BEST Trading Podcast: From Losing To Consistent Profitable Trader Managing $50 Million

Nov 27, 2025

Cade Vinyard, a seasoned hedge fund trader with a decade of experience, shares his inspiring journey from struggling retail trader to managing a $50 million portfolio at Fifth Lane Capital. He delves into the crucial role of mentorship, the importance of adaptability during COVID-19, and how mental readiness precedes financial success. Cade also emphasizes the value of health and strong relationships in trading performance, along with the need for continuous self-improvement and resilient decision-making in today’s evolving markets.

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ADVICE

Get A Mentor And Compound Small Reps

Find a mentor who believes in you and trades with you to accelerate improvement.
Show up, put in Sunday reps, and let consistent effort compound into skill and performance.

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INSIGHT

Compare Yourself To Yesterday

Comparison destroys progress; compete with your past self instead of peers.
Intellectual honesty about underperformance lets you plan concrete behavioral changes.

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Prioritize Health To Improve Trading

Improve health and routine to sharpen trading performance via sleep, diet, and exercise.
Use meditation, Bikram yoga, and martial arts to rebuild physical and mental resilience.

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Cade's Early Struggles and Breakthrough

03:28 • 1min

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How Mentors Changed His Trajectory

04:53 • 2min

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Working Harder During COVID

06:40 • 4min

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Checking Ego and Competing With Yourself

10:21 • 3min

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Health, Relationships, and Consistency

The Power of the Right Partner

17:16 • 3min

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Honest Trading: Money Won't Fix Everything

19:50 • 1min

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Jiu-Jitsu, Fitness and Trading Overlap

How Cade Entered Professional Trading

25:43 • 3min

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Surviving a Prop-Shop Blowup

28:13 • 6min

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Landing at Kirshner and Earning Trust

How to Get Into Professional Rooms

39:20 • 2min

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Earned Luck and Being Ready

40:57 • 4min

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Can Vices and Addiction Coexist With Success?

44:50 • 5min

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Outliers, Sacrifice, and Intellectual Honesty

49:57 • 5min

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Mindset: Direction, Not Fixed Identity

Profitability Changes Psychological Pressure

58:50 • 5min

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The Copy-Paste Myth and Market Evolution

Markets Cade Trades and Time Horizons

01:15:10 • 11min

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Idea → Setup → Execution Framework

01:26:12 • 8min

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Risk Management and Staying in the Game

01:34:15 • 7min

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Exits Are Hard — No Holy Grail

01:41:02 • 5min

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Fund-Level Dynamics and Team Culture

01:46:00 • 7min

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Managing Frothy Markets

01:53:24 • 3min

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Shorting Parabolic Stocks Carefully

01:56:40 • 4min

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Journaling: Pen, Paper and Post-Mortems

02:01:10 • 6min

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Probabilistic Thinking and Respecting Risk

02:07:10 • 3min

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Identifying Themes by Staying Curious

02:10:38 • 6min

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AI, Algorithms and Human Traders

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Think and Grow Rich

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Published in 1937, 'Think and Grow Rich' is a seminal work in the self-help genre. The book is the result of over twenty years of research by Napoleon Hill, who studied the habits and achievements of more than 500 successful individuals, including Andrew Carnegie, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford. Hill distills their wisdom into thirteen principles that, when practiced with persistence and faith, can transform dreams into reality. These principles include the power of desire, faith, specialized knowledge, organized planning, and the role of the subconscious mind. The book emphasizes the importance of maintaining a positive mental attitude, setting clear and specific goals, and taking consistent action to achieve success. It also explores the concept of the 'Master Mind' alliance and the need to overcome fears and doubts to achieve one's objectives.

On this episode of the Words of Rizdom podcast we are joined by Cade Vinyard. Cade is 10 year trading veteran who traded at Kershner Group and now trades at 5th lane capital a $50 million hedge fund. He began his journey as a struggling retail trader and worked his way up the ranks to become a highly decorated & professional hedge fund trader. I hope you guys enjoy this incredible episode!

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to Cade – What It Really Takes to Get Rich Trading

05:00 From Struggles to Multi-Million Success – Cade’s Breakthrough Story

09:00 How Mentors & Self-Belief Shape Every Trader’s Journey

14:00 The Habit Formula – Hard Work, Consistency & Daily Discipline

19:00 Mindset Shifts To Beat Comparison & Build Confidence

24:00 Health, Relationships & The Hidden Side of Trading Performance

29:00 Cade’s Trading Origin Story – The Turning Point

35:00 Inside Professional Trading Environments & What They Don’t Tell You

39:00 Building a Profitable Trading Environment That Actually Works

44:00 Overcoming Addictions & Redefining What Success Really Means

51:00 How Cade Rebuilt His Identity & Personality for Trading

01:00:00 Can You Change as a Trader? Evolution & Reflection

01:09:00 Profitability Myths & the Copy-Paste Illusion

01:18:00 Why Copy-Paste Strategies Fail & How Top Traders Adapt

01:28:00 Execution, Risk Management & The Power of Trade Journaling

01:40:00 Finding Market Themes & Staying Curious as a Trader

02:13:00 Final Advice for Traders & Closing Thoughts

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