Martin Luk

Trader | +969% in US Investing Championship 2025

Streams and recordings:

[Martin Luk @martinlukkt]

I'm really happy to share my story with everyone. The editorial magic from Kyna has enhanced the post a lot. Hope you find it helpful.

[Theo Gustincic (Sila) @TheoGustincic]

One Good Year Can Change Everything

To those currently weathering the storm in these volatile markets: know that the real edge isn't a secret formula or a faster algorithm. It is the quiet, stubborn refusal to be shaken out of the game.

I still remember the extremely difficult early days of my career, when I was living on the absolute minimum. Every single trading profit was immediately reinjected into my account to benefit from the power of compounding, while my student jobs covered the rest of my expenses. Those hard years left a deep mark on me. They taught me to stay humble and constantly remind myself where I come from. No matter how far you go, you never truly detach from your roots.

After a few years, my trading activity and strict discipline began to pay off. The first six-figure trades started coming in, a real personal turning point. Yet even then, I struggled with impostor syndrome, constantly doubting myself and thinking I had just been lucky.

But the markets kept moving: bear markets, bull markets, one cycle after another. Then came my first seven-figure trades, and the power of compounding continued to work its magic.

Little by little, I realized it wasn’t luck. It was discipline, the constant study of my trading data, and hard-earned market experience that were making the real difference.

Over time, you begin to truly know yourself — both as a trader and as a human being. You understand that your greatest enemy is yourself. You realize how pointless the game of comparison is. Trading is, above all, a deeply personal journey that forces introspection.

Bear and bull cycles keep coming, one after the other, but your eye gets sharper, your analysis becomes more precise, and your emotions come under control. Eventually, you trade calmly, driven by genuine pleasure and a daily curiosity to wake up and become just a little bit better than yesterday.

To anyone who is doubting right now: the market will always offer new opportunities. Capital preservation must remain an obsession. The power of compounding will do the rest.

Discipline, honest self-examination, and a deep intellectual curiosity are what truly make the difference.

Never underestimate the incredible power of compounding. Sometimes, it only takes one good year to completely change the game.

[Martin Luk @martinlukkt]

$WTI

Of course it started selling off 3 seconds after I ended the stream

[Martin Luk @martinlukkt]

There’s time to go long, time to go short and time to go dolphin watching

[Martin Luk @martinlukkt]

It's time to look for potential support level for short covering or mean reversion long.

$QQQ is approaching to the AVWAP from April 2025 tariff low. An undercut toward 570 would be a level that I'm particularly interested in. It also lines up closely with the 50-week EMA.

$WTI remains my primary anchor for overall market direction. Whether it holds above or loses the 9 EMA will be a meaningful signal for what comes next.

A quick downside follow through after losing the 9 EMA would be crucial in determining whether high oil price is becoming the new norm.

[Martin Luk @martinlukkt]

$GLD $SLV

Shorted at the first bounce into the declining 9 EMA after the close below it.

No matter where they go I'm very thrilled with the trading plan, the patience and the execution given that I'm a chronic overtrader and the heightened volatility with so much noise out there.

The dice is rolling.

[Martin Luk @martinlukkt]

BREAKING: $SNDK signal SWITCHED

[Martin Luk @martinlukkt]

$SNDK

stopped out 5 times in the last 2 weeks
this is the 6th attempt

[Nick Schmidt @NickSchmidt]

I’ve realized that you don't learn trading lessons once. You relearn them over and over, the only difference between now and five years ago is I notice much faster when I'm slipping up.

[Financial Wisdom @FWisdomTV]

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[US Investing Championship @USICOfficial]

Check out our latest interview with USIC superstar trader Martin Luk. https://t.co/ZFZ4MBJok9

[Christian Flanders @CFlanders7]

Honored to be interview again by @RichardMoglen. I hope you enjoy it and learn something from it! Learn from the mistakes I've made so you don't make them yourselves.

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[Richard Moglen @RichardMoglen]

I'll be posting my interview with @martinlukkt today at 11am EST!

Martin returned 283% in the USIC in 2024 & in 2025 broke records with a 969% return.

We discuss his Entries, Risk Management, Sizing, Pullbacks vs BOs, AVWAP, Margin etc & his key trades.

Link below 👇

[Martin Luk @mqrtinlukkt]

@TheCleanCarClub how do you call that easily bro? N number of things to be done.

[Martin Luk @mqrtinlukkt]

@LoveTheShirt What IF ? As quoted by you

[Martin Luk @mqrtinlukkt]

@alok_TTID What is wrong in that? It's his family !!

[Martin Luk @mqrtinlukkt]

@KuiSMORKS @SPURS82est @itstartedin1882 My mistake was spending some 2k for this show

[Martin Luk @mqrtinlukkt]

@ESPNFC Hahaha. It's funny.. wait for it.. just wait for it..

[Martin Luk @mqrtinlukkt]

@jbeckerfinn In state Tamilnadu (India), we provide free mid day meal to every children in public school. Sorry for my straight forward tweet, but it's a surprise that as a developed nation you dont do it already !! Children = future. Take care of them and the nation looks after itself

[Martin Luk @mqrtinlukkt]

@Spurs_India Kane