(Not an interview, just from my observation over the years)

Alex Temiz is someone who has been in the markets a bit longer than me, but we have never actually connected. That is probably on me since I have not made time to attend many of the events he is often at or hosting. That said, I have always been impressed by what he has built and how consistent he has been over the years.

His story is pretty well known at this point. He was working at Starbucks, lost all of his money trading, and gave himself one more shot by selling the rims on his car for $2,000 and putting it back into the market. It worked.

Around that time, names like $DRYS and $TOPS were making massive runs, and instead of chasing them, he focused on the sympathy names, the laggards. Once the leaders topped out, the sympathy names were still lagging, which created a brief window to get short.

At its core, his edge is not overly complicated:

Find trash stocks going vertical → wait for exhaustion → short the unwind → cover along the way for consistent gains.

There is a real edge in this. He is focusing on the worst companies that are likely to revert back to their mean, usually much lower. From there, it becomes a game of timing and execution.

What stands out to me is that he is not really after the big unwind. Day in and day out, he is just taking the quick money.

For example, if a stock runs from 2 to 10 and he is shorting around 9.50, he is likely covering some into the first flush around 9, then 8.75, 8.50, and might even be fully flat by 8. Meanwhile, that same stock could eventually unwind all the way back to 5.

Most traders are trying to capture that full move. As a result, they tend to have lower win rates and often give a lot back. Alex, on the other hand, prioritizes consistency. He takes the base hits over and over again, and over time that has added up in a big way, now to over $16M in verified profits.

To me, this is where most traders go wrong. They are trading smaller size, so they feel like they need the bigger move to make it worth it. They end up holding for more, only to watch it bounce and give everything back.

In reality, it is the opposite approach that works. Show up every day, take the consistent wins, and let it compound. That is what Alex has done, and it is a big reason why he has been able to scale over time.

He spent some time at SMB Capital, but eventually had to make a decision between committing fully to the firm or continuing to build My Investing Club, the community and education platform he started with Bao Nguyen. He chose the latter.

It makes sense. From what I understand, his style at the firm was to trade for a few hours, lock in gains, and call it a day to avoid giving anything back. That is not really how firms are structured. They want you there all day, digging for opportunities. For some traders that works, and for others, it does not.

Since then, he has gone on to build something pretty impressive. He has reportedly done over $16M in verified profits and is still actively trading while running My Investing Club.

MIC offers live trading streams, a chat room, courses, and mentorship, but more importantly, it seems like they have built a real community. They are constantly doing events, and everyone involved seems bought in.

He is also very active on YouTube, sharing education and often showing his screen live. In a space where a lot of people talk, he actually shows what he is doing.

Some people give Alex a hard time and say he came from money. People can be a bit bitter.

I do not know how true that is, and it is honestly not something I spend much time thinking about.

What I do know is that he was working at Starbucks, lost his account, gave himself one more shot by selling the rims on his car for $2,000, and made it work.

Even if someone does come from money, all it really provides is a bit more runway if things do not work out. It does not give you execution, discipline, or consistency in the markets.

At the end of the day, none of that places the trades for you.

A New Jersey guy who bet on himself and made it work.

(Again, not an interview, just my observations over the years.)