Welcome to Rocky Mark Ventures. I share my journey in personal finance, retail trading, wealth management, and achieving Financial Independence.
π Silicon Valley Engineer turned Full-Time Investor
πΆπ» Stay-at-Home Dad building a Family Office
π¦ /YM Index Futures Trader
βπΌ Fight On
ποΈ CONTENT SCHEDULE:
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Fridays: End-of-Week Review β Account statements, trade breakdowns & process over profits.
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Varies: Time Freedom β Vlogs on trading, fatherhood & managing capital from home.
πΌ INVESTOR STATEMENT: My goal is generating active cash flow and managing risk via Index Futures to sustain Financial Independence. Trading revenue funds daily operations, taxes, and long-term investments across the Tax Triangle (IRA, HSA, 401K & Taxable Brokerage).
π Socials: @RockyMarkVentures (formerly @RMDareGreatly)
β οΈ Disclaimer: This channel is an executive journal of my trading & wealth management journey. For informational/entertainment purposes only; not investment advice.
Rocky Mark
β $2,274.44 Week 28 Net P/L
π° YTD $14,929.03
βοΈ Federal Poverty Level for 2026 for a Family of 3 is $27,320. We live in a HCOL where the $ Level is much higher
βοΈ My YTD earnings into perspective
#PersonalFinance #SelfEmployed #Invest #Trade
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πΈ $8,000 withdrawal aka my "paycheck" this week
βοΈ Managing cash flow to pay for an upcoming planned big expense + monthly fixed expense
#SelfEmployed #Paycheck #SinkingFund
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β $254.72 Net Realized P/L
π 1 Long
π’ 52 pts
βοΈ ThinkOrSwim App is down - so unable to show usual summary photo
βοΈ Power Hour trade trying to play off a bounce off intraday "bottom"
#TradesOfTheDay #Trade #Invest
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β $2,019.72 Net Realized P/L - Overnight Swing
π 1 Short
π’ 405 pts
βοΈ I'm not normally comfortable holding a short overnight - specially before a Tier-1 Economic data release. However, I believed in my thesis and ensured I was all hands on deck before data release.
#TradesOfTheDay #Trade #Invest
5 days ago | [YT] | 10
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β $1,239.44 Week 27 Net P/L
π° YTD $12,654.59
βοΈ $1K/week pays min bills (Current)
βοΈ $2K/week accelerates debt repayment (Next Goal)
βοΈ $3K/week accelerates Investing
βοΈ $4K/Week replaces previous Engineering Income
βοΈ $5K+/Week is the GOAL
#PersonalFinance #SelfEmployed #Invest #Trade
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πΈ $1,000 withdrawal aka my "paycheck" - I have variable income.
βοΈ $1K/week pays min bills. (Current)
βοΈ $2K/week accelerates debt repayment. (Next Goal)
βοΈ $3K/week accelerates Investing.
βοΈ $4K/Week replaces previous Engineering Income
βοΈ $5K+/Week is the GOAL
#SelfEmployed #Paycheck #SinkingFund
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β $579.72 Net Realized P/L - 2-day Swing
π 1 Long
π’ 117 pts
βοΈ This trade ran on steam and had low probability of profitability. Glad I profited - I didn't have the confidence to hold over the weekend en route back to /YM (DJIA) All time high.
#TradesOfTheDay #Trade #Invest
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π₯ June YouTube earnings are in!
I finally hit the min $100 threshold and will receive a $104.57 payout. Last payment was Feb 2026.
π° Estimated June YouTube earnings at $20.36 with 9.7K views and 108.1 Watch time (hours) for the month.
Thank you for supporting my journey!
#ContentCreator #YouTube #YouTubePayment
1 week ago | [YT] | 9
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β $659.72 Net Realized P/L
π 1 Long
π’ 133 pts
βοΈ First execution in July. For 1.5 week, I've pretty much been observing but didn't find a good entry.
βοΈI used the 1 hour ATRTrailingStop value as potential "floor" when I made this entry before going to bed last night.
#TradesOfTheDay #Trade #Invest
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β $2,017.67 Week 26 Net P/L
π° YTD $11,415.15
βοΈ Consecutive $2K+ weeks - we're getting closer to replacing my former TPM/Engineering salary.
#PersonalFinance #SelfEmployed #Invest #Trade
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