Lance Breitstein

Lance Breitstein was a Senior Trader at proprietary trading firm Trillium and Manager of the Chicago office. He has trained, mentored and refined dozens of top discretionary intraday traders, while arguably being Trillium’s best trader in the firm’s history.This episode was recorded in 2019, prior to Lance going on to set the firm’s all-time PNL record, with landslide wins as ‘Top Trader’ in both 2020 and 2021 after consecutive 8-figure years. At the beginning of 2022, Lance resigned from Trillium to better focus on alternative growth opportunities and philanthropy.In part two of our (two part) conversation, Lance speaks to the uncertainty in stock markets and methods of developing pattern recognition, trading technology and optimisation, avoiding mediocrity, efforts in philanthropy and establishing the Impact Competition, plus more.This podcast solely reflects the views of Lance and is not representative of Trillium’s views. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The promised and much-anticipated follow-up interview with Lance Breitstein…Lance was formerly a Senior Trader at proprietary firm Trillium. He earned the rank as ‘Top Trader’ in 2020 and 2021 with consecutive 8-figure years, also setting the firms’ all-time PnL record.While Lance appeared on the podcast only a few months back, the interview was recorded a few years back. However, this interview is very recent, it was recorded 13th June 2022—after Nasdaq declined 4% on the day, sparking initial comments about market context.Our discussion primarily revolves around several core trading concepts that have greatly attributed to Lance’s outstanding performance: The Broken Slot Machine, The Right Side of the V, and Channel Fundamentals. Furthermore, Lance shares wisdom on bet sizing and methods to accelerate your learning curve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lance Breitstein was a Senior Trader at proprietary trading firm Trillium and Manager of the Chicago office. He has trained, mentored and refined dozens of top discretionary intraday traders, while arguably being Trillium’s best trader in the firm’s history.This episode was recorded in 2019, prior to Lance going on to set the firm’s all-time PNL record, with landslide wins as ‘Top Trader’ in both 2020 and 2021 after consecutive 8-figure years. At the beginning of 2022, Lance resigned from Trillium to better focus on alternative growth opportunities and philanthropy.In part one of our (two part) conversation, you’ll hear Lance expound upon his slow learning curve and how he was on the verge of quitting, systemized learning and repetition, the emotional edge in trading capitulations and more.This podcast solely reflects the views of Lance and is not representative of Trillium’s views. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lance Breitstein, an 8-figure trading mentor, shares insights on developing trading strategies, mentorship, exponential bet sizing, achieving success, working in a trading pod, risk management, biggest wins and losses in trading, and giving back.

Lance Breitstein, a seasoned trader with over 15 years at top prop firms Trillium and SMB Capital, shares his aggressive scalp trading tactics known for yielding significant profits. He offers a controversial critique of retail trading prop firms and stresses the importance of mentorship in honing trading skills. The conversation delves into the challenges of navigating misinformation, the necessity of intentional learning, and the critical need for realistic expectations in trading. Lance discusses how community support enhances growth and the personal fulfillment beyond trading.