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New Traders

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A place for beginner traders to ask questions, learn basics, discuss common mistakes, and understand trading step by step.

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    DaveD
    This section is for beginner traders: asking questions, learning the basics, working through common mistakes, and understanding how trading actually works step by step. No question is too basic here, that's the whole point of the section. Basic conduct If you know the answer to someone's question, help them. If you don't, don't guess and present it as fact. No condescension. Everyone in the Experienced Traders section was once asking the same questions people ask here. Telling someone to "just Google it" isn't a contribution. If you don't want to help, scroll past. Promotion & advertising Do not promote paid courses, mentorships, signal services, or any commercial product without admin approval. Beginners are the most targeted group in this industry and we take that seriously. If you genuinely want to share a free educational resource, contact admin first. Referral links get removed without warning. DMing new members to sell them anything will get you permanently banned, no warnings. Posting standards Ask your question clearly. The more context you give, the better the answer you'll get. What are you trying to understand? What have you already read or tried? If you get a good answer, acknowledge it. It helps others find the right information when they search later. If you're sharing advice, be honest about your own experience level. Well-intentioned but wrong advice from someone who's also a beginner can do real damage. There's no such thing as a stupid question here, but there is such a thing as not reading the thread before posting the same question that was answered two posts above. Other things that'll get your post removed Anyone using this section to target or exploit new traders. This gets you permanently banned. Misinformation presented confidently as fact. Posts that are clearly just fishing for a mentor-client relationship or paid coaching. Warnings for minor stuff, bans for anything deliberate or repeated. Not sure if something fits here, message a mod before posting. — ForexRoasted Team
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    NicholasN
    consistent focused hours beat long chaotic ones. match the style to your time.
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    NicholasN
    tiny live to train the emotion, predefine exits so panic cant act.
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    IanI
    normal dip, go narrow and deep on one setup, push through.
  • which forex pairs should a complete beginner focus on and why

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    NicholasN
    eurusd only for year one. tightest spread, most liquid, most educational material. add pairs only after consistent results on one.
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    IanI
    prop challenge as first real-money experience creates distortions. micro live account first. challenge after demonstrated consistency on own capital.
  • what are realistic return expectations for year 1 and year 2 traders

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    NicholasN
    year 1 goal: survival and process. yera 2: consistency. 15-30% annual is excellent. anything promising monthly 5%+ compounded is not realistic.
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    IanI
    trade half demo size. don't move stops. no force trading. all four mistakes here are solvable with rules.
  • i keep jumping to a new strategy every week, how do i actually stop

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    samuel.jS
    the comfort-seeking line stung because its exactly it every new strategy was a hope hit. committing to one for fifty trades and writing my exit criteria down tonight. thanks for being blunt, i needed it.
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    lowkeysamL
    books first ($50 total). small live account to apply concepts. courses only once you can evaluate what they're teaching.
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    Z
    and yet most will still bookmark this, watch forty more videos, and place a 5 percent risk trade on day three because a pattern looked spicy. knowing the order and respecting it are, as always, different things.