How He Became a $100K Funded Trader

Summary

The guest, Thanh Thong, is a 32-year-old trader from Vietnam who says he has traded for four to five years. He began with cryptocurrency and lost money during his first six months, which prompted him to study market structure and trading.

He describes developing his approach over roughly two years, combining ideas from the Wyckoff method, Dow Theory, George Soros’s reflexivity, and fractal market structure—the idea that similar patterns can appear across different timeframes.

His main stated principle is to follow a strategy and process he trusts and to protect capital, rather than chase unusually high risk-to-reward ratios.

Trading approach and risk management

• He looks for areas where buyers may have entered, then watches how price behaves around those levels. In the example discussed, a break below a level suggested that buyers could be trapped. He also describes watching for a retest after a breakout.
• He says he commonly works around a 1:1 risk-to-reward ratio, but manages trades dynamically. He may analyze volume, take partial profits, or move a stop-loss to reduce risk. The interview does not provide a detailed, fully specified set of entry or exit rules.
• He says he closed a position around important news, emphasizing that market conditions can affect whether he holds a trade.
• His advice to aspiring traders is to trust your process, protect your capital, and keep learning.

Account and performance figures

• The guest says he trades a $100,000 High Stakes account and has received $41,752 in payouts over about two years. The interviewer also cites a rounded figure of approximately $41,753.
• He says he previously tried a $50,000 High Stakes account and failed several times before finding an approach that suited him.
• The interviewer compares the result with another trader’s reported $365,000 in funding. This is a comparison, not a performance figure for the guest.

Assets mentioned

• Oil
• Gold
• Cryptocurrency

No specific tickers, ETFs, bonds, or other named instruments are given.

Disclosures

The subtitles contain no explicit financial-advice disclaimer. The figures and trading history are presented as statements in an interview.

Presenters and source

• Guest: Thanh Thong (his name is rendered inconsistently in the subtitles as “Tane” or “Tanya”).
• Interviewer/host: Not named in the subtitles.
• Source: The5ers Funding and Beyond interview.