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what does 'trailing stop' mean in practice? like an automatic stop that follows price?

how many trades is a meaningful sample, is there a rough number i should aim for on demo before judging consistency?

seen more beginners suggesting to just try a prop firm challenge instead of depositing at a retail broker. the argument is you only risk the challenge fee ($100-500) instead of your actual trading capital. sounds appealing but i wonder if it's actually good for learning.

is the prop challenge environment useful for learning or does it create bad habits because of the specific rules and pressure?

how do you find out what the whisper number is? i only ever see the analyst consensus estimate.

opened a new mt5 account and had to choose between netting and hedging mode. chose hedging because it sounded more flexible. but now i'm reading that some brokers don't offer both and there are execution differences. can someone explain the practical difference and which is right for different strategies?

do indicators bought from third parties usually come in both versions or do you have to repurchase for mt5?

so are you both saying just learn to read trend from the candles instead of using any indicator at all?

how long does this whole observe-hypothesise-test loop realistically take before you have something you can trade, weeks or months?