In this episode, Mazino shares his journey from blowing up early spot bags in the 2017 era to becoming a disciplined, consistently profitable trader. We dive into how simplifying everything - cutting leverage, focusing on level-to-level price action, and journaling relentlessly - became the turning point. Mazino explains his evolution from swing trading into day trading and scalping, how he uses DOM and order flow as context rather than a crutch, and why patience and psychology matter more than theory. We also discuss building confluence, managing risk, compounding small edges, Hyperliquid and on-chain perps, journaling techniques, mentoring newer traders, and why slow, boring consistency beats leverage-fueled hero trades in the long run.
00:00 Intro, Mazino’s background, getting into crypto around 2017
03:34 Becoming profitable, removing leverage, simplifying trading and rebuilding fundamentals
08:54 Evolution of trading style, swing trading to day trading to scalping with size
12:17 Risk management lessons, journaling, confluence, leverage mistakes and psychology
19:22 Scalping execution, DOM reading, liquidity, exits, and managing fast losses
26:04 Market cycles, spot investing, evaluating projects like Solana and long-term views
34:27 Journaling process, scalping notes vs swing analysis, adapting to changing edges
43:05 Building a desk, working with quants, automation ideas and on-chain finance
49:05 Why he started posting on CT, free education, mentoring and common trader mistakes
55:02 Insilico Terminal features, execution speed, advanced orders, server-side algos
59:00 Closing thoughts, patience, compounding, gratitude and wrap-up
