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Just posting my trades, everyone is welcome but no drama 2 replies

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  • #27,801
  • Jan 16, 2026 5:13am Jan 16, 2026 5:13am
Quoting Moty
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yes yes yes
  • #27,802
  • Jan 16, 2026 5:16am Jan 16, 2026 5:16am
Quoting SibiSh
{quote} LOL here is {image}
Olu did a better job

it lines up with my expectations
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  • #27,803
  • Jan 16, 2026 5:17am Jan 16, 2026 5:17am
Quoting GoldGod
{quote} SL hit. Done for the day.
This week has been rough. Trade after trade, I kept running into these rare “special cases,” loss after loss. Normally, after every loss, I can point to something I did wrong and use it to improve. But yesterday was different. That loss wasn’t caused by a mistake. It was simply part of my system and edge. I executed everything perfectly and still went straight to SL.

I narrowed it down to two possible explanations.

The first possibility is that the market shifted too fast. There were older short setups sitting deeper in the structure. So when price reached the seller’s zone, I should have considered that the market had already placed short limits earlier, limits waiting to be triggered. When my setup appeared and I executed, I didn’t account for the fact that the market was already interacting with those older, failed setups. This is something only someone who understands my system would understand, because the depth of the limit matters. In this case, the first layer of the zone wasn’t valid anymore because the market had already placed deeper limits before the shift even happened. The shift and the return were extremely fast, so it wasn’t obvious in real time.

The second possibility is the execution timeframe. I executed on the five‑minute candle because the one‑minute didn’t give me a clean entry. I’ve used the five‑minute for years without issues. The one‑minute is something I added only in the last six months to catch early moves, not because the five‑minute ever failed me. So maybe this was just one of those rare cases where the five‑minute didn’t capture the nuance.

In the end, everything was done correctly, and the loss still happened. It’s frustrating, but it’s part of the game. And even with the explanations I came up with, when I woke up and looked at the chart again, for the first time ever I allowed the possibility that this one wasn’t on me. It was simply the market. The way price moved after my SL confirmed that.
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GoldGod Flip3 Return Today: na
  • #27,804
  • Jan 16, 2026 5:20am Jan 16, 2026 5:20am
There is no strength to fall, and they had so many opportunities. I add Buy
  • #27,805
  • Jan 16, 2026 5:23am Jan 16, 2026 5:23am
buy limit placed at 4600 with 5000 as target
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  • #27,806
  • Jan 16, 2026 5:25am Jan 16, 2026 5:25am
Quoting CSO
If you analyze sliver you will find out that sliver is about to sell and I found out that both pairs move at the same direction almost all the time so that alone is another confirmation that gold will sell after all no strategy is perfect market will always do what it has to do ignoring every one of us
How do you know if silver is gonna sell?
bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered
  • #27,807
  • Jan 16, 2026 5:32am Jan 16, 2026 5:32am
hey guys, how we feeling about gold in the next week or so. I'm new to trading so any information will help. thank you.
  • #27,808
  • Jan 16, 2026 5:33am Jan 16, 2026 5:33am
Quoting Rafa745
{quote} Hi dear can you share this indicator please
here it is.....
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  • #27,809
  • Jan 16, 2026 5:33am Jan 16, 2026 5:33am
All the marked Boxes in the 4H had A Break out after one week [Mon-Fri]
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  • #27,810
  • Jan 16, 2026 5:34am Jan 16, 2026 5:34am
I’m stepping aside today. No trades. Resetting, observing, and letting the week close clean.
Have a great weekend everyone.
GoldGod Flip3 Return Today: na
  • #27,811
  • Jan 16, 2026 5:34am Jan 16, 2026 5:34am
Quoting GoldGod
{quote} This week has been rough. Trade after trade, I kept running into these rare “special cases,” loss after loss. Normally, after every loss, I can point to something I did wrong and use it to improve. But yesterday was different. That loss wasn’t caused by a mistake. It was simply part of my system and edge. I executed everything perfectly and still went straight to SL. I narrowed it down to two possible explanations. The first possibility is that the market shifted too fast. There were older short setups sitting deeper in the structure. So...
This is a very honest and important pesonal reflection,
perfect execution ensures consistency, not guaranteed wins. True professionalism is recognizing that losses can come from market variance, not mistakes, without forcing false lessons.
  • #27,812
  • Jan 16, 2026 5:35am Jan 16, 2026 5:35am
Breakup
Previous candle was crooky
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yes yes yes
  • #27,813
  • Jan 16, 2026 5:36am Jan 16, 2026 5:36am
Visit...re_visit( trying to trick me ...lol

The level that only visited once .....i hope i am right this time
Stay Gold
  • #27,814
  • Jan 16, 2026 5:36am Jan 16, 2026 5:36am
Quoting andyvxr
{quote} breakout soon {image}
from my ats system on the one hour time frame. Sell gold 4616 tp: 4605 signal

i see my first signal hit tp already: If you saw earlier, i wish you more wins.
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  • #27,815
  • Jan 16, 2026 5:37am Jan 16, 2026 5:37am
Quoting GoldGod
{quote} This week has been rough. Trade after trade, I kept running into these rare “special cases,” loss after loss. Normally, after every loss, I can point to something I did wrong and use it to improve. But yesterday was different. That loss wasn’t caused by a mistake. It was simply part of my system and edge. I executed everything perfectly and still went straight to SL. I narrowed it down to two possible explanations. The first possibility is that the market shifted too fast. There were older short setups sitting deeper in the structure. So...
Losses like this don’t weaken an edge, they strengthen it if followed with strict discipline and consistence. Keep sharing these reflections, your transparency and analysis are exactly the kind of perspective that helps traders grow here
  • #27,816
  • Jan 16, 2026 5:44am Jan 16, 2026 5:44am
sorry im not betting gold silver got much more better setup and no sideway
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Will is the most powerful weapon in the world.
  • #27,817
  • Jan 16, 2026 5:50am Jan 16, 2026 5:50am
Quoting cubidut
{quote} How do you know if silver is gonna sell?
I analyze it And following my strategy and all the rules I believe it would
i just react to the market I don’t control
  • #27,818
  • Jan 16, 2026 6:15am Jan 16, 2026 6:15am
Quoting cubidut
{quote} How do you know if silver is gonna sell?
I am here to help and share knowledge as we grow together in Wealth
  • #27,819
  • Edited 6:35am Jan 16, 2026 6:19am | Edited 6:35am
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  • #27,820
  • Jan 16, 2026 6:20am Jan 16, 2026 6:20am
Quoting Raventine
sorry im not betting gold silver got much more better setup and no sideway {image} {image}
I am going to send you a signal for Silver soon, please don't doubt it. use lower lot and see what you think. I wish you the best in trading
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