow and if it break something you are out. More mechanical, less emotionals, and trust me even if you had it 100% mechanical, you are gonna fucked it up, good luck everyone and survive!

[@DanielInskeep]

yeah, great advice 👍🏻

[@holdReset]

I’m 2 years into my trading journey, now working with ES contracts and mainly buying pullbacks in trend. A lot of what you’re dealing with resonates with what I’ve been dealing with as well. I really appreciate the added difficulty of streaming it and making videos. Thank you very much for all your hard work and persistence to continue on. It helps me to see someone who is also fighting the same battles as I am and gives me added motivation. We’re doing the work, we know the job, and now we just have to get out of our own way. Best of luck to you and I hope your big break comes soon, you deserve it!

[@Mclovin_trades]

Congrats on passing the combine Daniel! Your video w/Matt is what triggered me into the world of futures and prop firms so I’m happy you’ve finally finished the journey of combine.

[@captainjack77]

I've been waiting for this video for so long. I'm glad it worked out. Congrats!

[@JeremyAdamsInk]

I've been waiting for this video! I hope to see you upload more often!!

[@o_pato_branco]

Congrats from Brazil my dude, I've waited this for soo loong! Love your videos, and following this journey have helped me to stay focused on my goals

[@jsmallsawe]

Congrats Daniel! You deserve it! I was super excited to see you post your video! Looking forward to the next one!

[@cheskys.5910]

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉. Definitely one of the most transparent traders on KZbin

[@doublea_sim9909]

Great job!!! freaking outstanding, glad you finally made it... are you going to continue the videos with the XFA?

[@Eclipse-ed9vj]

You have no rules, no consistent plan to follow, no plan for exiting trades, no plan on how to manage your risk consistently, no plan on how to manage your size consistently, no plan for what your risk to reward is per trade, your exits on every trade are random, psychologically is a huge part of trading because it tries to make you do everything but follow your rules, you need to be disciplined and extremly consistent in trading, before you enter a trade you already should know your max loss, and what your expecting to win, you leave the door open to so much randomness and gambaling, you need to control absolutely everything you possibly have control over, main thing being risk, and of course stop breaking rules and over trading and making every trading day and trade different with your exit strategy sizing etc

[@Eclipse-ed9vj]

And one of the biggest things behind successful trading is psychology and managing emotions, it’s a HUGE part of trading and it’s barely felt when trading demo eval accounts, when it’s a “live” account different game with the emotions, not even in the same ballpark as trading REAL money, and these prop firms make money from failed evals, your never really on a live account, the few that get payouts are paid from that pool of failed eval accounts just lots of things stacked against you for no reason, start with a small live account, focus on a system and following strict disciplined rules, create a rule for every variable you CAN have control over, and be consistent. Compound the account

[@krisquayle7449]

Congrats bro, been following your journey for some time now and it genuinely brought a smile to my face when you passed. P.S long or short bro ??

[@DV2024-b9r]

Congrats!! i've been watching your videos for a while, amazing progress!

[@tiaanbeukes]

Awesome man, well done!! I'm 10 months into trying to get funded, but I'll just keep at it. Congrats again!!

[@Flinsenberger101]

Congratulations. Really happy you made it. As a viewer it often felt like "oh gosh, will he ever make it?". But struggling myself in the markets, i know that there is more to progress than PnL. Good luck on your further journey!

[@radscorpion8]

you're my favorite trader. so honest and chilled

[@CieryLZM]

As somebody who used to tap into your livestreams in the morning, I gotta say I'm proud of you! and you inspire me to get into this! Congrats on the victory!

[@Malthis13]

HAY HAY, glad to see that you are still in the game. I really enjoy your content. You are getting a lot better. Being able to look at your failing and come up with a plan to make the changes you need, with out being disparaging of your self is really hard. I am impressed with the change in your mindset in that regard. I hope that I get to chat and trade with you again amigo!

[@DanielInskeep]

thanks man!

[@Timmyotoolify]

Dude's a solid, wish him all the best

[@stefanofulgenzi9883]

Damn Daniel I'm so happy for you!!! Congratulations!

[@WillOstrick]

Well done mate ! Great work sticking it out. Trading is like the worlds biggest game of chess, once you have the bug you'll have it forever :)

[@gazzarockm0273]

really enjoyed watching this series. love the honesty & relating experiences we all endure from time to time. Well Done.

[@justistowne]

AWESOME DANIEL! Thank you for the progress update :) Congratulations

[@nofomo6629]

love the authentic approach in your videos. Very inspiring. I'm doing the same and documenting my process in my funded journey. Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@HarryPokerr]

Good to see you back ❤

[@Steve-tz7uj]

Hey Daniel, liked the video. Can you do a follow up in a few months time? I have enjoyed this whole series.

[@MrFOX-uj2ex]

Congrats, Daniel! Happy funded journey.

[@jonathaniannielli7642]

Way to goooooo! Keep up the gains and the good work man!

[@coletaylor9847]

Good luck dude, I'm glad you finally broke through to the next level!

[@vovanminh999]

Finally congratulations Daniel.

[@GHOST.productions]

Transparent. That’s what makes you a real G. Keep going bro

[@DanielInskeep]

Appreciate that

[@reelsforyou8227]

Great lesson " Comparison is just a thief of joy ". ❤❤❤

[@feman43]

Way to go Daniel. I have been doing the same thing learning how to trade and I've been following your progress. It is not an easy thing to do. I'm super excited for you.....

[@adambreitmeyer3665]

This makes me so happy for you man!!! I know you earned it! Can’t wait till I pass my own combine! Cheers brotha

[@The3Natural]

Glad you're back. motive waves VP and how it updates looks so smooth.

[@emmanuelgautreaua.2577]

Dude, i don’t know how to thank you, you changed my life, 2 years ago i saw one of your videos where you were trading with one thousand dollar with no experience and that motivated me , now i’m funded with 400K and have withdrawed more than 50K from the forex market alone

[@emmanuelgautreaua.2577]

I will forever be grateful with you and thanks for keeping up the good work

[@DanielInskeep]

that is incredible! so glad to hear that.

[@garyreyes2284]

what prop firm bro

[@emmanuelgautreaua.2577]

@@garyreyes2284 ftmo and fundingpips

[@jesalp]

I really like you Dan and have followed your channel since pre-trading (I trade too!). One of the most important rules of trading is to look after your physical health. Sleep well, eat well, exercise properly. It really REALLY helps! I hope you're doing that.

[@embracemusic21]

congrats! happy for you! cheers from Budapest!

[@DanielInskeep]

cheers!

[@MizzoTTrades]

LETS. FUCKING. GO. So proud and happy for you!!

[@PocketChange777]

You passed it!!!!! WOOOOHOOOOOO! Well done I'm so happy for you!

[@BASE5NYC]

Nice work man. I'm starting a TS combine next week. Cool to see you get it done. Now get that $$!

[@dannyleblanc4141]

love your vids Daniel, you really put the trading journey into perspective.

[@nova_drift4257]

keep making these please! they are so interesting!

[@TideV2]

Congrats! Have enjoyed watching your progression.

[@lilmissbeats]

wow, wow, wow! Congrats Daniel! What a journey and you frikkin did it! Coming back from down days, weeks, months is so so hard, and you did it. Again and again. Very inspiring. Thank you for being so honest and raw in your trading videos! Onto the next challenge in your trading journey!

[@DanielInskeep]

thanks!

[@christophercassady]

Well done Brother, that satisfaction of achieving your goal is worth the struggle along the way. I hope this inspires others as it has me. Looking forward to seeing how you do moving forward.

[@woutvdv8041]

YEEEES congrats ! 🥳

[@hanslollo9534]

congrats man i know how hard this journey is.....I felt that confetti rain :D

[@Donski-nw8hh]

i’ve missed u daniel💜

[@tomorina6397]

Congratulations! I have been following your series as well as taking and failing a few challenges myself. Trading isn't easy, and I respect how your channel reflects it. Thank you for showing people that.

[@itsmatchew]

Great Video. Keep us updated how your trading journey goes!

[@mikeyjnrr]

great vid daniel. start streaming again soon. love Gainshunter

[@hadiajavaid1056]

Congratulations, Daniel 🎉. I would make a comparison between my lacklustre growth and yours having been a repeat watcher of your stream, but as you say comparison is the thief of joy. Looking forward to a payout video (and maybe how your strategy has evolved 😊 beyond PATs and EMA crossover - I noted you mentioned 4HR zones).

[@wills4774]

Congrats Dan! Hope the express funded works out for you, great to see you doing more vids! Did you get many tips from Matt as you progressed?

[@DanielInskeep]

our trading styles are very different.

[@JuanRodriguez-jl4ju]

Well done Daniel, so glad you passed keep going

[@Dev_2R]

So happy for you bro. I would love to see you verify a payout from one of these prop challenges

[@samzhang2601]

Great content, love your honesty!

[@shansondeshinkolo817]

Congrats to you for finally passing the combine🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@DanielInskeep]

thanks!

[@doom9966]

Please keep making more trading videos, it is really interesting!

[@PropertyMos]

I love this video man! Ive been going through the same process and its a road full of ups and downs!

[@Busybishal]

This is so impressive love to hear that is was due to dedication and intentional work. Keep videos like these with trading coming 🎉

[@sajahnaforeman5796]

I love your journey to getting funded❤️🔥. Thank you for bringing us along the journey and showing what the reality may look like for many people and showing others how they should never give up because their time will come with patience, consistently, being disciplined and being understanding

[@SecularDrift]

Man Daniel it’s truly a blessing to be with you along this journey you are definitely better from when you started, I really have so much to say but it will really get long. Love you God bless you

[@KedarPatel91]

Hey so this exact same thing happened to me where I was trading a "main account" and taking really good setups on a "second account". Guess what? I passed on my second account (TradeDay) with flying colors. Now I'm trying to replicate that with my funded account but already in drawdown because I started treating it like a "main account" I'll continue to follow you... I've only watched a few videos of you and we seem to be on a very similar path each time! 😊 Good luck!

[@toxicsvoid]

Let's goo daniel love to see this, starting looking at prop firm and future trading thanks to your channel and have been watching matt and you on this journey and I learn a lot. Congrats on passing lets get your first payout

[@ericrussell7961]

FWIW, if you look at the chart at 9:04, you have breakdown candle, sideways movement, breakdown candle, sideways movement..... if you're short, move your stop to the top of the sideways movement and look how the sideways movement interacts with the breakdown candle. You exited on a breakdown candle then you exited on a candle with decreasing demand volume. Anyway, at key support candle spread is decreasing and demand finally came in so maybe a good choice for exit. That said, then you had 2 hours to watch price interact with point of control with demand volume continuing to decrease then a breakdown candle for another entry! If you enter a trade during a consolidation, you have to wait for the candle to break down or take a loss and figure out why your analysis was incorrect. I hear you about having to get a green trade to help mentally and I've done it several times. Even though I do it, I think it's a horrible idea because it means I'm not following the rules of my trading plan. Congrats on passing!!!!

[@Socrates21stCentury]

Thank you for the update!

[@honesttrader1999]

Finally you are back

[@rbnsWRLD]

question: so when you pass the combine you dont have to pay the monthly fee anymore? you just pay $149 and use a new sim account to generate payouts from topstep. another question can you blow this account once youve passed or is there still the loss limit?. sorry if this is obvious stuff.. im kinda new

[@SickleM]

Fabulous documentary. Keep it real! 👍

[@toshka3514]

I really needed to hear that message at the end. Thank you

[@TommyApel]

it's funny how that works with changing to a larger account, I did the same thing and out of the blue I stopped pushing so hard and left a lot of the garbage trades behind. I think it's something that we all value our time according to what we're used to make working a 9to5 and if we don't see that same output per day they we start questioning our self and the whole trading part as well. At least that's my 2 cents.

[@WheelsandAutomobiles]

So proud of you🙏🏻

[@ethanjoelgeorge]

Are you going full time into trading going forward? Or would you consider photography/youtube still as your primary focus?

[@RTMoney]

Great question.

[@refuge4oursoul]

So good this series 🔥🔥 Now let’s see you pass the express funded account and get your first payout

[@chrish6659]

Thanks for sharing your journey. Like any others I am also on a similar journey and have found the roller coaster of emotions and day-to-day results a roller coaster. It’s an amazing opportunity. We all put ourselves on the path to and fascinating to see how it plays out overtime. Best of luck in your future trading I’ll continue to watch!

[@mmmar7317]

Wow cool, good luck man!

[@relaxedboy1]

great to see you improved your risk management from -1000 a day to -100 a day

[@MrGdct]

Good for you! Congrats!

[@DanielInskeep]

thanks 😉

[@trime33]

YAY well done! super cool videos love it! - im hesitent myself to live trade by trades too as i worry that Chat / emotional distraction might cause me to make more mistakes.

[@tequilasteve2833]

Good job man congrats! 🎉

[@petepierson2578]

Congrats man!! Has to be a great feeling!! We are all on our own journey and time frame. We are right where we are supposed to be at.

[@alexandrkim6304]

always love to watch your videos Dan, being a videographer myself i appreciate the time you are putting into your videos. Quality is always on point. I"ve been in trading for almost three years as well, learning everyday. Very happy to see your progress! Congrats on passing the challenge! Please keep making videos like this with your funded account!

[@DanielInskeep]

thanks, best of luck to you as well

[@gushung0]

Waited too long for this next episode.

[@charliestone2353]

good job passing that combine. Comparison is the thief of joy, so true

[@TheodoreMiller174]

Engaging in an individual market option is fair but its performance level can’t generate high dividends. Diversification is the secret to optimal performance, that’s why I have my interest set on options based on projected growth and performance.