520: $1M Funded Trader Shares His Story - Blayn Marshall

$1M Funded Trader Shares His Story

In episode 520 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with million-dollar funded trader, Blayn Marshall, who shares how he went from stock-picking at 18 to becoming a fully funded seven-figure algorithmic trader. He opens up about the trial-and-error process of building strategies, managing portfolios, and securing investor capital. This is a grounded conversation on scaling your trading while keeping risk low and your mindset strong.

The video is also available for you to watch on YouTube.

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Topics Covered In This Episode

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:44 First experiences with stocks
• 03:32 Finding the strategy that worked for him
• 04:28 Transition from manual trading to algo trading
• 05:09 Overcoming challenges of learning algo trading
• 07:30 Building, testing, and validating strategies live
• 08:24 Getting funded through Darwinex and attracting investors
• 11:23 Managing mindset when trading other people’s money
• 12:10 Building connections in the trading community
• 13:32 Mentorship and self-learning
• 15:14 How he uses the Quant Analyzer to build a good portfolio
• 18:07 Handling market volatility with low-risk strategies
• 19:20 Adjusting risk across multiple strategies
• 20:05 Scaling beyond seven figures and future plans
• 20:42 Where to find Blayn Marshall

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How to find Blayn Marshall

• blaynmarshall.com
• Blayn on YouTube - @Blayntrades

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