Bernd Skorupinski - #1 Ranked Prop Trader in the World | The Psychology of Winning Traders

Success Story with Scott D. Clary

Success Story Media

How To, Business, Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 30 November 2025

⏱️ 103 minutes

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➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Free Trading Masterclass: https://www.berndskorupinski.com/training-yt?el=successstory Apply For Mentorship: https://www.berndskorupinski.com/application-yt?el=successstory Bernd Skorupinski is the FTMO All-Time Record Holder and top-ranked trader at the world’s largest forex prop firm, having dominated their leaderboard over 120 times. With 11+ years as a full-time multi-asset trader, $4M+ under management, and a verified track record of accurately calling major market moves, Bernd is the CEO of Online Trading Campus—a licensed investment consultancy helping traders escape the 99% who lose and join the elite 1% who consistently win. ➡️ Show Links https://www.instagram.com/bernd_skorupinski/ https://www.youtube.com/@berndskorupinski/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/berndskorupinski/ ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/ ShipStation - https://www.shipstation.com/ (Code: SuccessStory) Square - https://square.com/go/success SurveyMonkey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/scott Monarch Money - https://www.monarchmoney.com (Code: Success) Claude - https://claude.ai/success Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott) NetSuite — https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Indeed - https://indeed.com/clary ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 – Intro 01:35 – What Successful Traders Really Focus On 03:03 – The Rise of Day Trading 08:00 – Becoming a Trader 14:06 – The Harsh Truth About Trading 24:20 – Why Bernd Stands Out 27:25 – Beginner Trading Advice 34:07 – Sponsor Break 36:51 – Swing Trading Explained 43:15 – What People Actually Trade 53:18 – Trading Myths Debunked 57:01 – Market Outlook for 2026 1:12:00 – Sponsor Break 1:14:31 – The Trader’s Blueprint 1:15:29 – AI & Algo Trading: Bernd’s Take 1:18:09 – “Set and Forget” Trading Philosophy 1:23:48 – Passion Comes After Skill 1:30:30 – Realistic Expectations for New Traders 1:39:45 – The #1 Mistake Traders Make 1:41:24 – Advice to a 20-Year-Old Bernd

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0:00.0	I have a corporate background.
0:01.6	After my studies, I got a corporate job for like a couple of years.
0:05.3	And I realized the corporate world is not for me because I was a slave of my death.
0:09.4	The reason why I went into trading was not necessarily the money, but more about the time freedom.
0:15.1	He walked away from the safety of a predictable corporate career and stepped straight into one of the riskiest games in the world.
0:21.8	Baron Skorapinski didn't gamble his future. He rebuilt it. When I started trading 13 years ago,
0:27.7	I put a lot of effort in my trading education. I would always tell people, look for something
0:32.1	that fits your lifestyle. Day trading is literally like a 9 to 5 job. So the question is, hey, can you fit another 9 to 5 job into your life?
0:40.3	The answer is no.
0:41.3	That's why swing trading midterm to longer term trades is way more sustainable.
0:47.3	With discipline, precision and pure price action mastery, he became a trader known for consistency,
0:53.3	transparency and real results. Today, he leads online trader known for consistency, transparency, and real results.
0:55.6	Today, he leads online trading campus, teaching thousands to trade with structure instead
1:00.1	of hope.
1:00.6	I consider trading as the best side hustle in the world, not in full-time job. People should
1:06.1	have multiple income streams, and they should keep their job as long as possible.
1:11.0	The end game of trading is once you get detached from money.
1:14.5	Trading is literally a process game.
1:17.0	If you follow the process right every single time, the end result is money.
1:21.4	There's no overnight success.
1:22.6	It looks easy, but it's definitely not easy. So, Byrne, you make your living trading the markets, but your advice is spend less time looking at charts.
1:40.3	So what are successful traders doing instead?
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