I started day trading three years ago, after a friend introduced me to it. He moved on. I got hooked — more than any of us.
The turning point was passing a funded account on Topstep, which granted me access to $50,000 in trading capital. Real money on the line forces a different level of seriousness. It made me want to understand everything — not just price action, but how the rest of the market actually works.
That curiosity pulled me into basic investing first. I picked it up fast with mock money, and I've consistently made profits in those paper portfolios — learning the rhythm of dollar-cost averaging into ETFs and indexes before risking real capital on those ideas.
From there I went deeper. I started studying Warren Buffett and other value investors on YouTube — learning how to evaluate the intrinsic value of a company versus what the market is charging for it. That research turned into deep dives on individual stocks, mostly in tech and AI companies, looking for businesses I believed were trading below what they were actually worth.
Three years in, that's where I sit: a day trader by origin, an investor by discipline, a researcher by obsession.
Started
3 years ago
Funded by
Topstep · $50K
Focus
Tech · AI · Index
Influences
Buffett · ICT
Personal Journey · 3-Year ArcIllustrative
02 — Philosophy
Three lenses on the market.
Building wealth and finding edge aren't the same thing. The first pillar is for patient capital. The second is for sharp pencils and patient research. The third is for short windows and tight risk.
Pillar 01
Investing
Long-termPassiveCompounding
Compounding · Years 0 → 10
Most wealth isn't built by being clever — it's built by being consistent. The simplest, most reliable way to participate in the market's long-term return is to buy broad-based index ETFs and keep buying them, regardless of where the headlines say the market is going.
The mechanism is dollar-cost averaging: fixed contributions at fixed intervals, weekly or monthly, into instruments like SPY, QQQ, or a total-market fund. When prices fall you get more shares. When prices rise you get fewer. Over years and decades, that mechanical buying smooths volatility into compounding.
The other half is diversification — spreading capital across uncorrelated assets so no single position can break the portfolio. Stocks, bonds, international exposure, alternatives. The goal isn't to maximize return on any one day. It's to optimize the risk-to-reward ratio over a lifetime.
Style
Buy & hold
Cadence
Weekly / monthly
Vehicles
SPY · QQQ · VTI
Horizon
10+ years
Pillar 02
Research
FundamentalValuationSelective
Intrinsic Value vs Market Price
Beyond the index, there's the work of finding individual companies trading for less than they're worth. The premise is simple: a stock's price and a business's value are not the same thing. Markets misprice things — sometimes for weeks, sometimes for years.
The job is to estimate a company's intrinsic value — what its future cash flows are actually worth today — and compare it to the price the market is offering. Earnings, margins, growth, debt, competitive position, management quality. Each piece tightens the estimate. When the gap between value and price is wide enough, the position becomes worth taking.
This isn't about predicting the future. It's about known risks priced into the present. The returns come from doing the work most people won't — reading filings, building models, holding through noise — and being right enough of the time to overcome the times you aren't.
Style
Value-oriented
Inputs
10-K · 10-Q · DCF
Signal
Margin of safety
Horizon
1 – 5 years
Pillar 03
Day Trading
IntradayICTHigh risk
5-Min Candles · Intraday Session
The third lens is the sharpest, and the most dangerous. Day trading is intraday analysis of price action — reading order flow, liquidity, and structure in real time to identify short windows where the odds tilt enough to justify a position.
The framework here is a tweaked methodology of Inner Circle Trader (ICT) — liquidity sweeps, fair value gaps, order blocks, time-of-day bias — adapted through live testing and funded-account work. Trades open and close inside a single session. Stops are pre-defined. Position sizing is rule-based, not conviction-based.
This is the highest-return, highest-risk pillar. The math demands discipline: small losses, larger wins, and the ability to walk away on a flat day. Most who try it lose money. The ones who don't are the ones who treat it as a craft with rules, not a game with vibes.
Style
Discretionary
Method
ICT (adapted)
Instruments
ES · NQ · SPY · QQQ
Horizon
Minutes – hours
Risk note. Day trading carries substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for most investors. The vast majority of retail day traders lose money. Nothing here is a recommendation to attempt it.
03 — Engage
Two ways in.
For Investors · Free
Learn to invest.
A coaching program for people who want to build real wealth through investing — from index basics to evaluating individual stocks. Apply for an intro call.
A coaching program built on the ICT framework I used to pass a Topstep funded account. One-on-one chart reviews, journal feedback, real accountability.
A personal coaching program for people who want to build long-term wealth through investing — taught from someone who actually does the work. Mock portfolios, real research, and a process you'll be able to repeat on your own.
A
The fundamentals
Why dollar-cost averaging works, how compounding actually builds wealth, and what diversification means in practice. Boring on paper, powerful in real life.
B
Reading a company
How to evaluate a business — earnings, margins, growth, debt, competitive position. Reading 10-Ks without being intimidated. Spotting red flags before the market does.
C
Estimating intrinsic value
The actual mechanics of figuring out what a company is worth — DCF basics, comparable analysis, and the margin-of-safety mindset Warren Buffett built a career on.
D
Building your own portfolio
By the end you'll have a written investment thesis, a paper portfolio built around your real goals, and a process for evaluating any stock you encounter going forward.
Investor Training Program · Free
An investing curriculum, taught one-on-one.
Cost: Free Spots: Limited Apply: Below
What you'll learn — curriculum overview
Mindset & framing — risk, time horizon, and what investing actually rewards.
The index foundation — DCA, ETFs (SPY, QQQ, VTI), and why most people should start here.
Reading financials — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow without the jargon.
Valuation 101 — P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA, and where each one lies to you.
Intrinsic value & DCF — building a simple model from public data.
Sector deep dives — tech, AI, and where I focus my own research.
Position sizing & diversification — how to size a bet relative to conviction.
Your written thesis — one full stock writeup you complete and defend.
✓
Application received.
Thanks. I'll review it personally and get back to you within 3–5 days to set up an intro call.
Important. This program is educational. It teaches investing concepts, research methods, and decision frameworks — it is not personalized investment advice, and Suresh Capital Ventures is not a registered investment adviser. You remain solely responsible for your own investment decisions. Investing involves risk, including loss of principal. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Results from the program will vary based on individual effort and circumstances. Always consult a licensed financial professional before making investment decisions.
05 — For Traders
Train to trade like a pro.
A coaching program for traders who want to skip the years of guessing. Built on the same ICT-based framework I used to pass a $50K funded account on Topstep — taught one-on-one, with real feedback on your charts, your journal, and your habits.
A
The ICT framework
Liquidity sweeps, fair value gaps, order blocks, time-of-day bias — the actual mechanics, taught with annotated charts, not vague YouTube generalities.
B
Passing a funded account
The single most useful skill in retail day trading. Rule by rule: drawdown discipline, consistency requirements, what to do on a green day, what to do on a red one.
C
Risk management that works
Position sizing, stop placement, max-loss days, and the psychology of staying flat when there's no setup. The math that turns retail traders into survivors.
D
Live feedback loop
I review your trade logs, your charts, your reasoning. The difference between studying alone and being coached is having someone who's done it tell you when you're wrong.
Trader Training Program · Free
From charts to a funded account.
Cost: Free Spots: Limited Apply: Below
What you'll learn — curriculum overview
Market structure — how price actually moves, and what the chart is really showing you.
Liquidity & order flow — where stops cluster, why price hunts them, and how to ride along.
Fair value gaps — identifying, qualifying, and trading them with the trend.
Order blocks — institutional footprints and how to use them as zones.
Time-of-day bias — Asia, London, NY sessions and which kills your edge.
Risk & sizing — fixed-fractional, scaling, and pre-trade rules you can't break.
The funded account playbook — passing Topstep / Apex evaluations without blowing them.
Journaling & review — the unglamorous habit that separates the 5% who make it.
✓
Application received.
Thanks. I review every trader application personally — you'll hear back within 3–5 days to set up an intro call.
Important. This program is educational. It teaches a trading methodology and the discipline to apply it — it is not a guarantee of profitability, a money-management service, or personalized financial advice. Day trading carries a substantial risk of loss, and the vast majority of retail day traders lose money. No prior or current performance guarantees future results. Funded account evaluations carry their own fees and risk of loss. Suresh Capital Ventures is not a registered investment adviser or broker-dealer. You remain solely responsible for any trading decisions and outcomes.