I've always had a passion for math and a fascination with markets since childhood. After achieving a significant career win in 2010, I began investing in what I knew best - high-growth tech companies. In 2015, I merged my tech startup career with my market interests by creating a consumer intelligence division at Qriously, designed to generate alpha for Hedge Funds. During this venture, I transitioned to trading in shorter timeframes and much more actively.
Post acquisition, my obsession with the intersection of psychology and mathematics only intensified. I began trading full-time in January 2023, and while the journey has been far more challenging and taken far longer than anticipated, I'm thrilled to finally launch Pop Capital.
The Name
Why Pop Capital?
The name 'Pop' carries special significance - it's both a family tribute and a reminder of humility in trading. 'Pop' represents our trading philosophy: Process Over Pride. Success in trading requires completely separating performance from personal identity. Ego and pride often drive traders to abandon proven, back-tested systems. Any trading system only works when you faithfully execute the process and remain emotionally detached from individual outcomes, trusting that probabilities will deliver results over the long term.
Mindset
Detachment → Discipline → Consistency → Confidence
Having a detached mindset toward entries, exits, outcomes, wins, and losses is the only way to successfully follow a trading system. By maintaining emotional detachment, it becomes easier to stay disciplined, which in turn creates consistency. This consistency builds genuine confidence. However, it's extremely important to not get over confident! Maintaining discipline is required to continue this positive cycle, as emotional reactions will undermine ideal execution of the trading framework.