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a trade cap treats the symptom. youll hit your two trades early on a boring day then sit there twitching, and within a month youll quietly raise it to three because a setup was right there. caps slip when the underlying boredom and fomo arent addressed. the number isnt the cure, the impulse is the problem.

this thread is the 90% trying to figure out why theyre the 90%

ninety percent of individuals asking about prime-of-prime want the business card, not the liquidity. if your retail ecn is genuinely the bottleneck on your returns youd know exactly why, not be asking a forum whether its worth it.

vpn for trading is mostly people opening accounts in jurisdictions they shouldnt and hoping the broker wont notice. theyll notice when you try to withdraw. then suddenly vpn isnt enough.

every EA backtest is insane thats the point of a backtest lol

candlestick patterns were created by a 17th century rice trader and the whole industry pretends his patterns translate perfectly to algorithmic forex markets. they dont. they're partial relics.

triangles break both ways because you can draw a triangle on literally any consolidation if you pick your trendlines generously enough. half the triangles people trade are just range-bound chop with two lines imposed on them to feel like a setup. the pattern is often invented by the trader, not present in the market.

the personality-fit talk becomes an excuse to never master the discipline either style actually requires. cant sit through trend follow drawdowns, blame personality. wont cut mean reversion losers, blame personality. both styles need the exact discipline you lack and personality is the comfortable story for avoiding building it.

every experienced trader says always use a hard stop until the one who quietly runs mental stops and brags about avoiding stop-hunts, right up until the gap that takes half their account. the graveyard is full of experienced traders who decided the rules were for beginners.

swiss bank yes very secure. then their JForex platform crashes during nfp and you cant close. enjoy the safety.

TA works until it doesnt. like every other tool. people just love to make it a religion.

the neckline break that reverses straight back is the market filling stops below an obvious neckline everyone drew identically. youre trading the most telegraphed level on the chart, of course it gets faded. the pattern is so famous its become a liquidity map for the people on the other side.

stay on mt5. ctrader is for hipsters. the rest of the world runs mql4/mql5 ecosystem. why limit yourself.

supply/demand is the same horoscope sold to a new generation. its support and resistance with extra steps and a coaching course.

this is why prop firms suck. they change rules whenever they want, you adapt or get rekt. just trade your own money.

every 'new' broker that gets visibility is because they paid a lot for marketing. blackbull is paying. quality might be ok but be skeptical of viral momentum.

had saxo classic account for 4 years before moving to a hybrid setup. their execution is institutional grade, customer service is excellent, platform is information-dense and rewards experienced users. but for pure forex trading the premium isnt justified vs say ic markets unless you also trade equities and bonds in the same account.