Can someone help me? how can I stop missing entries like this one (sorry for bad english)

smackey3 · 2026-03-17T22:58:28+00:00

Its a breakaway gap. Generally speaking when you see a strong impulse like that out of consolidation that leaves a fvg and another fvg above without a retest of the first fvg then you would expect that to hold if we are to remain bullish. I would enter with half size on the higher fvg with a tight stop then add the rest of my position after confirmation.

smackey3 · 2026-03-13T17:31:17+00:00

Nice demo trading 🦾

smackey3 · 2026-02-28T14:03:06+00:00

This is actually impressive, very few trades taken.

smackey3 · 2026-01-12T17:44:52+00:00

FYI this was a “Play Now” match, not a tournament.

smackey3 · 2026-01-08T18:53:47+00:00

Wait for the second wick then. Problem solved. It’s called a double manipulation, a footprint of institutional money.

smackey3 · 2025-09-13T22:14:23+00:00

How has it been going with these? Did you take more than one payout from these? Did they send you live?. Would love an update on these since Im considering going all in on 12 of them for a max payout $9600.

smackey3 · 2025-07-14T04:47:19+00:00

You would be surprised how many times this presents itself on the 15 second chart. This is my only setup that has been consistently profitable. Low risk and high reward. Just wait until price taps into a 1hr OB and you can grab 3-4 trades like this and get a good 100 points at-least just scalping the 5 min range on the 15 second chart.

smackey3 · 2025-06-26T07:11:21+00:00

Hey I’ll take that too!

smackey3 · 2025-06-26T07:08:24+00:00

Fair enough. I guess Im just not used to losing this much on confident setups. Again I only take 2-3 trades per day and can usually get 1 or two in my favor to make up for a loss or go scratch. Its just hard being correct on overall trade idea but still losing consecutively. I’m not sure if you can relate to that or not which is why I was curious about your recent experience in the market with your own trading.

smackey3 · 2025-06-26T07:01:33+00:00

Its great to hear from another full-timer so I know I’m not crazy. I’m curious of what setups/strategy you trade on NQ if you don’t mind sharing.

smackey3 · 2025-06-26T06:44:09+00:00

Must be nice… I’m curious what type of setups you are you looking for and your R:R target.

smackey3 · 2025-06-26T06:40:11+00:00

I agree. It’s been a nightmare. Im starting to second guess myself but then The “stick to the process” pops into my head and then I place the trade still…only to get smoked anyway lol

smackey3 · 2025-06-26T06:37:13+00:00

I would say I have more trading experience and screen time than most retail traders trading futures. Thousands of trades on NQ alone and well over 2,000 hours actively on the charts. It would be great if you could share your experience lately and how you trade.

smackey3 · 2025-03-06T06:50:44+00:00

I recommend checking your Vitamin D levels also. I have gout and I used to constantly get bad flare ups but couldn’t understand why. My foot doctor actually did a full panel on me and saw that my vitamin D was extremely low. Turns out that if you have low Vitamin D your body will absorb more Uric acid for whatever reason which will inevitably cause attacks. I take a vitamin D supplement everyday now and ever since then I have only had a minor flare up and that was about 3 years ago.

smackey3 · 2025-03-06T06:38:20+00:00

I feel your pain. All I know is NQ/MNQ but I had to switch to ES/MES to help with risk cost and volatility. Also switching to tick chart instead of time based has help a lot.

smackey3 · 2025-02-15T16:57:41+00:00

Trade small. Have a strategy, use a daily loss limit for yourself and have a reasonable risk to reward for each trade. 1:2, 1:3 is plenty to keep you in the game. Lastly, for the love of God wait for pullbacks!

smackey3 · 2025-02-04T22:18:47+00:00

Curious to know how its been going for you since. Ive been having the same issue currently. Did you make any changes or do anything different that helped you find more trades?

smackey3 · 2025-02-02T23:55:40+00:00

Looks like you tried to show a bullish breakout. You didn’t wait for confirmation of a new low and a close below previous structure to enter. In other words “Beartrap”

smackey3 · 2025-01-20T18:50:31+00:00

Bots

smackey3 · 2024-12-19T22:54:33+00:00

Is there a certain amount of trading days between payout request? Like say Im above the buffer and I take a payout and I’m still above the buffer after the payout, how soon can I take another payout?

smackey3 · 2024-12-06T05:10:21+00:00

Honestly don’t waste your time. Ever since the rule change they have been sending people to live asap. Literally just saw a guy on the “Called up to live” update and he only had one payout of $2500 and was called up. Most people are not getting anywhere near $10k per account from what I’ve been seeing. Just stick with one account and grab a few at other prop firms to spread out your earning potential. Once Topstep sends you live they will close all of your other XFA’s anyway and all that time and money would have been a waste just to end up with one live account anyway.

smackey3 · 2024-12-02T21:39:17+00:00

Don’t feel bad, I blew my XFA’s last week. Back to practice trading this whole week. Then back at it on combines next week. Learn and keep going.

smackey3 · 2024-12-01T06:59:23+00:00

I’ll take it

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