screenshot everything, complain with specifics, not vibes.
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Ian
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prop firm switched its backend platform mid-challenge, anyone else hit this -
how do you share entries in real time without it becoming a signal-selling thingreasoning always, copying never, everyone posts. that culture holds.
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prop rules that quietly make you fail, which ones caught you outread drawdown type, consistency, min days, news ban. in your own words.
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what is your actual realistic monthly return target2-3%. consistent. boring. profitable.
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do you trade the session open or wait for it to settle firstwait for the open chaos to resolve, trade the retest with a defined trigger.
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candlestick patterns alone, sufficient or context-onlypatterns + context. always.
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trend following on weekly timeframe - the boring strategy thats winningsimple. slow. profitable.
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two months in and i feel more lost than when i started, is this normalnormal dip, go narrow and deep on one setup, push through.
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posting my live eurusd short here for accountability, poke holes in itposted plan, took feedback, posted result. textbook.
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is using a prop firm challenge as your first real trading experience a good ideaprop challenge as first real-money experience creates distortions. micro live account first. challenge after demonstrated consistency on own capital.
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mt5 depth of market - is the order book data useful for forex tradersforex dom shows broker book only, not full interbank. useful for real-time spread monitoring. not comparable to futures exchange dom.
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how do you actually use COT reports as a retail forex traderwatch spec positioning extremes over time, lagged context for the big picture, confirm with price.
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changed my journal format completely after 8 months - was it worth itwhatever format reduces friction wins. structured template plus weekly narrative is a solid hybrid.
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is ftmo still the benchmark in 2026 or have others genuinely overtaken itestablished for the first attempt, chase deals once youre proven.
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what actually changes about execution when you go from 10k to 100k accountecn broker, raw account. position size becomes the execution variable not account size.
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custom timeframes in mt5 - which ones actually add value beyond the defaults2h most useful non-standard. stick to standard timeframes where market attention is concentrated unless your specific strategy benefits from the alternative view.
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trading a prop account feels completely different psychologically - is this normalnormal phase. half position size first 2 weeks. anxiety drops significantly after first payout.
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my prop firm runs on a broker i wouldnt personally touch, should i carepayout risk, not deposit risk. but still risk.
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mt5 netting vs hedging account mode - which to use and why it mattersnetting for discretionary trading - cleaner and cheaper. hedging only if ea specifically requires it.
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first month live trading mistakes - compile them here so others can avoidtrade half demo size. don't move stops. no force trading. all four mistakes here are solvable with rules.