David Capablanca is a professional short seller, author of Short Selling Master, and founder of Fugazi Research. Originally trained as an architect, his path into trading began after surviving a brain tumor, graduating with massive student and medical debt, and realizing that a traditional career wouldn’t provide the financial freedom he wanted. He approached trading with the same discipline he used in architecture school, spending years studying the markets before risking significant capital.
Rather than chasing quick profits, David focused exclusively on mastering short selling. He built his edge by researching pump-and-dump schemes, market manipulation, company fundamentals, and risk management, eventually growing a $29,000 account into seven figures while maintaining an approximately 90% win rate. Today, he combines active trading with investigative research, exposing fraudulent public companies through detailed reports while teaching traders how to avoid manipulation and approach the markets with patience, specialization, and professional discipline.
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Key Lessons
[14:46] “Put your 10,000 plus hours into one specific thing.”
[15:43] “Devour any information you can on your niche.”
[20:54] “You’ve got to survive your learning curve.”
[23:55] “Make the decision early on that you’re never going to give up.”
[24:59] “Focus on the solution, cut out what’s not working, and keep improving.”
[26:33] “Have a strict trading criteria.”
[27:48] “Chinese stocks are a red flag. Stay away.”
[28:54] “Understand there’s a lot of manipulation. Don’t put yourself in the way of danger.”
[30:19] “No nano floats. No Chinese stocks. No Asian stocks.”
[31:41] “Become a better person overall because many habits aren’t conducive to trading.”
[32:38] “Watch your thoughts and choose your words.”
[33:30] “Journal and analyze why you broke your rules.”
[34:30] “Never give up.”
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