568: This Scalper Made $15M Trading The Stock Market (Scott Pulcini)

About this episode

Scott Pulcini shares his journey from losing money to making $15 million in trading before being impacted by algorithms.

This Scalper Made $15M Trading The Stock Market In episode 568 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with veteran scalper Scott Pulcini, who shares his journey from losing money every day for two months to becoming a top-tier trader who made $15 million in just three years, and then being completely knocked out of the game by algorithms. He discusses how he tracks hidden orders and options flow to gain an edge in today's market. The video is also available for you to watch on YouTube. >> Watch the video recording! Topics Covered In This Episode 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Scott's early trading days and the Wild West era 02:08 Turning points: 9/11 and learning new trading tendencies 03:13 The shift from active scalping to reinvention 04:53 Meeting Dr. Brett Steenbarger and discovering new tools 08:10 How Scott recovered from his big loss 11:01 Why he believes "the simpler, the better" 12:45 The impact of market algorithms and the need for rules 14:26 Understanding what happens in the markets 16:54 Advice to traders who lost and are trying to get back in the game 21:01 Finding an edge: paying attention to market flow and data 24:57 Real-time trading…

People in this episode

Host: Etienne Crete

Guest: Scott Pulcini

Topics covered

• scalping
• trading journey
• market algorithms
• options flow
• trading strategies
• financial recovery

Keywords

• scalping
• trading
• algorithms
• options flow
• market flow
• financial recovery
• trading strategies

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