This week, we had the pleasure of speaking with Kaz.
He walked us through his entire journey, from the early grind and mistakes to the structure and process that helped him become a consistent, funded trader.
Trading is often described as the hardest way to make easy money. For Kaz, this couldn’t be truer.
From working three jobs and sleeping two days a week to building a disciplined, data-driven trading process with over 20 funded accounts, Kaz’s journey is one of grit, structure, and relentless refinement. In this interview in Process Over Profits, Kaz walks us through his journey from the earliest struggles to the systems that now power his consistency. And throughout it all, TradeZella was a core pillar in his transformation.
Kaz’s entry into trading wasn’t glamorous. After arriving in the U.S. alone at 17 on a scholarship, he juggled multiple jobs and college. The turning point came when he realized he didn’t want a future built on exhaustion.
After dabbling in dropshipping and Amazon FBA, Kaz discovered trading through a signal group and made $15K on a Tesla options play. But as fast as it came, the market took it back. The losses weren’t just financial; they were eye-opening— a reality check that exposed how little structure he had.
What truly sparked his obsession was learning about futures trading, a market that gave him the structure and opportunity he had been searching for. From there, everything changed.
Kaz openly admits his first two years of trading were wasted. Like many beginners, he lacked a clear game plan and structure—two of the biggest reasons most day traders fail. Trades were recorded on paper with vague notes like “long” or “short,” no context, and no improvement loop.
What changed everything?
Finding ICT concepts like liquidity zones, fair value gaps, and eventually crafting his own version of the “Forever Model,” an entry model rooted in structure, stop hunts, and market context.
But even more importantly, he began journaling seriously.
“The market will take what you don’t deserve. And if you don’t have structure, you’ll keep repeating the same mistakes.”
Once Kaz realized that discipline mattered more than any single setup, he got serious about tracking everything. TradeZella became the home for that system.
He built out daily, weekly, and monthly review templates, not just to log wins and losses, but to get inside his own head. He tracked things like:
Over time, the data began to speak. Patterns emerged. The same mistakes were repeated. And because everything was tracked in one place, it became easier to isolate what needed fixing.
One stat that stood out: just bad timing had cost him $1,400. Once he saw that clearly inside TradeZella, it forced him to fix it.
“Everything is in front of your face, but you won’t see it until you track it.”
TradeZella’s tagging, replay, and analytics didn’t just help him see his edge; it helped him sharpen it. It stopped being just a journal and became a decision-making framework.
Kaz doesn’t trade randomly. His typical trading day includes:
Here's a full example of Kaz's trade journal entry on TradeZella. It walks through his planning, setup, and end-of-day self-assessment, graded not by P&L, but by process.
Kaz’s entry model combines ICT principles with a clear checklist:
1. Sweep of liquidity
2. Stop hunt and fake move
3. Set a new high/low
4. Break of structure or inverted FVG
5. Entry at the retrace with stop placement based on context
While the model is mechanical, execution depends on the day’s context, market gaps, earnings, or news events. He’ll adapt his targets and sizing accordingly.
Want to see exactly how he trades? The full playbook includes his entries, exits, and exact setup. This is the exact strategy he uses across all 20 accounts, and he reviews the data on it weekly.
Kaz faced his biggest challenges after losses. Tilt, oversizing, and revenge trades nearly wrecked his progress.
What helped?
• Turning off P&L on his platform
• Taking 10–15 minutes off the charts after each trade
• Meditation and breathwork, especially visualization of trade outcomes
• Muay Thai, to burn emotional energy after tough days
• Journaling emotion, not just execution
“If you don’t know what you’re doing wrong, and you’re not tracking it, you’ll be in the same place two years later.”
Despite managing 20 funded accounts, Kaz stays grounded by:
Even now, with consistency and size, he treats each day like a practice session.
“At the end of the day, we’re retail traders going up against billion-dollar algorithms. Our only real weapons are mindset, journaling, backtesting, and discipline. So master them.”
Kaz’s journey is a testament to what happens when structure, self-awareness, and relentless refinement come together.
TradeZella didn’t just help him analyze his trades; it helped him understand himself.
Whether you’re managing 20 accounts or still figuring out your first strategy, the path forward starts with ownership, structure, and tracking everything.
