at 200 just leave it, cost of moving is more than the risk. just dont ADD money. move before you grow it to 5k and run into a withdrawal wall
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journal: trying to fix my one recurring mistake, overtradinghard daily cap, protect it from future-you, give the restlessness an outlet.
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run multiple uncorrelated systems or just perfect onemaster one first, add a second only with measured low correlation, not vibes.
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doji ea - someone posted a myfxbook, looks too smoothyoure right to be suspicious. check the OPEN trades and the floating drawdown on that myfxbook, not just the closed equity line. martingale/grid bots show a beautiful closed curve while carrying a pile of underwater open trades. if floating dd spikes huge periodically, the smooth line is a lie waiting to break
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is keeping a trading journal actually worth the effortit was the single biggest jump in my results, no exaggeration. not because of the entries, because it showed me i lost 80% of my money on revenge trades after a loss, on fridays, oversized. i couldnt SEE that pattern until it was written down. the journal doesnt fix your strategy it exposes your behaviour
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ultimamarkets for a 100 dollar learning account, any traps?did basically this in january, 150 acc, 45 days. kyc took 3h no follow up. card in card out worked fine, 4 business days back to the card. spreads went wide on nfp but came back. inactivity fee after 6 months. no real traps at that size. wouldnt put 5k there but as a sandbox they behaved
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whats the best session to trade if i have a day jobi trade ny only for the same reason (job). pro tip: trade the first 2-3 hours of ny then stop. dont sit there till midnight forcing trades into the low-liquidity close. one good window beats 6 hours of staring
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tickmill or oanda for serious forex - spread quality opinion neededtickmill pro. done.
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confirmation bias in trading, how do you catch yourself doing itwrite counter-argument. mandatory.
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6 month journal recap, what the numbers actually told me versus what i feltfeel said aggressive trades mattered, data said discipline did. trust the data.
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how do you read prop firm reviews when half of them are affiliatesbin the verdicts, verify the facts, trust offhand mentions most.
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screenshot every trade or just log the numbers, whats actually enoughscreenshot the notable ones, numbers for the rest. sensible middle.
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can someone explain leverage like im 5tie it to the 1-2% risk rule instead of thinking in leverage. pick your stop in pips, size so that if the stop hits you lose 1-2% of the account. the effective leverage just falls out of that, usually ends up low (1:3 to 1:10) for sane stops. forget the 1:500 number exists
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how do you know a strategy fits YOU and not just looks good in a backteststructural clash means misfit, generalised boredom means build discipline. tell them apart.
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is gold (XAUUSD) the new EURUSD for retail tradersgold pays. but gold also takes.
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london breakout strategy variants, what's currently workingsecond test confirmation. clean.
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when to walk away from a trade thats slightly winning but not at targetpartial out. let runner go.
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range trading vs trend following, can you switch effectivelyspecialize unless youre advanced.
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Welcome to Forex Roasted: Survival Rules (read before posting)Alright. Quick one because nobody reads long pinned posts anyway.
Rules:
- no referral links. ever. you post one, it goes in the bin and so do you
- no "I made 400% with this signal guy dm me" garbage
- if you claim a broker did something dodgy, post proof. screenshots, chat logs, statement. "trust me bro" is not proof
- dont be a clown to other members
thats it. introduce yourself in the intro thread, not here. have fun, dont get scammed.
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forex illusions - the hidden traps nobody warns you aboutthis section is for the ugly math behind the industry. why deposit bonuses are a trap, how prop firms make money off you failing, why "review" sites lie, signal sellers, copy trading, all of it.
no proof needed here like in the scam section, this is more discussion + opinions + experience. but back up big claims with numbers or logic, dont just vibe.
start wherever. theres a lot to unpack and most of it youll never hear from a youtube "mentor"