The world of fame doesn’t revolve only around the actors and politicians, but there are many such niches and respective personalities which have now made an equally important mark. The financial sector, including trading, the stock market, and crypto, has gained a lot of attention in recent times, and people are literally worshipping people who are helping them make money out of the same.
Michael J Huddleston is one name who is dominating the trading industry for his unique approach, strategies, and mentorship. He is one of the prominent names in Inner Circle Trader (ICT) and is the creator of Smart Money Concepts (SMC). We will be learning more about his life, how he became a successful career, and his net worth.
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Early Life
Michael J. Huddleston is more of a mysterious name when it comes to his birth, life and family. However, we do have access to some of the information, but the certainty is not there. He is believed to have been born in the USA and raised in St. Joseph, Michigan, but the details of his birth are not available. As per certain reports, his parents were Von Dean and Elizabeth Huddleston, and the details of his siblings are not available.
From a young age, he was exposed to trading because one of his uncles was involved in trading commodities and futures. He did not receive a traditional education, but did complete his high school, and later educated himself about the financial market and took courses with established traders like Larry Williams and Richard Dennis.
Evolution of Career
Huddleston’s professional career began in the 1990s after he spotted a classified ad about a trading course, but he initially suffered losses, and he delved deeper into studying the markets. He spent the next few years studying finance and trading with some renowned traders like Larry Williams and slowly developed his own understanding of the market. For the early part of his career, it was more about studying and exploring.
During the late 1990s and early 2000s, he started by sharing insights in trading communities and chatrooms that grabbed a lot of negative attention because of his informal and unique presentation of the market guidance, causing him to pause his teaching. During the 2000s and early 2010s, he put focus on building his methodology, which he described as “algorithmic driver of price and ‘smart money,” a framework that later became “Smart Money Concepts (SMC).
By 2012, he started producing content under the name “Inner Circle Trader (ICT) and posted lessons on his YouTube channel, which stayed active till 2012, but he gained a great number of audiences worldwide. Between 2016 and 2017, he started giving private mentorship, which he referred to as “Core Content,” and taught in a structured form to not establish his reputation within trading circles.
During the late 2010s and early 2020s, ICT gained wider recognition in the forex and trading market, and he became a known name as a mentor in the trader’s world worldwide. He started to influence while teaching concepts like fair value gaps, order blocks, and liquidity. By 2022, he made his mentorship materials free online, boosting his reputation dramatically and till now, he is continuing to create content and discuss trading models like “ICT Venom Trading Model.”
Shot to Fame
Huddleston’s fame shot up during the late 2010s and early 2020s when his teaching under the name “Inner Circle Trader (ICT)” began circulating globally, and he gained attention through the online community. A major turning point came during 2016 to 2017 when he released structured mentorship content around order blocks, liquidity, and market structure.
Relationships
Huddleston has kept his personal life private, and all that is known through a certain source is that he is married and also has kids. However, the certainty is not there as he himself has never shared any news on the same.
Major Sources of Income and Net Worth
If sources are to be believed, then Michael J Huddleston’s net worth is about $25 million, which is earned mainly from teaching and mentorship under Inner Circle Trader (ICT). He must have earned through trading, but he has always mentioned that he likes to keep his trading part private.
