Card Counting, Prop Firm Secrets & Surviving Modern Markets with Scott Pulcini

Aug 9, 2025

01:01:22

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In this episode of The Day Trading Show, Scott Pulcini is back with stories and insights that every trader will love:

🎰 Riverboat Card Counting & Casino Bans: Scott shares the wild story of turning $20,000 into $200,000 in two nights and getting banned from blackjack tables across the country.

📊 How Scott made over $15 million as a trader from 2002 to 2005, at one point trading over 3000 contracts

📉 Parallels Between Casinos & Prop Firms: Why trading prop accounts is like playing against the house, and how to survive the “trailing drawdown” game.

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Also covered:

📊 Stop Icebergs & VWAP Trading: Scott breaks down how he uses Bookmap, GEX levels, and options flow to track real market movers—dealers and algos—who make up 80–90% of daily trading activity.

⚡ Surviving Headline Roulette: Why modern markets are dominated by algos reacting to instant news, and how to adapt without blowing up your account.

💡 Mindset & Execution: From simple, repeatable trading plans to knowing when to size up on your “A+ setups,” Scott shows how to think like a professional day trader.

We also preview our LIVE webinar on August 15th at 9:30 a.m. EST, where Scott and I will combine his Bookmap strategies with my VWAP approach—don’t miss it!

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