$50000 Funded on MY First Attempt: Here’s How I Did It! Feat. Capelo Trading

Welcome to another Trade The Pool funded trader interview. Today, Michael sits down with Capelo, a FLEX $50,000 funded trader and renowned mentor from Spain! Capelo, known for his YouTube channel @CapeloTrading, shares how he shorts small-cap stocks with massive gap-ups using Limited Risk Trading with Trade The Pool's funds.

With years of trading experience, Capelo discusses transitioning from futures and forex to small caps stocks. In April 2025, he was able to flip $1,500 to $32,000, thereafter, he faced losses in May due to oversizing.

He passed the FLEX 50K evaluation on his first attempt in just one week. His tested shorting strategy and journaling with Tradervue highlight the power of patience and introspect, despite already having a lot of success in the markets.

Explore Capelo's FLEX 50K evaluation summary

Carlos's evaluation stats:

• Best stock: Magic Empire Global Ltd ($MEGL)
• Success rate: 57%
• Risk/Reward ratio 1:2.2
• Biggest win: +$973 short on $MEGL, with 1100 shares
• Biggest loss: -$879 short on $KZIA, with 300 shares

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