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LoneTrader1 replied Jan 24, 2025Me too. When you define your risk in advance, you acknowledge the possibility of being wrong. Without this, traders rationalize, justify, or avoid decisions, leading to losses. Mark Douglas
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LoneTrader1 replied Jan 23, 2025I have closed trades early most of the times. Have ignored it this time. DXY holding above 1.08 looks ok to me.
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LoneTrader1 replied Jan 23, 2025Noted. Sometimes I add another position and put the bad entry at break even, but if it doesn't work the risk doubles. So you are right since market overshoots some most of the times should wait for a better entry.
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LoneTrader1 replied Jan 23, 2025Exactly! Even if you get it wrong mostly and get it right few times you still make money. Less stress, TP, SL and let it play out.
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LoneTrader1 replied Jan 23, 2025I tried this XAUUSD trade, was stopped out but it was a 25X trade. My SL was too tight 10 pips, high was 2763.40
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LoneTrader1 replied Jan 23, 2025Mostly I scalp quick in and out, US indices, Gold etc and the amount of stress it gives is unbearable, sometimes the market moves too fast too far, so my focus is now high R:R trades. I have done it in the past though. But watching you do it ...
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LoneTrader1 replied Jan 23, 2025Example: (Simulated) If I had this trade idea then I should have executed this trade. But I haven't. image
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LoneTrader1 replied Jan 23, 2025Right! 90% of them are a scam or with strange rules and excuses. FTMO has been around for a long time and I had a good experience. No restrictions on trading strategies, and overall fair rules. That's right! FOMO and greed are dangerous things. ...
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LoneTrader1 replied Jan 23, 2025Boulder knows more about prop firms... I don't know about her but she looks so busy in prop firms. When I joined FF you both used to talk and shared trade ideas a lot.
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LoneTrader1 replied Jan 23, 2025I don't know about Nova, Mine is FTMO not funded it's a challenge. FTMO and IC
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LoneTrader1 replied Jan 23, 2025Thanks Gator! I'm in. I did try EU too at 1.0434 SL was 1.04405 but I closed it at 1.0437 In the prop firm account re entered at 1.0331 but it's at B.E Edit : EU SL now 1.0439
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LoneTrader1 replied Jan 22, 2025Gapped down , sign of weakness. Maybe Gap fill and down 192.77
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