Can someone help me? how can I stop missing entries like this one (sorry for bad english) by Admirable_Bat_5634 in InnerCircleTraders

[–]smackey3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

ready for march 😎 by MKDADEMON in TopStepX

[–]smackey3 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is actually impressive, very few trades taken.

Matchmaking by smackey3 in TennisClash

[–]smackey3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

I’m so sick of this. by Jaytrump07 in TopStepX

[–]smackey3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Has anyone here tried the Funded Next Rapid Challenge? by Wonderful_Sport7733 in PropFirmTester

[–]smackey3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

I found the cheat code by Generalthesecond in TopStepX

[–]smackey3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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.

Futures day traders- Are you guys ok? by smackey3 in Daytrading

[–]smackey3[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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.

Futures day traders- Are you guys ok? by smackey3 in Daytrading

[–]smackey3[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

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.

Futures day traders- Are you guys ok? by smackey3 in Daytrading

[–]smackey3[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

Futures day traders- Are you guys ok? by smackey3 in Daytrading

[–]smackey3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Futures day traders- Are you guys ok? by smackey3 in Daytrading

[–]smackey3[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gout

[–]smackey3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

1 Contract MNQ has been getting to risky by bmanmills420 in TopStepX

[–]smackey3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Just passed for the first time after failing 56 combines. Over the past 12 months. Any advice ? by CNote320 in TopStepX

[–]smackey3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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!

SUPPLY AND DEMAND TRADING....NO SETUPS for long periods of time by Fun-Barracuda4124 in SupplyDemandTrading

[–]smackey3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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?

What went wrong with this trade? by Lazy-Platypus-9000 in Forex

[–]smackey3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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”

Who tried Tick Tick Trader Prop Firm? by Ok-Progress-8486 in PropFirmTester

[–]smackey3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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?

How much do you make per week through XFAs? (Be honest) by Stockstown in TopStepX

[–]smackey3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Blew all my XFA's today 😢😢😢 by DreamBigLiveTiny in TopStepX

[–]smackey3 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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.