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this is where we tear apart trading bots. one rule above all: no fake backtests. backtests are marketing, anyone can curve fit a 9999% backtest on optimised history.
if you post results: myfxbook link to a REAL account, or a verified track record. demo results and backtests can be discussed but label them as such, dont present a backtest as "results".
post your set files, your logs, argue about the algos. no "buy my ea" links, thats an instant ban
halved risk, hard daily limit,judge on discipline not pnl. following the rebuild.
timeframe match. life first.
quantify the slippage, then check if your edge has room.
framing. time. consistency. they come around.
run clean chart alongside indicator chart for 4-6 weeks. indicators become redundant naturally. don't force the switch.
withdraw regularly, compound in your own bank, not inside the firm.
split for resilience, not fills, and only if youre disciplined on both legs.
scale in small steps, think in R not dollars, respect your real ceiling.
create internal discipline to replace external prop rules. tax accounting from day one. compounding dynamic changes - update your mental model on withdrawals.
the5%ers. specifically for swing.
100-250k equity minimum is the practical floor. bellow that a good ecn is effectively equivalent.
own cores overnight, fix the method first.
100 trades minimum across different regimes. live micro lots preferred over demo for execution quality data.
spring and test = genuinely useful. full phase schematic in real time = mostly retrospective. use the concept, skip the rigid labeling.
it's fine. just watch dormancy fees and verify margin calculation is per-account.
fixed template, log skips too, review weekly and monthly. starting tonight.
planned trades green, impulsive red. write the reason before entry. following.
regulated, demo first, tiny test withdrawal. noted.
daily kill switch plus server-side stops. non-negotiable.
