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Verified Trader: I Took $2000 To $12.3M Trading ONE Main Setup!

Titans Of Tomorrow

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Titans Of Tomorrow here:
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Guest (David Hanlin):
Instagram: thelaptoplegend

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https://kinfo.com/portfolio/23210/per...

David Hanlin, a trader who once went 158 days without a losing day, explains how he rebuilt himself after a near seven-figure drawdown and became one of the most disciplined breakout and mean-reversion specialists in the game. This episode uncovers the patterns, psychology, and systems behind his rise.

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Chapters:

0:00 - 2:03 - Trailer
2:03 - 6:13 - How He Turned $10K Risk Into a $1M Trade
6:13 - 11:14 - The Bitcoin Breakout: Full Pyramiding Breakdown
11:14 - 15:20 - Spotting Breakouts vs Fakeouts With Surgical Precision
15:20 - 19:15 - Why “Tight Price Action” Is Everything
19:15 - 23:12 - Risk, Leverage & Why Small Caps Still Print
23:12 - 27:03 - Handling Big Money: Detachment, Drawdowns & Mental Control
27:03 - 31:13 - Technicals vs Fundamentals: Why He Almost Ignores Fundamentals Completely
31:13 - 36:05 - How He Times Breakouts With Daily + Intraday Structure
36:05 - 40:02 - Exponential Bet Sizing: The Real Reason His PnL Exploded
40:02 - 43:12 - Why Mean Reversion Has Higher Win-Rate Than Breakouts
43:12 - 47:12 - How He Actually Picks Tops Safely (Not What You Think)
47:12 - 52:13 - Trade Management: Break-Even Rules, Invalidations & Tight Risk
52:13 - 57:04 - Why Most Traders Mismanage Winners (And How He Fixes It)
57:04 - 1:02:05 - Momentum, EMAs & When He Actually Holds
1:02:05 - 1:06:17 - Reversal Mechanics: Liquidity, Sweeps & Rigged Small Caps
1:06:17 - 1:11:10 - Futures, Efficiency & Where His Edge Truly Lives
1:11:10 - 1:15:24 - Purpose, Wealth & Why Materialism Gets Empty Fast
1:15:24 - 1:20:27 - Identity, Ego & The Psychology of All-Time Highs
1:20:27 - 1:24:25 - Drawdowns, Imposter Syndrome & Staying Grounded
1:24:25 - 1:29:00 - Focus vs Distraction: Why He Cut All Side Income
1:29:00 - 1:31:17 - His Final Message: Why Trading Isn’t For Most People

20 Comments

@titans.of.tomorrow Creator 10 months ago Pinned

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@alphabeta8403 10 months ago (edited)

4:55 Pyramiding
14:00 Ascending triangle
21:00 Shorting overextended large caps
26:00 Systematizing risk
33:00 Concentration > Diversification
41:00 Breakouts vs mean reversion
49:00 Blowoff euphoria
1:07:00 Liquidity/slippage
1:14:00 28 yo thinking about philanthropy
1:21:00 Being OK with bigger drawdowns
1:26:00 FOCUS

@ericking8402 10 months ago (edited)

The edge is the science, the execution is the art

@40andStrong 6 months ago (edited)

I see myself in this guy. Sometimes its difficult to explain but its in my head and its like the chart is talking to you.

@hotmatrixx 9 months ago

lemme explain why mean reversion has a higher probability winrate;
breakouts; you never know which direction it's going to run. Mean reversion - it's run so now you're 100% certain what direction it's going to pull-back and all you have to do is get the timing of 'when to stand in the way'.

@TradingJourneyvn 9 months ago

Whether people believe the numbers or not, the mindset and consistency behind sticking to one setup is the real lesson here.

@Murdapips 7 months ago

Damn… am I the only one feeling like Waqar spoke more in this podcast than the guest? Man can’t even finish a sentence before our genius interviewer steps in.

@xDooksx 9 months ago

Right off the bat I like the adding to a winner with a tight stop idea.

@CamoronMireCat 10 months ago

Definitely try and get Lance on next, and don't interrupt him. Just let the man talk, he's a generational trader

@AndyP-wy3wc 9 months ago

Your interviews are great, how if you include some real examples of the trades on charts?

@raymondo7796 9 months ago

One of the most interesting interviews I have seen in a while. Also, such a clear well-paced interview with virtually no overtalking but each concept was fully answered before flowing seamlessly into the next most relevant point of view. Well done. On a side note, David looks like me when I was his age, I'm 60 now, he thinks like me as well. I checked his last name to make sure we weren't related. :glasses-purple-yellow-diamond:

@awiseman23 9 months ago

This guy is an absolute beast on the charts. 🎯

@priscillatse1332 9 months ago

I like this guys. Thanks for sharing and of course your interview style is always on point.

@christianmaxwell5801 10 months ago (edited)

Another great video! I appreciate the wide array of strategies that your guest possess. It’s also refreshing to see so much diversity as it pertains to skills, race, age, experiences, and personalities. It’s amazing how someone who has only been trading FT for 4 years can talk as if he has been trading FT for over a decade… thank you Gents!🙏

@rg7535 8 months ago

36:45
If you get JJ suited, you should call the floor manager.
Fun fact, I actually had that happen once in a table where I was playing, back when I made my money as a poker player, a few years ago. The hand was of course cancelled, and everyone had a good laugh while the dealer unpacked and shuffled a new deck of cards.

@moeenmohsin388 8 months ago

I must say, your questions are more informative than anyone’s answer. Love it man

@danniepushkin5849 8 months ago (edited)

Solid interview. 01:17:01 yeah...if i had that porsche you're driving, I would feel the same . Next time , ask me before you spend money on a car ;) Other than that, don't be so sensitive and quick to block people right and left on social media. Its a sign of emotional weakness. Don't block, just learn to ignore. Be a little more dead inside, care less about other children's opinion. Most of your lessons though are valid . I've learned them all without any trader support groups and subscriptions, which solidifies and validates them , and makes you independent of all the "noise" in trading community.

@Space-Stuff 10 months ago

Another EXCELLENT interview. You always have the best guests on your show. I think you should call it, not "Titans of Tomorrow" but, "Titans of Today"! Anyway, thank you for all you do in putting these interviews together and sharing the priceless information that you extract from your guests. These are some of the most interesting people in the industry!
Thank you once again.
Sincerely, Rich Williams
Astor, Florida 32102 USA!

@sailingsparky 2 weeks ago

David is a class act. I met him over a year ago in Tampa at an event, and he treated me with such respect and class. He was also open to helping and encouraging me as a budding trader.

@jr84dxb 5 months ago

You have a really interesting guest here but we hear you speak more than him!

Shorten the questions and anecdotes

Stop stacking questions, 2/3/4 questions rolled into one, you end up getting one answer to the last of the stack.

And for the sake of the audience, dig a bit! Not pressure them or make things awkward. Just ask a follow up question so we can learn more than surface level.