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From $50K to $270K: How Nick Stewart Scaled His Live Account

The Day Trading Show·Austin Silver·20 August 2026·48 min

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Nick Stewart is BACK!! In today's podcast, he reveals how he scaled from a $50K live account to $270K+ in withdrawals this year by ditching prop firms and sizing up to 10x on high-probability setups. 🎟️ ASFX Futures Bootcamp 2027 – Tampa, May 13-14🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/bootcamp He breaks down the copy trading strategy that lets traders manage multiple funded accounts simultaneously, shares the psychology of handling big losses (he took a $21K hit in one day), and explains why futures payouts beat CFDs for consistency. Plus: Trade Set journal launch, UK bootcamp announcement, and NYC event details for the community. Connect with Nick: https://www.youtube.com/@TimeToEatTrading 🎯 Sponsor: Prop Firm Match — Compare 40+ prop firms side-by-side. Code MATCH🔗 https://www.propfirmmatch.com/?a_aid=asfx  🔄 Sponsor: TradeSyncer — 30% off w/ code ASFX🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/ts  🎥 Trade Live With Me — Free 7-day trial🔗 https://www.asfx.biz/first 0:26 — Family update: 4 kids, life's good2:13 — Nick confirmed as Bootcamp 2027 speaker (first teaching gig)4:54 — Futures payouts easier than CFDs (no drawdown seesaw trap)8:22 — Evals - instant funded for new traders (cheap learning phase)13:14 — Copy trading setup: 3 of 5 accounts locked after daily P&L17:13 — New trader mindset: don't take wins or losses personal20:45 — Playbook building: collect 20+ samples, find your edge24:15 — High win rate trap: 70% WR = 30 unavoidable losses per 100 trades28:07 — Live account leap: $50K -- $130K -- withdraw, repeat ($270K total YTD)33:28 — Left prop firms for freedom; trading 5–10K size now35:48 — Gold 90–95% of trades, selective NQ entries, avoiding chop39:30 — TradeSet journal launched: analytics + mindset + behavior scoring45:28 — Bootcamp talk prep: technical focus, show wins + losses + strategy