Focus only on what truly matters!
- #221,281
- Jan 30, 2026 4:09am Jan 30, 2026 4:09am
- Joined May 2014 | Status: Full Time Trader | 27,312 Posts
It will be interesting to see how much further the bulls can push it. They might manage to get it up toward the 1.1940 area, but anything beyond that will become increasingly difficult. If they do manage to squeeze it a bit higher, I’m more than happy to wait. I see the 1.1970–1.1980 zone as the maximum before price should turn lower again at the latest. That’s where I’d look to go short, especially since it failed to reach 1.1980 yesterday let alone break above it. No rush. 
- #221,284
- Jan 30, 2026 5:37am Jan 30, 2026 5:37am
- Joined May 2014 | Status: Full Time Trader | 27,312 Posts
Focus only on what truly matters!
- #221,290
- Edited 7:30am Jan 30, 2026 7:17am | Edited 7:30am
Hi @ttt123 Great results! I'm curious about your risk management with those position sizes. You mentioned trading 1 to 1.5 lots; if the account is around $10k, a small 10-pip move against you would mean a 2-3% loss. That seems quite aggressive for scalping. What is your average account size or risk percentage per trade to handle that kind of volatility?
lolI have a pretty big account. I was at $10k within my 1st year doing this. I'm now on year 4 and it has been exponential in growth. I average $800 to $1500 a week. I have had $4k weeks quite often as well. so I can afford to let my runs go negative quite a bit. Along with that if you keep your balance in place you can let things run for as long as you want. but keep in mind, if one is running neg.. I have multiples running green. I trade 4 to 8 pairs at a time. that's why I shared that excel cheat sheet I made for myself. it helps me keep the balance. anchor pair and then your straddle pairs from it.
As crazy as it sounds .. I am extremely successful with it. but also ... I'm not selling anything or wanting to teach my crazy to anyone lol. I only shared in here to encourage others to keep at it as forex is amazing if you can find your groove.
There is more to what i do but thats the overview of how i trade.
hope that helps a little bit. I dont want to pull away from the intent of this thread.. just trying to contribute a little.
EDIT: the image is how i view my charts.. notice i can watch all my favored pairs at the same time so i can seek out my straddles.
- #221,299
- Jan 30, 2026 8:56am Jan 30, 2026 8:56am
Hi everyone,
I've been reading this forum for a while without ever participating. Thank you all for your valuable advice!
As a beginner, I've decided to focus on this pair and Market Profile for now. I haven't seen anyone mention this method of analysis with TPOs and footprints, and I was wondering if that's because it's not suitable for this pair?
I'm going to continue learning and studying all this, and if you think it's suitable, I'd be happy to put my future skills to good use in this forum!
Once again, I'm very grateful for all your advice. As a beginner, it helps me understand and compare my choices with yours and add to my theory in a qualitative way.
I've been reading this forum for a while without ever participating. Thank you all for your valuable advice!
As a beginner, I've decided to focus on this pair and Market Profile for now. I haven't seen anyone mention this method of analysis with TPOs and footprints, and I was wondering if that's because it's not suitable for this pair?
I'm going to continue learning and studying all this, and if you think it's suitable, I'd be happy to put my future skills to good use in this forum!
Once again, I'm very grateful for all your advice. As a beginner, it helps me understand and compare my choices with yours and add to my theory in a qualitative way.