Here's my bullet-point summary of this interview with a trader named Alex, "AT09"

22 years old, trading for three years
Found penny stock chat room, doesn't say which, Sykes' probably?
Bought "breakouts" and got "dumped on," lost all his money
Sold his car rims to fund his second account, total $2,000
Avoided "Pattern Day Trader" rule with offshore account
Found new chat room via Twitter, "Investors Underground"
Discovered that you could sell short, "blew his mind"
Hooked on shorting after making gains in "VVGL" [since de-listed?]
"Intoxicated" by making money on the short side, started shorting indiscriminately, bad idea
Junk companies gapping 100% in summer 2015, "BIOC" "ITEK" "OGEN" "BLPH" "NVAX"
In the right place at the right time, shorting junk, summer 2015
Doubled share size from 500 to 1000 shares
"DRYS" ... company is "complete dogshit," and "toxic"
Made ~$66K shorting "DRYS," big size and patiently held "long term"
Account grew to around $10K when he "started finding success," wired excess out
Once you increase size, you can't go back, taste of large gains too intoxicating
Made $100K+ in one day: Short "DCIX," "ESEA," "GSL," "SINO" (long and short)
Can't put size on in "shitty, no volume stocks" ... don't rush it
First chat room, people were "bullshitting around" [not unlike the poker table]
Hard to find people who are legit, actually making money [ain't that the truth, Teresa]
"IPCI" "MCUR" made multiple thousands trading these in a day ["MCUR" since de-listed?]
Value of watching people with different styles, day traders vs. swing traders
Seeing how people scale into a trade (on DVD they're selling) is invaluable
Made $66K on "CLTF" short, summer 2015 [since de-listed?]
"CraigTrader" taught him to sell/cover half, hold half
Flipped a house to gain real estate experience, made $30K, took six months, didn't enjoy it
Made $100K in July 2016 when "small caps came back," doing what he loved
More of a position trader now since helping with his Dad's small business
Not a day trader now, can't be in front of screen all day long
Making more money as swing trader than as a day trader
Doesn't want to be stressed making $1,000 a day, doesn't want to force things
Patiently waits for "niche" plays, takes large position, patiently holds
Wants to hold for weeks on end, save his mental energy, not spend it on day trades
Follow him on Twitter: AT09