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Joined January 2022
~$45k in payouts from @Topstep in 2 weeks. ~$112,000 in total in remaining profits across my XFAs. Roughly 50% SR. 14 winning days out of 15 traded. 2025 off to a good start on the prop side of things.
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48 pieces of advice after 4+ years as a trader. 1. Nobody will hand you winning trades. 2. If you don't respect the market, it won't respect your capital. 3. The best traders are constantly educating themselves. 4. Real trading experience trumps reading strategies. 5. If.
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I’ve been trading one strategy, one pair, one session for over 3 years. Consistency comes from being consistent. It’s a choice.
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I wasn't going to say anything but he just doesn't stop. The drama and the tantrums gotta end. @Greckothe1 You're another cry baby influencer who doesn't seem to understand how the market works and trying to cry "scam" when you blows his 1000th account. Someone explain to me
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@cooltechtipz Isn’t the idea that babies fall into pools all the time. so this helps them learn how to turn and float on their backs. It’s not just a swimming class. But more of a survival thing.
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To be a successful trader you need to be more than JUST a trader. You need to be an accountant, a psychologist, an entrepreneur, a data analyst, a risk analyst, economist, and a project manager. Being a chart jockey is too one dimensional and will only get you so far.
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My trading in 2018:. -30 different assets.-No clear edge.-zero risk management.-no defined trading window. My trading in 2023:. -GBPUSD .-Edge meticulously defined.-Simple.-Profitable.
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It’s funny how you have traders on here saying that Psychology comes first or that it’s 70% of what makes a winning trader- yet you have someone like Jack Schwager who as interviewed and surrounded himself with the worlds most elite traders specifically stating that Edge comes.
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Prop firms are out here ruining peoples trading psychology. Don't get me wrong it's probably the best opportunity most people have for trading capital but let's be real- there's a completely different layer of mental battles you need to overcome to make it long term.
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Fact: The better you understand the H4, the better trader you’ll be.
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I found success in simplicity. Here's how: . H4 for market direction.M5 for confirmation.M1 entry. Trade continuations, forget reversals. Apply simple and repeatable frameworks.
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You make 10% on a simulated account. You make 10% on a live account. Either way- profit split hits your banks. Do you care how it got there?.
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A lot of people get addicted to learning. Learning is not about consumption. Books, Podcasts, Courses, etc. It's an illusion that you are gaining mastery in the topic. It's about applying. It's about doing. You need to master through experience. Not consumption.
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You don't trade a daily/h4 idea and manage it on the m1.
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Trading is. 20% Theory. 80% Figuring it out yourself.
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People taking their first profitable trade without a stop loss now giving advice on how to trade.
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I don't think I follow enough good traders. Any recommendations? . (If you say ICT - I'll block you.).
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A good trader doesn't mean profitable vs not profitable. A good trader is one who is progressing through data collection, analyzing, and then making changes. A good trader is one who makes steps toward being profitable. A bad one repeats mistakes and doesn't know why.
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It’s no secret I don’t believe in trading psychology the way it’s portrayed on social media. I don’t believe a lot of the fluff thrown around can genuinely help a trader execute their edge without hesitation. People ask: what comes first? An edge or good psychology? . I think.
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Want to flip your account? Here’s the recipe 👇. Risk 1% per trade.Loss limit of 2% per day.Ride a win streak til you take a loss.Focus on pro trend moves (H4 direction).Step away from charts while in a trade.Trade 6-12 month period .Don’t be a dumbass and try to do it in 2 days.
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Dear Prop Firms,. Don’t ask for 8-10% gains in a month if your trading conditions are butt cheeks. If your spreads are terrible, reduce your profit ask. Sincerely,. BW and literally every other trader out there . (‘spreads’ and ‘butt cheeks’ shouldn’t be in the same tweet).
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Every problem in trading can be solved 2 ways: . 1. Recording your data.2. Reviewing your data. Most people do neither.
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Someone with a degree is going to make a lot more money than the average trader. Funny how many “elite” traders are in the comments. Most people on Twitter are larping and should probably get back to school. or else they find themselves at the age of 40 with nothing to their.
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“Trade the process, not the PnL”. It means:. Stop over managing your trades. If you buy a ticket from NY to Cali, you’re not going to jump out of the plane over Chicago. Trust your edge. If you don’t, build that confidence.
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Looking for more Twitter traders to post their analysis so I can take the opposite.
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The average trader can't fund a personal trading account with enough capital to make any significant returns. MFF might've fucked it but not all prop firms are created equal. One bad apple doesn't spoil the bunch. Prop firms are a tool, a stepping stone for your personal.
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At the end of the day, being a profitable trader is just about being the best version of yourself at the right times.
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Failure is fine. I don’t mind losing a trade or having a losing streak. What pisses me off is when I get in my own way. The market can fuck me. But if I fuck myself— that drives me nuts.
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How simple is your trading system?. It took me 3 years to simplify my trading.
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There are Four Trading Pillars most traders should master, regardless of strategy 👇. 1. Market Direction.2. Area of Interest Selection.3. Entries.4. Trade Management . All 4 are imperative to building a consistent trading approach.
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I was speaking to an asset manager at Goldman Sachs about the word of retail prop firms. He pretty much shit himself when he heard they ask for 10% in a month. It’s important to understand this is aggressive. Doable. But aggressive.
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Tricking yourself into thinking you’ve done the necessary work to properly vet your edge, then thinking you have a psychology problem, is the biggest fallacy in the trading space. 9/10 traders simply don’t have an edge. They don’t know how or when to apply their technical.
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Trade the market. Stop trading your P/L. Don't close your trade because you're scared.
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99.9999% of every single loss I’ve ever taken is my fault.
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Dear Prop Firms,. Just get a sliding scale for your pricing where users select their Max DD, Daily DD, Profit Target, Number of Phases etc and adjust pricing based on the conditions set by the trader. This way traders can pick and choose a custom challenge. Wonder if that would.
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Psychology is important…. But I believe it comes last. Trying to build good psychology before a repeatable edge is like painting your walls before the drywall is up. Data and systems come first, always. Then build confidence around your edge. Strong psychology will follow.
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To be a successful trader, you need to be more than JUST a trader. You need to be an accountant, a psychologist, an entrepreneur, a data analyst, a risk analyst, economist and a project manager. Being a chart monkey is too one dimensional and will only get you so far.
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@paladinbhutia Progress in private is called “growth”. Progress in public is called “business”.
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What’s the best thing you can do when you’re lost in the woods?. Get to high ground. It helps you find direction. It’ll help you build a plan. Don’t get turned around on LTF because you don’t know where you’re headed. The HTF is your high ground.
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Avoiding the public eye is one of the best things you can do for your trading.
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Trading is really just about pattern recognition. Those with a keen eye, who can spot repetitive patterns and build a framework around it tend to win. This applies to the technicals, the data review, studying losses, making changes etc.
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Journaling your trades is one of the most important things you can do as a day trader.
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I used to think the FX space was toxic… then I moved to futures…. It’s the same. The traders are just beefing in their 40s and 50s instead of their 20s.
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Can anyone tell me what the difference between a 7 figure personal funded trader and a 7 figure prop funded trader is?.
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If only people reviewed their trading journals as passionately as they’ve reviewed @MyForexFunds legal documents.
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You don’t need 20 models to be profitable. That’s not an edge- that’s a shotgun. You need:. •A way to determine market direction .•Criteria to choose where you trade from.•1-2 entry models .•A management framework. Don’t build AN edge, build YOUR edge.
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Trade journaling is an essential tool for any trader. By recording and analyzing your trades, you can gain valuable insights into your own performance and identify areas for improvement. This can help you become a more disciplined and successful trader.
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Want to hear something interesting?. 95% of you didn’t lose prop challenges/funding because you got “slipped to hell”- you lost because you’re not good at trading (yet). And you know it. Don’t use this as another crutch to stand on. Yes, MFF had shady business practices - but.
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Traders who get caught up in a single days performance, don't understand what it takes to be profitable long term. Losses happen. You move on. Wins happen. You move on. Shift your thinking.
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It's amazing how much easier life gets when you start trading continuations and stop looking for reversals.
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If you're still trading demo and it's been more than 6-12 months- do yourself a favor:. Fund a live account with $1,000-$5,000 and consider it "tuition".
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When you’re a trader, no one else is responsible for your success or failure. It's up to you to rise to the challenge, take ownership of your decisions, and keep pushing forward. You're in charge of finding the balance between risk and reward.
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5 days of solid trading. 1 day to fuck it all up. Manage your risk well.
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Most people have these millionaire dreams with the minimum wage work ethic.
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Develop your edge in hindsight. Practice it in simulation. Build patience in demo. Build your psychological edge in live. Journal. Analyze. Eliminate mistakes of pattern. Profit. Everything before live should have an expiration date of 3-6 months.
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Overtrading: Gamblers vs Traders. When people think of 'Overtrading,' they think of an excessively frequent execution of trades, right?. I think that definition is more fitting of a gambler. When a true trader develops a framework, they understand their edge. They know the.
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@Romeotpt lol. Bullshit. Demo. There isn’t a single professional trader in the world that “forgets” their positions.
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Anything you do regularly should have a framework. This builds efficiency and predictability. Work, exercise, trading, studying etc. Have a framework for:. Market Direction.POI selection.Entries .Management.
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Reversals may look cool on social media, but they don’t build any real skill. Continuations do. Focus on what actually works and leave all the flashy bullshit behind. Remember, sometimes what you see other traders post online are just cherry-picked wins.
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At an average of 3-6% returns per month- what size account would you need to cover all your living expenses?.
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Addressing your childhood traumas isn’t going to make you a profitable trader. Data collection, edge definition and repetition will.
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Your strategy is only as good as your ability to articulate it. Clearly defining your ruleset, your definitions, your goals and your limitations are the key to a successful future. Anything else is just leaving it to chance.
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@Greckothe1 @MyFundedFX @Swift_Funding Grow up lol. People see through your bullshit. You do this all the time. Blow the account, cry "scam" and see what kind of damage you can cause. Sad way to live honestly. Tsk tsk- you should be ashamed. Very naughty behavior. Maybe you need a time out.
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Big week for High Impact News coming up. Stay aware. Manage your risk.
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5 days of solid trading. 1 day to fuck it all up. Manage your risk well.
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The best traders are students of their own work. They analyze their successes, their failures, identify patterns, and replicate what works while removing what doesn’t. Iteration is your path to improvement.
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Here's a few harsh realities when it comes to learning to day trade👇.
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Automated trade journaling can save you countless hours each week. Swift Journal allows you to focus on tracking your progress while minimizing your losses. Save time with Swift and focus on what matters most— your edge 📓📈@_swiftjournal . 👇.
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Traders trying to salvage their doomed prop challenge with less than 1% left before max DD violation.
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4 Mistakes Most Traders Make 👇. 1. Over Trading.2. Over Managing.3. Over Risking.4. Over Thinking. Specific trading windows and less chart time will fix all of these 👆.
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Here’s how you build your own day trading concepts:. 1. Find a problem in your trading. 2. Determine patterns associated with that problem. 3. Ask yourself “why is it happening?”. 4. Go find the answer. 5. Document. 6. Refine. 7. Apply . Journal everything.
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When trying to determine market direction, you have 2 options:. Long term direction and intraday direction. A lot of intraday traders get caught up in the monthly, weekly, daily candles when in reality you only need the H4 while keeping an eye on the daily. Determine where the.
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Trading is like cooking. Having all the right ingredients yields the best dish. Missing some components still works but isn’t ideal. You can overcook your trades holding them too long, letting price come against you. Undercook them, closing too early. Find balance.
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People love to ask why I educate traders. -Every job I've had I've been a mentor or trainer . -I'm a natural leader. -I have a high income skillset I can monetize. -Articulation builds clarity . -I enjoy it (most of the time).
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Risking nothing is basically the same as risking everything.
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You trade your personality, not the market. Some have high accuracy but low returns. Some have high returns but low accuracy. Figure out what strains your emotions the least and go with it.
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The traders who don’t make frequent, big mistakes tend to last longterm. FOMO, greed, chasing, revenge trading- if left unchecked, these will lead to significant dents in your P/L or potential blown accounts. A simple way to address this is:. Have a daily loss limit.
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If I see any more of this bullshit, my head might pop.
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Here’s what we do. We get rid of prop firms and everyone can go back to depositing their $100s back into a broker. Easy. I’m not even the biggest prop supporter. The people who know me know this. But it’s funny how quickly people turn their back on an opportunity just to look.
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You want to find consistency? Do this:. 6 months of pure studying. Don’t memorize- strive to understand. 3 months of demo with a minimum profit factor of 2 and a strike rate over 50%. Use that as a baseline to go into live trading. Hold that for another 3 months.
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Spend 2-3 months on live data gathering per setup. Don't change your approach just because the trade didn't work once or you had a bad week. After each period- assess how profitable you were and compare it with previous data sessions. Remove the shit- double down on the good.
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Profitable traders are like gardeners. They till the soil, plant the seeds, water and let the sun do the rest. Only harvest when it’s time. 90% of you doofuses are picking unripe fruits.
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Do people actually meditate before trading? Does it help? . Or is it all bullshit like I think it is? Not mediation itself- but the fact that no one is actually doing it. people just say it like they say they do 4am cold plunges in glacial waters.
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Backtesting leads to overfitting data. Temper your expectations and strive to hit the live market to collect data. The longer you backtest the longer it’ll take to build the right experience required to be profitable. Determine your strat and test live sooner.
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I’ve always been and will always be an advocate for personal funds over prop funds. But… I also understand how difficult it is for 90% of traders to fund their personal accounts with enough capital to make any real money. Prop capital is one of the best opportunities to.
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Finding a trading strategy is like getting an organ transplant. Your body might reject it immediately, over time, or not at all. If you find one that works, it becomes a part of you. It sustains you.
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At some point discipline and patience becomes a part of you. It’s not something you have to think about or wonder how to get it. When you don’t have it- there will be constant reminders that you need it.
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Skipping your trade journaling is like skipping leg day. You might look good with a shirt on but you’re still a chicken leg little shit. Become the total package- or what’s the point?.
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Consistency isn't easy. It takes constant work to be consistent in the right areas. It takes a critical mind to make sure you're not developing consistency in the wrong areas. Last thing you want to be is consistently doing the wrong things.
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How simple is your trading system?. It took me 3 years to simplify my trading.
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You're not as far from these dreams as you think you are. You're a lot closer than you think. The issue is- because you think it's so far away, you act in accordance with that belief system and it always keeps it that far away from you.
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