Mike is the Chief Learning Officer at Peak Capital Trading, and a moderator at Bear Bull Traders. A retired Sergeant Major in the United States Marine Corps, Mike initially started trading equities in 2008. In 2018, he joined the Bear Bull Traders community and became a moderator in 2020. While working at Bear Bull Traders, Mike designed the Bear Bull Traders education program and, within a year, his program was awarded the best overall day trading course by Investopedia for 2021, and then again in 2022 and 2023. Business Insider also awarded his program the best overall day trading course on the market for 2022 and 2023. In 2020, Mike published his first book, Introduction to Trading Psychology, a simple, concise and practical guide to improve your trading psychology. Mike became the Chief Learning Officer at Peak Capital Trading in 2020. While at Peak Capital Trading, Mike has been instrumental in building an education division, and he has subsequently developed a 13-week trader course designed to help traders develop their own personal trading strategy. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Campbell University, and a Master in Forensic Accounting from the University of Charleston West Virginia.