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From <$1M to $20M in 3 months. This is the most INSANE chart I’ve ever seen. The story of a 30 year old professor, Steve_Zissouu2. (STORYTIME THREAD)

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1/ His account just hit $20M across Roth, HSA, brokerage, and traditional accounts. $2.5M gain in a single day. Chart straight vertical. So how’d he do it? Conviction. Derivatives. And a sector almost no one touched.

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2/ His style: Builds delta-forward strategies Adds theta plays near price targets Uses vega as a “sweetener” Self-described as: “The most risk-tolerant person I know, and it shows in my trades.”

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3/ The thesis sparked in 2025 when he saw Trump fixating on critical minerals. Most people shrugged. He went all in on research: - Executive orders - Hedge fund positioning - Cabinet filings - Bipartisan reports - China’s 80–90% monopoly over processing + export controls “The

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4/ His first big break: MP Materials ($MP). He loaded before the Pentagon + Apple deal. That’s what launched him into his first few millions. The chart shows it: his account swinging between $500K and $1M multiple times. He held.

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5/ After MP, he rotated to fill the gaps in the chain: - Heavy rare earths → $UUUU - Midstream → $UURAF - Titanium processing → $IPX - Lithium & recycling → $ABAT - Nickel (partnered with TSLA) → $TLOFF Conviction + diversification = full exposure to the critical minerals

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6/ His DD on r/TheRaceTo10Million laid it all out: Trump’s EO “Unleashing American Energy” → prioritizing critical minerals Federal stake in TechMet, the private firm leading Western supply chains Alignment across Trump, Lauder, Menell, Pentagon, DOE, DFC, and allies

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7/ Today he’s sitting on $20M. From <$1M to $20M in just a few months. Straight conviction + political macro reading.

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8/ This is what r/TheRaceTo10Million is about. Stories like Steve’s. Portfolios that look impossible until they’re not. Join the race. Watch the next legends emerge. 👉 r/TheRaceTo10Million https://www.reddit.com/r/TheRa...

I have 100s of stories like this. My company's mission is to create the next million millionaires. We're just getting started. Follow @imkevinxu for my next act.

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@imkevinxu this just makes me angry because I had all the same information this person did yet I did nothing with it

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@imkevinxu Believe in something Conviction pays

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@imkevinxu Nobody cares!

@imkevinxu As they say, "FOLLOW THE MONEY"

@imkevinxu This is INSANE !!

@imkevinxu @grok can you check his math here?

@imkevinxu Its just a gambler, and a guy shilling for that shit app.

@imkevinxu “Join my trading group”. Eff off ya koont

@imkevinxu gambling works until it doesn’t

@imkevinxu Bro on full offense mode, not good risk management.

@imkevinxu This is cap

@imkevinxu everyone is a genius in a bull market

@imkevinxu he gambled like crazy in other words

@imkevinxu Teach me your ways fam !

@imkevinxu Thats heavy ass, congrats to this man. He should take some profits.

@imkevinxu So where did that starting $1M come from?

@imkevinxu Clearly visionary and had a picture of what the end game looked like. Similar to a professional athlete visualising.

@imkevinxu @yourfriendSOMMI chart looks like what?

@imkevinxu Anazing!!!

@imkevinxu Capture those gains

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