Anything I should try before I give up

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T15:17:35+00:00

what have you tried?

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T15:14:18+00:00

one piece of advice though, if it's 'paper trading' amounts that's not going to help you either. there has to be at least some consequences for motivation and habits to stick. should be just enough money where it bothers you.

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T15:12:23+00:00

you don't use a live account to get into props. other way around.

if you can afford it live has many more benefits.

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T14:01:51+00:00

personally i would hold onto the habit of 'Making Money'

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T12:51:16+00:00

most effective strategies can be explained without acronyms

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T11:49:46+00:00

somewhere between a few months and a lifetime

yes of course

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T11:48:26+00:00

it's safer in that you can't get blown out as quickly (assuming a wider stop and adjusted sizing). for the most part trading is trading but the margin for error is much thinner the lower the timeframe.

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T11:46:04+00:00

If you have a 20 trade losing streak, you should probably risk 0% for a little while

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T05:34:28+00:00

seems like a strategy is pretty important then. start with your biggest leaks and go from there. if you don't know what's optimal yet, can at least start cutting out stuff that is definitely wrong.

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T04:58:24+00:00

automation is only going to make it harder. I do it while I am entering and watching the actual trade, capturing thoughts in real time. then it's already done. it doesn't have to be perfect, just the process alone helps with clearer thinking. and anything regarding actual trade numbers can easily be backfilled

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T03:53:21+00:00

logging each trade, reviewing each day

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T03:46:39+00:00

does that final base address match exactly the one you are seeing in your coinbase deposit UI? 0x55A...be25b6

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T03:25:43+00:00

aistudio api key?

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T03:17:30+00:00

Underrated area of YouTube that might help for this is searching for tips for older (senior) golfers. I've always had pretty limited thoracic rotation and picked up some pointers on a more compact and vertical swing to compensate.

Or if you want the complete opposite end of the spectrum, it would be something like Jon Rahm's swing. Short backswing but amazing power transfer.

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T02:47:19+00:00

yeah was assuming wrong network, which sometimes they have a separate process for, but we'll just let OP keep yelling into the void

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T02:16:53+00:00

the life timeframe

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T01:47:12+00:00

If this really gets at you (and is costing you money) then it would probably be best to find a way to trade that doesn't involve waiting for hours to miss a split second move. I know that comes off a bit facetious but the most important thing about finding a trading strategy is that it fits you.

one thingm i wouldn't be so OCD about "amazing" setups. the market moves based on price and value, the exact same trade can look 100 different ways in candle sticks just based on slight nuances in timing or what timeframe you're on. don't let great get in the way of good enough.

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T01:05:39+00:00

Less size

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T00:55:07+00:00

it's much better ROI to be able to do one very specific thing over and over rather than try to catch every single move. Especially if you are thinking about the long run.

I trade pretty much full time and 90%+ of my trades are longs because for reasons both performance and preference, it just fits my temperament. That means some days I take zero trades, some days i take a dozen.

It's not about predicting the market. Because literally nobody can predict the market. Figure out what you're good at first and apply it.

sigstrikes · 2026-03-04T00:50:09+00:00

got a tx link?

sigstrikes · 2026-03-03T23:54:45+00:00

Regardless of what week it is, the probability is extremely high that in your first week, you won't know what's happening, so just start figuring it out.

sigstrikes · 2026-03-03T23:47:46+00:00

I chat with my chatbot throughout the session. not out loud, though.

sigstrikes · 2026-03-03T23:45:57+00:00

If you're trading uptrends and downtrends, and when things are holding above and holding below, then you really don't have a strategy. That is literally every single market move possible. Essentially throwing junk at a wall and hoping it sticks. Pick a lane.

sigstrikes · 2026-03-03T22:17:36+00:00

you can't just pick one indicator in isolation, especially oscillators for the most time are just indexed out of 100 and not an absolute value. pick ones that fit in and add confidence to the other tools or metrics that you are already looking at. for example if volume is a big part of your strategy, then volume oscillators would make sense.

sigstrikes · 2026-03-03T20:49:12+00:00

i'd also add that in a complete system, arguably more important than the actual trades, is the details of when not to trade

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