I started young, full of conviction, and the market spent two decades teaching me what conviction actually costs. I’ve called massive winners early and exited too soon. I’ve taken losses that taught me more than any win. I’ve watched bull runs, brutal cycles, and everything in between — and learned that the edge isn’t a strategy.

What kept me in the game is the daily work: developing mindset, sharpening education, preserving capital, staying close to where the market is rotating, and positioning for asymmetric upside without blowing up. That’s the Stoic Compounder identity I’ve spent 20 years earning — and it’s the framework I now teach.

My late father, Robert Sr., spent decades building a construction and government contracting business in Virginia Beach. He taught me that legacy is built one disciplined day at a time — the same standard I bring to the market and to everyone I teach.

I live in Virginia Beach with my wife Virginia and our two daughters. Option Trading Coach is how I serve self-directed traders with transparency, education, and confidence — the same things I had to fight for myself.