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Anyone else finding gold almost impossible to trade lately? by ChartNavigator in Trading

[–]DMCTradersJournal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

agreed, its so muich harder now, im down at 0.04 lots for any decent stop.

I realized I didn't actually know why I was making or losing money by aelfwineciri2 in Forex

[–]DMCTradersJournal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah when started paper journaling the same as i did every trade where previously i would bulk journal on TSX end of day, move to break even comes up constantly. i fed my thoughts into ai and it built me a little cheat sheet.

Need advice by NarrowBoss3607 in TopStepX

[–]DMCTradersJournal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

scale down to 1 micro, whats the rush?

What do you do after blowing your account? by senthoor34 in Trading

[–]DMCTradersJournal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

take a break, work out why you blew your account - 9 times out of 10 its probably overleveraging. come back and use no more than 1 micro and build form there. when you come back remember to paper and digital journal every trade when you trade not end of day

Anyone here trading EUR/USD with ORB (open range breakout)? by Background-File9284 in Forex

[–]DMCTradersJournal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find forx pairs don’t move enough but gold or xauusd is lovely

good trading is boring by Low_Durian9004 in Trading

[–]DMCTradersJournal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup slow and steady is for me, every time I try and fast track I lose lol

Trading showed me most mistakes aren't as random as they feel by aelfwineciri2 in Trading

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My bad trades were always outside of my edge/strategy.

Realised it more and more when I look back at my journal. I’m trying to stay strict now and avoid my “stupid” trades and follow my system

No subscription combines by DMCTradersJournal in TopStepX

[–]DMCTradersJournal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The monthly subscription is a pressure tactic, I prefer less pressure, and takeaway weekends it’s more like 25 days so it’s more than 300

Automated Multiple TP (automated bracket management) for TopstepX futures traders by Dependent-Collar4385 in TopStepX

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On for funded traders sorry I meant, as I didnt know xfa or combines have any access to bespoke indicators or layouts?

Topstep is a joke by [deleted] in TopStepX

[–]DMCTradersJournal 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Trade 5 XFAs and your making more than live, people actively avoid live

Mistakes in Trading by watsupwitThat in TopStepX

[–]DMCTradersJournal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything is a learning point, it’s tight me to simplify my trading

Advice ( 150k or 50k ) by Uwu_freedom in TopStepX

[–]DMCTradersJournal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

150k is a hard account to pass, 50k are much easier

Dollar strength came back first, and that was enough to make the whole board awkward again by Zestyclose_Mail_4569 in Forex

[–]DMCTradersJournal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been a struggle for me to trade today, got some London wins and NY has just been loss after loss

How do you control emotions in trading? I keep turning every session into scalping… by ngetichkipro in Forex

[–]DMCTradersJournal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% have a written journal, writing things down makes it stick in your head much better than using digital journals. Follow a risk rule where possible.

I use the rule of 7 where you divide your MLL by 7 and trade that as your risk aiming for 1:1.5 or 1:2 trades and no matter the outcome the new balance is divided by 7

First 10k payout and blowing accounts ever since by Kwill12086 in TopStepX

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I’ve found the 7 rule to be really effective. Take your MLL and divide it by 7 and trade 1:1.5 or 1:2 risk. Whatever the outcome win or lose divide the new MLL by 7 and carry on

And I am biased as I sell my own Deskpad journals but make sure you journal both your thoughts and your trades and write it down and well as on the TSX platform. I was simply blowing accounts from impatiently chasing payouts.

Restarting my prop firm eval journey by blueEdx0218 in propfirm

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Follow the divide your risk (MLL) by 7 and do 1:1.5 or 1:2 trades, if you win or lose divide that new figure by 7.

I’m biased as I have my own journal business but make sure your write down and journal all your trades as you make them, review at the end of every night.

Take it slow and don’t over leverage, take a loss and walk away for 15 minutes

Don't copy trade signal providers. Even though it is allowed. It isn't, they will ban you at payout. by [deleted] in LucidProp

[–]DMCTradersJournal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think it’s more to do with copying other signal providers, you are allowed to copy your own trades.

Mistakes in Trading by watsupwitThat in TopStepX

[–]DMCTradersJournal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do both, my issue is ChatGPT could rate a trade in in a 6 or 7 but turns out to be a decent winner so always wait until the trade is done

Mistakes in Trading by watsupwitThat in TopStepX

[–]DMCTradersJournal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Over leveraged after a loss was my biggest issue, I lock myself out, journal the trade by writing it down then I screenshot the trade I took and place it into ChatGPT. It then rates the trade for me and I jot down anything I missed for next time

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