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  • #81
  • Apr 8, 2026 3:52am Apr 8, 2026 3:52am
Quoting nguyenduy747
I just had another losing trade, my 9th loss since the beginning of this month, and I’ve been trading for years, I’ve done a lot of backtesting, but somehow it feels like the more I continue, the harder it gets, while many other traders seem to be making money so easily and some of them have already gone full-time, yet I’m still stuck here struggling with both strategy and psychology. I keep asking myself what I should do, when will I finally be able to quit my 9–5 job, because I’ve always imagined a life where I can trade profitably, go full-time,...
You are probably trading on a time frame that is based on a system that does not take noise into account.
This is very likely the reason for your losing streak.
  • #82
  • Apr 10, 2026 7:04pm Apr 10, 2026 7:04pm
Quoting CoffeeFreak
{quote} I found this thread that is a treasure trove of good information and valuable learning. Edit: Oops, I forgot to include the link https://www.forexfactory.com/thread/...llback-trading Read every one of this guy's posts in the thread. His system is very good and includes elements of what I meant by "reading the market" => trend analysis via fractals, momentum analysis via stochastics, qualitative assessment via elasticity, etc. When going through the thread, stay away from putting on trades,...
It’s really helpful, thanks a lot man
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  • #83
  • Apr 13, 2026 11:30am Apr 13, 2026 11:30am
Quoting nguyenduy747
I just had another losing trade, my 9th loss since the beginning of this month, and I’ve been trading for years, I’ve done a lot of backtesting, but somehow it feels like the more I continue, the harder it gets, while many other traders seem to be making money so easily and some of them have already gone full-time, yet I’m still stuck here struggling with both strategy and psychology. I keep asking myself what I should do, when will I finally be able to quit my 9–5 job, because I’ve always imagined a life where I can trade profitably, go full-time,...
In my opinion, you are risking way too much on each trade, and it sounds like you are overtrading. If you are disciplined, with a solid strategy, and know how to stack your confluence, you should only be taking 2-3 trades a day. Period. And you certainly shouldn't be risking more than 2-3% of your account capital. Stop shooting for the fences. You just need base hits to end the day green. If my first trade of the day is a win, I'm done. I walk away and trade again tomorrow. If my first is a loss, i will try again, and no matter the outcome, that is my last trade of the day.
  • #84
  • Apr 21, 2026 9:50am Apr 21, 2026 9:50am
Because my subconscious hates day trading.

In the beginning, I lost all the time. The pain caused by entering trades, led my subconscious to try to avoid it. So it does everything it can to talk me out of it.... "This is not the droid you're looking for"

If this wasn't about money, and it was just some dumb, slow video game.... It would be pretty easy.
  • #85
  • Apr 21, 2026 7:31pm Apr 21, 2026 7:31pm
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  • #86
  • Apr 21, 2026 8:39pm Apr 21, 2026 8:39pm
sell signal but i'm affraid
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  • #87
  • Apr 21, 2026 9:12pm Apr 21, 2026 9:12pm
maybe the most failure factor is : LEVERAGE

for forex it is usually 100.000 size contract per 1.00 Lot (read pair's specification 1st)
let's calculate it is EurUsd which the price is 1.17445 today
then with Buy 0.01 Lot, you are buying 1.17445 x (100.000 x 0.01) = 1174,45 and predict it will go up !
with $ 200 balance, if price go down to 1.16445, your contract now will be valued 1164,45 and your equity had down $ 10 (5%) of your balance.
so what about if you Buy 0.10 Lot? please do calculate it by your own

Have a nice trade, and good luck !
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  • #88
  • Apr 21, 2026 11:17pm Apr 21, 2026 11:17pm
Quoting Mandariin
{quote} REMEMBER : People celebrate in public and suffer in silence. Last 7 weeks of suffering and only up $500. I have more losers in week than you have had this month. This month 43 losers so far. {image}
If he is risking that much then you already know what is happening with him, his job pays well. HE is trying to run away from his job with a single win in trading. So if he loses then he revenge trade, that already tells you who he really is. Then another thing is that he does not have a trading plan, it does not matter how long you have been trading, my bro has been trading for 6 months and he is already profitable, why? Because he follows his plan of only placing 7 trades a week and when he loses 2 trades in a day he is out even with 2 wins in a day he is out. That is discipline, and he only risk not more than 2percent of his account. For this bro to be the same i think he should get a prop challenge he will learn from there.
  • #89
  • Last Post: Apr 22, 2026 3:07am Apr 22, 2026 3:07am
Trading with low leverage is almost not worth it. Since you need a large account size to make a profit, it is not really worth it, and that profit is not a large amount compared to the account size.
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