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  • Jun 4, 2024 10:23am Jun 4, 2024 10:23am
Quoting pizd0s
{quote} Scalping can be profitable in the short term due to its high-frequency nature, but sustaining long-term profitability requires precise execution, discipline, and frequent adaptation to changing market conditions. It's challenging due to transaction costs and the need for intense focus
I found his sharing to be true for me. Be disciplined and have your own system
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  • Jun 9, 2024 6:17am Jun 9, 2024 6:17am
Even if no one reading this: My experience is that scalping is much more... better for my psych. I'm done in minutes mostly but the R:R ratios are really better over few days trading. I can see that on my moneymangement and riskmanagement.

I make much more money on swing trades compared to my risk as on scalping BUT: There are much less chances on swing trades... that is the big problem. On good swings you have to invest a lot, mostly 10 times more than on scalp and that is the problem: Investing is never 100% save. That is the strength of scalping. Lots of trades in a short period of time. Less loss and good for psych.

I would always prefer scalp, risking max. $200 dollars per trade to go home with $200-500 dollars per day than doing 3 swing trades on 3 currencies over 3 days, risking $2000 Dollars or even more (because it is 3 trades, not one like on scalping) to earn $5000 dollars in 7 days. - Even if most times the R:R is much better. Problem is, as I said: You can never be 100% sure - on no f*cking trade. That is the sad part on trading I learned and makes it difficult to just scalp or just swing. I use both techniques and it is very time consuming.
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  • Jun 17, 2024 12:16pm Jun 17, 2024 12:16pm
Scalping need discipline and good mentality to perform. That means one's need to practice everyday to bring it as longtime strategy.

Scalping is usually done in M1 to M30. So it's very considered safe but tiring.
To practice scalping the best way during Europe or US opening time. You need to adopt good methodology to read market movement.
Before you have one, don't event try.

For example, the most easily spotted during moments above, the range breakout. Only in the market when the momentum is up, and out immediately if it's settle down. We have to manage our greed, market can reverse and eat our profit without notice.
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  • Nov 27, 2025 7:35pm Nov 27, 2025 7:35pm
Scalping can be profitable long term, but only if you抮e built for it. Most people think it抯 quick money, but the reality is it needs strict discipline, fast execution, and a setup you trust. The hardest part isn抰 the strategy; it抯 handling spreads, slippage, and the mental pressure of taking 20?0 trades a day. Some traders make it work, others burn out. I抎 say it抯 less about whether scalping works and more about whether it fits your personality and risk tolerance.
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  • Dec 14, 2025 4:04am Dec 14, 2025 4:04am
Quoting Butain44PB
Scalping is for People who spend most of their time glued to their charts. Other than that, its going to be a problem
Or have a fully automated system.

If trading manually there are a few things that should be taken into account when comparing to longer term trades.
This game is all about money, so yes imo you must compare with longer term systems.

If you are a manual scalper can you really focus on your screen 8 hours a day?
You may say, well I make a quick 20 pips and I call it a day.
My game is make money as many hours a day as possible.
While a swing system my not make 20 pips in a minute like a good scalp may give you, it can make more pips in several hours.

So for me it's a combination of things.
I want the max. amount of pips with the minimum amount of work each day.
Any good trade starts with a good signal.
If you monitor many charts the chance of a good signal is much higher.
Can you monitor 10 charts when scalping?

One of the keys to success is position sizing and trading uncorrelated instruments.
That will be hard with scalping.

A let's call it a hybrid system may be nice to try.
Determine the prevailing trend, and scalp in that direction.
If the scalp fails just let the trade stay open and treat it as a long(er) term trade.
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  • Feb 7, 2026 4:34pm Feb 7, 2026 4:34pm
lots of robots make very high profits in demo account. but in real accounts all are garbage
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  • Feb 8, 2026 9:45pm Feb 8, 2026 9:45pm
Scalping can work long term, but only if costs are low and you stay very selective. A clear stop, a daily loss limit, and quitting when the market slows down makes a big difference.
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  • Last Post: Feb 25, 2026 4:08pm Feb 25, 2026 4:08pm
If done right, yes, it can be profitable in the long run. But most people confuse scalping with frequent trading. Professional scalpers trade 2-3 trades per week. That抯 all. They wait for the 損erfect?setup. Don抰 chase it, don抰 rush it. And the average pips goal for those positions is around 5 pips, maybe less. But what they do is they load the position size with what would be a shock to a standard retail trader, because it is far from what all teach here to risk 2% per trade.
This is why this trading style is not suitable for everyone. It takes a lot of emotional control and a larger risk appetite. But it抯 not gambling when you know what you're doing.
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