From $50K to $270K: How Nick Stewart Scaled His Live Account

<p>Nick Stewart is BACK!! In today&#39;s podcast, he reveals how he scaled from a $50K live account to $270K+ in withdrawals this year by ditching prop firms and sizing up to 10x on high-probability setups. </p><p><br></p><p>🎟️ ASFX Futures Bootcamp 2027 – Tampa, May 13-14</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.asfx.biz/bootcamp " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.asfx.biz/bootcamp </a></p><p><br></p><p>He breaks down the copy trading strategy that lets traders manage multiple funded accounts simultaneously, shares the psychology of handling big losses (he took a $21K hit in one day), and explains why futures payouts beat CFDs for consistency. Plus: Trade Set journal launch, UK bootcamp announcement, and NYC event details for the community.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with Nick: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TimeToEatTrading" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/@TimeToEatTrading</a></p><p><br></p><p>🎯 Sponsor: Prop Firm Match — Compare 40+ prop firms side-by-side. </p><p>Code <strong>MATCH</strong></p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.propfirmmatch.com/?a_aid=asfx" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.propfirmmatch.com/?a_aid=asfx</a> </p><p><br></p><p>🔄 Sponsor: TradeSyncer — 30% off w/ code ASFX</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.asfx.biz/ts" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.asfx.biz/ts</a> </p><p><br></p><p>🎥 Trade Live With Me — Free 7-day trial</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.asfx.biz/first" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.asfx.biz/first</a> </p><p>0:26 — Family update: 4 kids, life&#39;s good</p><p>2:13 — Nick confirmed as Bootcamp 2027 speaker (first teaching gig)</p><p>4:54 — Futures payouts easier than CFDs (no drawdown seesaw trap)</p><p>8:22 — Evals - instant funded for new traders (cheap learning phase)</p><p>13:14 — Copy trading setup: 3 of 5 accounts locked after daily P&amp;L</p><p>17:13 — New trader mindset: don&#39;t take wins or losses personal</p><p>20:45 — Playbook building: collect 20+ samples, find your edge</p><p>24:15 — High win rate trap: 70% WR = 30 unavoidable losses per 100 trades</p><p>28:07 — Live account leap: $50K -- $130K -- withdraw, repeat ($270K total YTD)</p><p>33:28 — Left prop firms for freedom; trading 5–10K size now</p><p>35:48 — Gold 90–95% of trades, selective NQ entries, avoiding chop</p><p>39:30 — TradeSet journal launched: analytics + mindset + behavior scoring</p><p>45:28 — Bootcamp talk prep: technical focus, show wins + losses + strategy</p>