Remote Funded Tech Sector Momentum Trader — Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach, VA
Maverick Trading
Concentrated tech-sector book — semis, software, AI infrastructure, mega-cap leaders.
ET-aligned, lower cost than DC or northern Virginia, and a strong remote-professional community.
A tech sector momentum trader at Maverick runs a concentrated book within US technology equities — semiconductors, software, cloud infrastructure, AI-adjacent names, and the mega-cap tech leaders. The role rewards traders who already follow tech earnings cycles, product release dynamics, and the rotation between sub-sectors.
Trading from Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach is the largest city in the Hampton Roads metro, anchored by the Navy's major Atlantic Fleet base. The economy is built around defense and military operations, with a growing remote-professional community. Eastern Time alignment with the NYSE.
Local ecosystem: Naval Air Station Oceana; major Navy presence.
Time zone: ET — the NYSE opens at 9:30am local for traders based in Virginia Beach.
What You'll Trade
US tech equities across the cap spectrum: mega-cap leaders for stability and option liquidity, mid-cap semis and software for momentum, and selective small-cap names with real fundamental stories rather than meme volume. Sector ETFs (XLK, SOXX, IGV, SMH) for thematic exposure and hedging.
Day-to-Day
- Morning: scan the sector for relative-strength leaders and laggards versus QQQ and SOXX
- Identify entries on momentum continuation setups — pullbacks to rising moving averages, breakouts from base structures
- Manage existing positions with trailing stops; tech volatility means winners need room and losers need to be cut fast
- Track earnings calendar within the sector — concentration risk is high during tech earnings weeks
Risk Profile
Tech is a high-beta sector — concentrated tech books move 1.5–2x the S&P on bad days. Maverick caps sector concentration at the portfolio level and requires either defined hedges (puts, ETF shorts) or smaller individual position sizes to compensate. We do not run leveraged-tech books.
Who Succeeds in This Role
- Traders who already read tech earnings, product launches, and conference circuits as part of their daily routine
- People who can distinguish a real fundamental story from a momentum chase
- Candidates who understand sub-sector rotation — semis lead, software follows, etc.
- Traders comfortable with high volatility and high single-day drawdowns
Why This Role Exists at Maverick
Tech is the most-traded sector in US markets and one of the most volatile. Maverick funds focused tech traders because concentrated expertise in a single sector — knowing the names, the cycle, the customers — outperforms diversified-but-shallow approaches.
What Maverick Offers
- Trade firm capital — no personal capital at risk
- 65%–90% profit split based on performance tier
- Performance-based capital scaling, no upper cap
- Professional training and mentorship from active traders
- Fully remote — trade from anywhere with reliable internet (US applicants)
- Monthly ACH payouts
- No challenge accounts, no evaluations, no monthly fees
About Maverick Trading
Maverick Trading is a proprietary trading firm founded in 1997. We allocate firm capital to disciplined traders and scale buying power based on performance. We are not a brokerage, we do not run challenge accounts, and we do not sell evaluations. We profit only when our traders profit.