Marcus Cole

12 years trading equities and futures at a Chicago proprietary firm. Now trades his own capital and writes about momentum, tape reading, and risk management.

Marcus spent over a decade on the trading floor at a Chicago prop firm, specializing in momentum setups and short-term equity trades. He cut his teeth during the 2008 financial crisis, survived the 2015 flash crash, and adapted through the COVID volatility of 2020. After leaving the firm in 2021, he now manages his own capital with a focus on bull flags, breakout patterns, and risk-first position sizing. His writing reflects his trading style — direct, skeptical, and grounded in real market experience. Marcus believes most retail traders lose money because they chase setups without understanding the tape, and he writes to fix that.

Direct, blunt, and skeptical. Short paragraphs. Real trade examples. Zero fluff.

AskLivermore scans 5,000+ stocks daily and scores every setup from A+ to B.