Remote Funded ETF Trend Trader

What You'll Trade

Liquid US-listed ETFs across broad market, sector, and thematic categories. Some traders extend into commodity ETFs (GLD, USO) and bond ETFs (TLT, IEF) for cross-asset trend exposure. We exclude leveraged and inverse ETFs from primary positions due to decay characteristics.

Day-to-Day

• End-of-day or end-of-week scans: identify ETFs meeting trend criteria (e.g., 50/200 MA cross, ATR-based breakouts)
• Calculate position sizes off volatility — not fixed dollar amounts; the strategy normalizes risk per trade
• Enter on confirmed signals at the next session open or on a defined intraday trigger
• Manage with trailing stops that widen with rising ATR; let winners run, cut losers fast

Risk Profile

Trend-following has long, frustrating drawdowns followed by strong runs. Maverick traders in this role are sized so that a typical drawdown is survivable across a calendar year, and the firm's risk framework caps both per-position and portfolio-level loss limits. The strategy works on a 3–5 year timeline, not a 3-month one.

Who Succeeds in This Role

• Traders who can sit through 6+ months of choppy, low-return conditions without abandoning the strategy
• People who think in expectancy and Sharpe, not in win rate
• Candidates who have backtested their own trend systems and understand what 'live' results look like
• Traders with patience — this is one of the slower-rhythm roles at the firm

Why This Role Exists at Maverick

Trend-following is one of the most studied and best-documented edges in markets. The retail problem is rarely the strategy — it's the discipline to follow it through drawdowns. Maverick funds traders who have already done the psychological work, with firm capital that lets them size properly.

Open Locations

This role is open to US-based applicants. Browse etf trend trader positions by metro: