Futures trading focus
Intraday and short-term futures trading with an emphasis on structure, risk, and consistency over “home run” trades.
1214 Ventures is where I document the work: futures trading, process, and lessons learned— through a podcast, blog, and YouTube. No hype, no magic indicators, just honest breakdowns of what actually helps and what doesn’t.
Nothing here is financial advice. You are 100% responsible for your own decisions and risk.
1214 Ventures is a trading lab in public. I trade the futures markets and share the process—the good, the ugly, and the fixes—so you can sharpen your own system instead of chasing the next shortcut.
Intraday and short-term futures trading with an emphasis on structure, risk, and consistency over “home run” trades.
Podcast episodes, blog posts, and YouTube breakdowns covering strategy, execution, journaling, and the mental game behind all of it.
You won’t get “buy here / sell here” calls. You’ll see frameworks, reviews, and structure you can adapt to your own plan.
Short, direct episodes on what’s actually happening in the account: weekly recaps, lessons from drawdowns, tweaks to the playbook, and honest talk about the mental side of trading.
Pick one episode and start there—you don’t need to binge everything to get value.
Once the show is live, link specific episodes here:
The channel focuses on session reviews, markups, and real examples of following (and sometimes breaking) the rules. Less talking about trading, more showing the work.
1. Live / Replay Markups
Breaking down the session with charts, levels, and actual trade locations.
2. System Deep Dives
Why certain rules exist, what’s been tested, and what got thrown out.
3. Process Check-ins
Talk-throughs of drawdowns, changes, and the reality of staying consistent.
The blog is where things slow down: frameworks, checklists, and longer explanations that don’t fit into a video or podcast episode.
A living document outlining the current setups, risk parameters, and session expectations I’m running.
The core questions I answer before placing a single trade—so I’m reacting less and executing more.
A structure for reviewing red weeks without self-destructing or rewriting your entire system overnight.
I’m Stephen O’Neal—trader, systems nerd, and the one responsible for every mistake you’ll hear about here. 1214 Ventures started as a way to formalize my own trading and share the process publicly.
Nothing on this site, podcast, blog, or YouTube channel is financial, investment, tax, or legal advice. I am not your financial advisor. I share my own opinions and process for educational and informational purposes only.
Trading futures involves significant risk and is not suitable for every investor. You can lose more than your initial investment. You are 100% responsible for your own decisions, risk management, and results.
For collaboration, questions about content, or interview ideas, email: stephen@1214ventures.com (swap with your real address), or adapt this layout into a full contact form in WordPress.