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  • Dec 23, 2025 4:19pm Dec 23, 2025 4:19pm
Quoting pizd0s
If you抳e tried 揺verything,?the next step isn抰 another strategy - it抯 narrowing to one setup + strict risk + tracking stats like a business. Profitability usually shows up when you stop chasing daily targets and start chasing repeatable execution

That抯 spot on. When you抳e 搕ried everything,?what抯 usually missing isn抰 knowledge it抯 discipline and structure. Treating trading like a business means focusing on execution quality, not daily P&L. Once you narrow to one setup, control risk tightly, and track stats consistently, the noise fades and the edge becomes measurable.
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  • Dec 24, 2025 3:48am Dec 24, 2025 3:48am
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Compiling knowledge into one .. keep learning .. keep slow but steady pace...Happy Holidays!
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  • Dec 25, 2025 5:29am Dec 25, 2025 5:29am
Quoting Moly_Cam5
I抳e been around this market on and off since 2015, trading, hanging out in forums, watching different strategies and people come and go. I抳e seen many fx platforms rise and then turn out to be scams. I have gone through a lot to learn, But honestly, I抳e never been consistently profitable. Sometimes I抎 make a lot, but then lose it all later. I抳e tried sticking to one plan but could never fully make it work. I抳e tested everything from price action to even weird stuff like trading based on the moon and planets,...., What should i do ?
Don't trade others systems for starters. Don't buy them, don't follow people on social, etc. That won't work long-term for a number of reasons.

If you build a system on your 10 years of mixed results using only what worked and refining it, add in some solid technical analysis and sound risk management you are probably going to do fine. Tune out the noise and trade what works for you. No more systems, other than your own refined approach. If you can't both commit to your own system and also be confident in your ability, nobody else's approach/book/bologna marketing will work for you either.

Sounds like you have the sticktoitiveness to make it happen! I think you can. Great comments above mine by others already, just my 2p.
"Wisdom is proved righteous by its works"
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  • Dec 29, 2025 5:16am Dec 29, 2025 5:16am
Quoting Moly_Cam5
What should i do ?
find proper people
each day 10%,,,, http://www.ojas-gujarat-gov-in.com/thread/1371538
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  • Dec 30, 2025 6:04am Dec 30, 2025 6:04am
Quoting Moly_Cam5
What should i do ?
Save some money, wait for a recession, then buy an asset when its price falls and sell it after 10 years
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  • Jan 3, 2026 2:57am Jan 3, 2026 2:57am
Instead of blowing up fireworks, today I have just blown up my profits from all December !!!

Happy New Year to all traders !
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  • Jan 3, 2026 4:57pm Jan 3, 2026 4:57pm
Honestly, I think a lot of this comes down to psychology more than strategy. You can have the best entries in the world, but if you抮e letting losses balloon, doubling down after red days, or chasing setups just because you feel like you have to trade, consistency is going to stay out of reach.

I抳e read so many stories where people backtest and things look 揼reat,?then live trading blows it all up ?not because the market is rigged, but because discipline breaks down.
Maybe take a step back and treat this like a business instead of a game ?define your edge, cap your risk, and stop trying to outsmart every candle, because ?spoiler ?no one knows where price is going anyway. Consistency beats perfection.
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  • Jan 15, 2026 2:43am Jan 15, 2026 2:43am
Maybe active trading is not for you? Try investing. You are trading since 2015, and just imagine how much you would have earned if you simply started investing and compounding your balance?You don抰 need some special strategy or sth like that, focus on slow and steady growth. Assets like S&P500, NASDAQ, GOLD etc have been performing amazingly well! Stocks are a great option as well. So, I would recommend you to switch for a slower gains, but even average person makes around 20% a year from stocks, which is decent if you reinvest each month.
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  • Jan 23, 2026 2:12pm Jan 23, 2026 2:12pm
@SteveFX22 has said it right. The psychology of trading seems to be an issue for you rather than the trading system, even though the system itself is very important. I can share what helped me, maybe it will be of help for you too.
I抦 sure that with this trading experience it is not a biggie for you to spot trading opportunities with 20 pips per day. What you need is to create a table where you will project your progress with 20 pips winning every trading day. Instead of day, label it as a level because we all know that one can抰 win every trading day. In the table you need to put down starting balance, balance after win, risk per trade and lot抯 size you are going to use for each level. You win, you go to the next level. You lose, you get back to the previous level. As simple as that. But you need to be disciplined about following your trading plan. Once you get your daily 20 pips you are off the market. You will be surprised how overtrading is actually killing our profits. Less is more in trading..
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  • Last Post: Edited 10:54pm Jan 23, 2026 5:24pm | Edited 10:54pm
Hi my friend, I tried to contact you before hence my post over here.

I think this might actually form the basis of something good: (I've been informed that this is a very good H4 manual trading strategy)

http://www.ojas-gujarat-gov-in.com/thread/...6#post15437786

I am trying to implement it into an EA adding the missing parts. I am average in creating EAs, but lack the required skill to add what is required to your final EA message, adding more filters & the code for actual action - I do manage those normally on a standard EA template using indicators. Would you please respond via an PM should you care at all to help.

I am currently working on this:

http://www.ojas-gujarat-gov-in.com/thread/...plates?page=17

Please everyone, nothing special so please don't bother to investigate - neither is the example attached. If it worked I would not have responded over here. These are only meant to show the author that I CAN proceed with just a little help. Maybe I can add what you've already done as another filter to experiment with. It is just that the structure of your EA is not at all what I'm used to work with.

I add an example of what I'm able to work with. I just do not know how to replace the buy/sell requirements inside with what you've created into this type of layout, putting everything into the proper locations.

I sincerely apologize for my rude interruption over here.
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