The Day Trading Show
Welcome to The Day Trading Show, hosted by entrepreneur, and co-owner of ASFX, Austin Silver. In this podcast you'll find trading content specifically designed to help you make better trading decisions going forward. Most of these episodes have videos that go with them - linked in the individual show notes. Please subscribe and leave a review. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
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How To Master Order Flow & Avoid The Traps That Hold Traders back
<p>In this episode, Austin sits down with Matt Owen, a former serviceman turned full-time futures trader and founder of Flipping Futures. Matt shares his nine-year journey from crypto and options to mastering order flow on the ES, explaining why resilience, discipline, and risk management matter more than any “get-rich-quick” prop firm pitch. He breaks down how he uses volume profile and order flow for razor-sharp precision and why most traders fail because they treat prop accounts like demo money instead of building good habits with real capital.</p><p><br></p><p>Together, Austin and Matt dive deep into the...
Calling Out ALL The FRAUDS & LIARS In The Prop Trading Space | SIM FARMING EXPOSED
<p>In this episode, Zach Boyajian returns for a long-awaited Part 2 with futures trader Zach Boyajian. They dive deep into prop firm payouts, SIM farming, overconfidence, and the real cost of copy trading. </p><p>Zach shares how he went from blowing SIM PRO accounts to balancing personal capital and live prop accounts. He explains why a $20K payout doesn't make you a trader if you lost $15K getting there. The conversation unpacks emotional tilt, overtrading, and the boom-bust cycles that trap most new traders. </p><p>Zach now trades one high-quality setup a day, focused on risk control and...
How These Stay At Home Mom's CRUSH Prop Trading
<p>In this episode, Austin is joined by Jen Keter, Rebecca Loree, and Christine Letersky for an honest conversation about the realities of becoming a successful trader—especially for new and part-time traders balancing family life. The group covers where to begin (futures vs. swing trading), how to find your edge, and why the right strategy means nothing without discipline and rules. Jen emphasizes that trading requires sacrifice and focus, especially for busy parents, while Rebecca shares how her passion for finance grew over the years and why strategy shopping—not hopping—is key to growth. Christine offers insight into the em...
The ICT Trading Error That's COSTING You THOUSANDS
<p>Christian (“Decipher the Algo”) returns to talk when VWAP beats ICT—and when it doesn’t. We cover sentiment reads, crypto/tech correlation, metals at highs, and a full breakdown of his $10K overnight trend trade from a simple daily inside-bar break. Plus: systems to stop overtrading, how to size up only when it’s obvious, and why “knowing less” can make you more.</p><p><br /></p><p>Connect with Christian - https://www.youtube.com/@decipherthealgo </p><p><br /></p><p>Sponsor: Top One Futures</p><p>Link: https://www.asfx.biz/tof </p><p>Code: ASFX for 50% off <...
Scaling Your Futures Prop Trading Business With Copy Trading!
<p>This week’s episode was all about how to scale your trading business with copy trading. We broke down why prop firms are the best starting point—you limit downside, learn rules, and can grow into bigger payouts faster. The key is proving yourself with one account and one payout first, then using copy trading to multiply small wins across 10, 20, or even more accounts.</p><p><br></p><p>It’s not about trading all day; most green days come from one or two clean setups—when you scale that across accounts, a $200 trade becomes $2K. If you want to take...
The Bookmap Blueprint to Spotting BIG Market Moves
<p>Bruce Pringle of Bookmap shows how to see confirmed stop runs and iceberg orders, revealing who’s actually in control of the move and why futures’ centralized order book gives retail a transparency edge. </p><p><br></p><p>He introduces a hands-on Pilot Program that focuses on one setup using Replay + the Bookmap Journal to prove an edge with stats before scaling. The MBO bundle surfaces factual stop/iceberg transactions; filters (including standard-deviation thresholds) and cumulative sub-charts help separate signal from noise and spot regime shifts. </p><p><br></p><p>They walk through a cascading stop-run example, the...
$34,000 in 30 Days: The Case for Negative R/R with Zach Arbucci
<p>Zach returns after shattering his ceiling: $34K in prop-firm payouts in one month. He explains the flip that did it—moving from high-R/low-win models to negative risk-reward scalping on NQ (5–10 points, limit entries, fewer trades). We dig into how prop rules shape strategy, why high win-rate models fit prop better, platform preferences (Tradeovate vs Project X), Topstep for quick payouts vs bigger buffers on Tradeify, and the real cadence of payouts (they arrive in waves). </p><p><br></p><p>Zack also shares his counter-intuitive risk curve (start aggressive to build buffer, then size down), how teaching his cour...
Making Millions As A Short Sided Day Trader With David Capablanca
<p>Austin brings back David Capablanca (The Friendly Bear) to preview their October 10th City Club LA conference featuring market-wizard-level trader Tom Hougaard. They riff on trading while traveling, first-red-day setups, focusing on dilutive biotechs with warrant overhangs, and how anchored VWAP + proactive TA still carry in 2025. </p><p>David makes the case that the #1 edge most traders ignore is in-person networking—and explains why even long-only traders should study the short side.</p><p><br></p><p>Tickets for the event - Use code "ASFX" to save! - https://www.friendlybearuniversity.com/events</p><p><br></p><p>Sponsor: To...
Quitting Corporate to go ALL IN as a Futures Trader with Josh Wills
<p>In this episode, I sit down with Josh, a recent Black Shirt Club graduate who’s gone all-in on trading. After leaving his corporate job in London, moving back to Cambridge, and becoming a new dad, Josh committed fully to the markets. He shares what it’s been like transitioning from steady paychecks to relying on prop firm payouts, how he handled the pressure of trading as his sole income, and the mindset shift that changed everything.</p><p>We dig into trade management, why going “all in, all out” helped him improve consistency, and how backtesting on Tradezella built hi...
The Prop Firm MISTAKE That Cost Me Thousands With Christine Letersky
<p>Christine Letersky joins this episode of The Day Trading Show to share her raw and honest journey from stock trading with opening range breakouts to trading futures with prop firms and focusing on VWAP. She opens up about the challenges of balancing trading with family life, why community is essential for traders, and how prop firms can both help and hinder progress.</p><p><br /></p><p>We dive into:</p><p>- Christine’s switch from stocks to futures and prop firms</p><p>- The struggle with shiny-object syndrome and finding consistency</p><p>- Why she no...
