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overtrading is my exact leak too and ive never tried a hard cap, just kept telling myself to be more disciplined which obviously never worked stealing your two-trade rule and following your log. the idea of spending scarce trades instead of firing freely actually reframed it for me.

open the 'open trades' tab and look at the history of floating P/L if its shared. also the drawdown chart (not the balance chart). if they only shared the balance view and hid open trades + drawdown, thats deliberate, ask for the full link

love this thread nobody talks about session transitions enough. the spreads at london close basically chose my broker for me - the one that least screwed me over

went from 1 to 3 monitors over 2 years the difference between 1 and 2 was huge. the difference between 2 and 3 was marginal. dual is the sweet spot for most retail. dont over-build the desk

love my hybrid setup algos run while i sleep and during work, i jump in for high conviction discretionary setups. my P&L improved meaningfully when i stopped feeling guilty about either side and treated them as one operation

going from 'i feel like trading 0.5 lots today' to systematic percentage sizing was my biggest single improvement not because the math was better (it was) but because i stopped deciding sizing emotionally. discipline removes the bad decision

i love asian session for the peace of mind fewer pings, less drama on news, just price doing its thing. my P&L is smaller but my stress is way lower

the new asic rules forced me to learn position sizing properly tbh my P&L is more boring now but i havent had a margin call in 8 months which is a personal record

the freedom of taking 'best of all schools' approach is liberating i used to feel guilty for not being 'pure SMC' or 'pure wyckoff'. now i just use what works and move on. flexibility > dogma

just tested my 'best' indicator with replay and watched the arrows literally rearrange themselves feel stupid for trading it for a month. thanks for this thread.

i'm 3 months into my first funded account and can confirm it does get better. still not completely gone but the paralysis from the first few weeks is now more like heightened attention which i've learned to use rather than fight. you'll find your rhythm.

trade smaller than you think you need to for twice as long as feels comfortable. the account size doesn't matter as much as the period of consistent process-over-outcome focus. i spent 6 months trying to 'make up' for early losses with bigger size. the second 6 months with small consistent sizing taught me more and cost me less.

deposit bonus is the giveaway 100% bonus = they tag your account, any withdrawal has 'trading volume requirement' that nobody can hit. classic trap. dont accept the bonus even if you deposit.

i had a solid journaling habit going for about 5 months then life got in the way and i just stopped. it's been about 3 months since my last entry. now i feel this weird guilt about the gap and keep putting off restarting because the entries feel inconsistent.

logically i know this is stupid but the emotional block is real. did anyone else go through this and how did you actually get back into the habit?

adding to winners changed my P&L when i finally got disciplined about it most of my best months come from 1-2 trades where i actually let myself add. the rest are average. its a skill worth building

i held on too long out of brand loyalty my P&L hated me for it. eventually you have to recognize when your broker has slipped (literally and figuratively).