Trade Recap Trade 26: -1R The long trade mentioned in my previous post unfortunately ended at full stop loss (-1R). As noted earlier, I was aware of the potential for a downside reversal following a triple H4 fractal high sweep and the formation of ...

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Trade Recap Trade 25: -1R Another full -1R loss on an unsuccessful short attempt, closing out a difficult week. This one stings more than usual. It marks the fourth consecutive loss, pushes the account below the initial deposit for the first time ...

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Trade Recap Trade 24: -1R A full -1R loss on an unsuccessful short attempt. The new week opened with a gap down, followed by an H1 break of structure, suggesting a potential reversal after an H4 fractal manipulation at higher-timeframe POIs. I ...

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March 2026 Recap March closed as a green month, both in terms of monetary return and—more importantly—execution and trade management discipline. This remains my primary focus at this stage. It was a relatively active month with 9 trades taken. The ...

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Trade Recap Trade 21: +2R Trade 22: -1R Trade 23: -1R Due to the Easter holidays and a week-long vacation at the beautiful Baltic seaside, I’m posting a recap of my last three trades with a slight delay. Trade 21 The first trade of April was a ...

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Trade Recap Trade 20: -1R A full -1R loss on an unsuccessful long attempt. The trade developed over nearly a full week. I was triggered in during the early hours of last Tuesday following a clean and valid entry setup. After initially moving ...

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Trade Recap Trade 19: +2R A solid 2R winner following an H4 fractal sweep and an early Wednesday break of structure. The ideal entry was at an H1 imbalance, with a trigger around 8 AM CET. However, I have to admit I initially missed this ...

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Trade Recap Trade 18: +2R What a rollercoaster this trade turned out to be. I was triggered into this long around 4 PM CET last Thursday after price created an imbalance while breaking structure to the upside following an H4 fractal sweep. Price ...

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Missed Opportunity Unfortunately, I made my first real execution mistake in a while and missed a very clean short setup. Earlier in the day, I entered a short (Trade 16) which ended in a loss. Shortly after being stopped out, price aggressively ...

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Trade Recap Trade 17: -0.3R Another loss—this time a partial (-0.3R)—after what initially looked like a well-developing long setup. The process remained unchanged: H4 fractal sweep → H1 market structure break → entry at H4 imbalance. Everything ...

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Trade Recap Trade 16: -1R A quick full loss following a short attempt on EUR/USD. Price tapped into an H4 supply zone (buy-to-sell), manipulated an H4 fractal pre-Frankfurt open, and then aggressively moved lower, breaking H1 structure to the ...

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February 2026 Recap I’ll start with the key insight from the second month of 2026: a clean sheet in terms of execution and discipline. There was not a single deviation from my plan, which makes the month satisfying from a process perspective—even ...

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Trade Recap Trade 15: +2R Finally—after more than 30 days without a winner (the previous one being on February 6th) and five consecutive losses—the strategy delivered a clean 2R win. One of those losses was a minor -0.1R, but it still counted as ...

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After doing more extensive backtesting, I’ve decided to stop trading this strategy. While the framework itself was logical and executable, the long-term numbers simply weren’t strong enough to justify continuing. The data showed an average net gain ...

EURUSD London Session Manipulation (AMD)

Trade Recap Trade 14: -0.1R A relatively quick reduced-risk loss (-0.1R) on this long attempt following a double H4 fractal manipulation and a confirmed H1 market structure shift to the upside. The trade was executed on thebreak and retest of the ...

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Trade Recap Trade 12: -1R Trade 13: -0.6R Unfortunately, the losing streak continued as March opened with two more consecutive losses following unsuccessful attempts to both long and short EUR/USD. Both trades were executed exactly according to my ...

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Trade Recap Trade 10: -1R Trade 11: -1R The final two trades of February were taken while I was still traveling in Sri Lanka. Unfortunately, both resulted in full losses following two unsuccessful attempts to long EUR/USD. Trade 10 The February 18th ...

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Trade Recap: Trade 9: +2R A perfectly executed winning long based on a clear Accumulation → Manipulation → Distribution (AMD) pattern that developed throughout the entire previous week. From late Monday, price consolidated within a tight ~60-pip ...

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Trade Recap: Trade 8: -1R The first trade of February turned into a bit of a rollercoaster. After being triggered at an H1 FVG, price initially moved against me to around -0.8R, then reversed sharply and pushed up to approximately +1.4R as it tapped ...

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January 2026 Recap I consider the first month of 2026 a clear win. My strategy presented seven valid entries, and I participated in all of them. What I’m most proud of this month is my trade management—I did not close a single trade prematurely out ...

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