its a rule that no single day can be more than X% of your total profit. sounds reasonable but some firms bury it and use it to deny payouts when one good trade made most of your money. read for it BEFORE you buy, if its vague thats on purpose
Brandon
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do prop firms actually pay out or is that fake too -
prop firm switched its backend platform mid-challenge, anyone else hit thisis it reasonable to ask them to reset the challenge after something like this, or does that make me look like im just trying to buy more time?
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trend following vs mean reversion, does it come down to personalityhow do i figure out my tolerance without blowing accounts on both styles to find out the hard way?
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switched from day trading to swing trading 6 months ago - documenting the transitiondid switching to swing trading free up significantly more time, or does the analysis require more time even if the screen time is less?
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setting up tradingview screener for forex - useful or too much noisewhat conditions are worth screening for in forex? most guides seem written for stocks.
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trading books vs paid courses - where should a complete beginner starttrying to figure out the right learning path. there are free resources everywhere, classic trading books that cost $20, and paid courses ranging from $200 to $3000. can't tell if the expensive courses are actually better or if you can learn everything from books and youtube for almost nothing.
how did experienced traders here actually learn? what was worth paying for and what was a waste?
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retail positioning data, do you fade the crowd and does it actually workwhat counts as an extreme, is there a rough percentage where lopsided positioning starts to matter?
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starting a public journal here for accountability, where do i even beginhow often should i review it, after every trade or weekly or monthly, whats the rhythm that actually helps?
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honest review thread, post your real experience with any prop firmfor those who passed eventually, was it the same strategy the whole time or did you change approach between the failed attempts and the pass?
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complete beginner, what should i actually learn first, the order feels randomhow do i tell a good source from a noise one when im too beginner to judge the content yet?
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mt5 drops connection right at london open every day, anyone elsedoes the vps location actually matter that much? i assumed any vps would be fine as long as its online.