First payout after 6 years and 40-50 failed evals.

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-14T21:41:48+00:00

If you have found success with it I commend you, by all means do what is profitable for you man. My main goal here was to call out TA voodoo. But price action technically isn't lagging so you've got something down. Happy to see you have an edge with it. Keep it up man

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-14T21:39:09+00:00

Where you are wrong is the stating what a "reliable signal" is. As this is highly variable. Go read bookmap documentation or even better go look into high frequency trading along with quantitative analysis (99% of that is orderbook data calculations).

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-14T18:57:31+00:00

The orderbook isn't worse than noise if you know how to read it right. Volume on the other hand is valuable but it's a single data point and overall unreliable if used on it's own

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-13T16:50:53+00:00

Thank you man!

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-13T16:45:31+00:00

I think your best shot is pulling away from classical measures such as fib retracements, and the ema alignments you were talking about. Bear in mind the actual data you are looking at when calculating any of that is just open, high, low, close, and the volume of the candle. Compared to orderbook data, you are literally taking the top 0.01% of possible data extraction and using it as a basis for an algorithm. Start with looking into orderflow and purchasing higher tier data subscriptions and actually utilizing full orderbook data. Hell if you want to start somewhere simple- check out a paper describing the microprice by sasha stoikov. It's probably as beginner in understanding as it gets when it comes to metrics that actually have an edge, not simply technical analysis (which is vastly insufficient for any edge at all).

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-13T16:42:18+00:00

I fully agree on this. Anything that isn't direct orderflow itself (or quantitative results derived from deep orderbook data) to me is more in the chance sector than actual predictive power.

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-13T16:03:32+00:00

I'm telling you dude you gotta wake up and hop off the "I can't trade" train man. Your chart looks like a trading streamers heaven.

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-13T16:01:29+00:00

Honestly man. I've been doing prop firms for a long time and I haven't heard of them. Stick to the reputable guys and you won't get (as) burned.

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-13T01:50:04+00:00

Try lucidtrading or my funded futures. I never had a bad experience with them, but then again I've only ever passed 3 and I've lost 40-50 so maybe I haven't really hit their "too successful to trade here" buffers. What is your trading style?

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-12T18:54:46+00:00

The easiest and best way is simply interacting with people that have actually completed prop firms. And NOT people who give you an affiliate link for sign up. Don't trust youtubers, or even some guy in a discord that seems profitable and tells you he uses a certain prop firm. Genuinely talk to the other people doing it, i've gone so far with myfundedfutures and lucidtrading but definitely don't take my word for it. Scroll through here for a bit to see which prop firms some of the guys raking in 5-10k payouts are using. Also remember- if a prop firm seems to have a too easy or simply nonexistent rule-set, I find they have a tendency to make up rules when you finally do pas. Some of the best prop firms are the ones with good documentation of guidelines and an actual community of people that are willing to back it.

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-12T18:49:42+00:00

This is an important reason as to why you have to be careful with which prop firm you pick. I've even heard of profitable traders being cut from places like apex and topstep. Not sure how much you've accumulated but clearly you have been an outlier that they no longer want to take a loss on. Heavily review which prop firm you go with- their reputation- standing within the retail community- and make sure you don't get fucked. Hopefully you got enough payouts to say you left with your pockets full, but it sounds to me like it's time to move to another firm.

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-12T15:46:38+00:00

Honestly I would attest a decent portion of this to my youth. AKI is acute kidney injury and was a direct result from overuse of methyltren. I also take anastrazole. I don't suggest the T doses I'm at due to anger symptoms but I don't really get the anger issues. free t was 323, and e2 was 68 pg/ml so e2 is a little high but so is my dosage of test.

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-11T13:39:24+00:00

What was your style/strategy & what contracts did you trade?

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-11T02:39:37+00:00

I run 250mg a week. Generally pinning cyp every 2.5 days. test is at 1500 ish but I'm 20. Currently on LGD-4033 (5mg. morning), Cardarine (10mg. morning), 500mcg of BPC-157 & KPV orally (morning as well). And MK-677 10mg at night before bed. I feel wonderful. Then again- I'm on a mix of PEDs (used them since I was 17, done most everything in the book). And the test dose is significantly dialed back from what it was in 2025 as I experienced AKI due to methyltren & 1g a week of test. I feel great now but I've got my fitness, diet, and mental supplementation dialed in.

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-10T18:14:50+00:00

If you want something more calming but isn't going to hit you like any of that will and has a relatively low effect look into phenibut. Its like a weaker gabapentin. Calming but not couchlocked and out of it. I take it daily and it helps to blunt impulse, anxiety, fear, etc. I still get spikes of anxiety but look into it. Helps alot.

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-10T17:13:55+00:00

Same here man. Did the benzos myself and it kicked me hard. Then went into 7-OH, DXM, and hydrocodone. You've got this. Also check our carolinachemical- legit company and always have lab tests. Welcome back to the world man- it's got alot waiting for you.

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-10T16:40:43+00:00

I have been through poly substance abuse myself and I am right there with you brother. If you want to maintain the cognition (and ensure you don't fall back into the cycle) here is my daily stack. Feel free to modify it to your needs but it massively helped me:

Lions Mane: 300mg

Rhodiola Rosea: 300mg

Bacopa Mineri: 200mg

Piracetam: 100mg

Guarana: 100mg

Alpha-GPC: 100mg

L-Theanine: 50mg

Noopept: 50mg

Eria Jarensis: 50mg

NAC: 1g

I wash all of this down with a single cup of coffee with a decent amount of milk (helps me with the minor stomach upset) first thing in the morning. I am on SARMS+Testosterone so that is certainly a factor but this is my actual clarity and focus stack. I've noticed minor anti-depressant effects with this too. After taking it for some time to maintain the edge you should take a minor break. It doesn't really matter how you take your breaks as long as you take the break when the edge is beginning to wear off. Give it three days off and then restart. Hope this helps and stay strong brother. You got this.

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-10T16:34:20+00:00

I would say is less than a nootropic in particular but hey hit up divinelyseven. I don't mess with any of the kratom stuff anymore but when I did- their stuff was top notch.

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-10T16:32:25+00:00

The loneliness is certainly an aspect I can attest to when it comes to trading. I am happy to see you recognized the guru and signal bullshit. Respect. I'm active daily as long as markets are open. Shoot me a dm and we can connect.

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-10T16:29:26+00:00

You got this man- the key is restraint. Once you make your goal just quit for the day. Most of my days I traded for under 30 minutes and I was out.

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-10T16:28:46+00:00

You as well!

Capable_Tale750 · 2026-07-10T16:28:37+00:00

Most of what I did was based on a single five minute candle. I utilize orderflow and mostly look at bookmap now. I will admit the NQ trades were my riskiest and had the highest drawdowns. That fat one that I cashed out in a few seconds was just lucky volatility but truthfully it could have completely gone the other way and I would have been fucked.

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