Case Study
Executive Chef • Albuquerque, NM

Marcus A.

+$5,733 net in 90 days

How a chef from Albuquerque netted +$5,733 in 90 days without touching a chart

$100K
Funded Account
+$5,733
90-Day Net P&L
$1,911/mo
Average Monthly Take
Background

The Before: Why Marcus Was Looking

Marcus had spent 14 years running kitchens. Sixty-hour weeks, early mornings, late nights — and a bank account that never seemed to keep pace with the hours he put in. "I make good money," he told Camrin on their first call, "but it's all tied to me being there. The second I stop, everything stops."

He'd looked at rental properties — too management-heavy for someone working his hours. He'd tried a robo-advisor — returns too flat to matter. He'd even bought a few stocks during COVID, watched them crater, and left them alone. What he hadn't tried was anything in trading. "I don't know charts. I don't want to know charts. I cook food for a living."

The Commitment

The $15K Decision

A friend in Marcus's industry had mentioned POW in passing — something about a done-for-you trading program where you put up capital and a professional team manages everything. Marcus ignored it for two months, then looked it up at midnight after a long Saturday shift.

"What convinced me was the math," he said. "Not the promises — the math. They showed me exactly what happens: $15K in, $100K managed, 20% goes to the liquidity provider plus a flat fee, and 80% is mine. No surprises. No fine print I needed a lawyer to understand."

He called Camrin the next week. They talked for 45 minutes — about the strategies, the drawdown limits, how withdrawals work. Marcus asked about worst-case scenarios. Camrin walked through them plainly. Marcus wired the $15K the following Friday.

Unit Economics

The Math, Itemized

Entry Fee $15,000
Managed Account Size $100,000
Avg Monthly Return (3%) $3,000
Liquidity Provider (20%) −$600
Monthly Management Fee −$299
Net Monthly Take $2,101
90-Day Net (3 months) +$6,303
Actual 90-Day Result* +$5,733

* Month 1 returned slightly below average (2.6%) — normal variance. Months 2 and 3 were above average.

Account History

Month-by-Month Breakdown

Month 1 (Jan 2026) — 2.6% return
Slow start — algorithms finding rhythm on new capital
Gross
$2,600
Net
$1,781
Month 2 (Feb 2026) — 3.1% return
Full deployment — EUR/USD and commodities strong
Gross
$3,100
Net
$2,181
Month 3 (Mar 2026) — 3.2% return
Best month — withdrawal processed, confirmed by Camrin
Gross
$3,200
Net
$2,261
“I don't touch it. I check the app on Sundays and let POW handle the rest. Best passive decision I've made.”
— Marcus A., Executive Chef, Albuquerque, NM
For the Skeptics

What Marcus Would Tell You Now

"If I'm being honest, I'd tell them to do the math before they do anything else. Not the dream — the actual math. What's realistic? What's the fee structure? What happens if a month is flat? I did that math, it made sense, and I did it. If the math makes sense for you, do it. If it doesn't, don't."

See if your
numbers work.

$15K entry · $100K managed account · 80/20 split · $299/mo fee. Run the math on your situation.

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Past performance does not guarantee future results. Returns shown are net of the $299/month management fee and 20% performance fee to liquidity provider. Individual results vary based on market conditions and capital deployed. Trading forex and commodities involves substantial risk of loss. Team POW (Progress Overcome Win) is the provider of Done-For-You funded trading accounts. This page is an affiliate conversion funnel for the Team POW DFY program. Do not invest money you cannot afford to lose. This is not financial advice. Consult a qualified advisor before making any investment decisions.