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haSesTruC
13-09-2025 23:59,
This was the realized loss I got carried away!! . Still fighting on how best to get out of the trade with injury that is minor. Hope to learn more from this particular thread
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NesrunesTk
14-09-2025 00:05,
My worst habit... I get excited by a winning trade and close early. . So I will hold ak commerce thankfully but when a trade is 500 in profit it can not close quick enough. I have an 82% gain rate but that figure means squat when your typical reduction far surpasses your winning trade. I have shut it although the most peculiar thing is that it normally strikes on my TP. Any suggested egies to fix this? I also suffer from this. My egy is to look at it from the opposite direction. If you are brief and may make a good argument for a lengthy, it may be time. Additionally, it is common to let because you're trying to let it operate a winner dry up.
If you can not create a reasonable counter commerce instance, stay in.
axtuSdo1966
14-09-2025 00:12,
Look at my full of loss huahahahahahaha hihihihihi and TE xixixixi. And yes its good can have demo account to play
quote Maybe since they were trading stocks there's greater opportunity . However, for me this is inconceivable I have maybe 3 thoughts a month. It's the bring accountable and writing things down which I thought was good. As traders we're on on own authentic , stocks and forex are different worlds
accountability and writing can be helpful , however it is the as much as you can tummy line I do not agree with - a trader should NEVER risk his whole account on just one trade EVER
not even if you're a stock trader
Testruu_cC
14-09-2025 16:13,
quote good studying , but don't agree too much with the following lines .... You make the majority of your gains from a small number of titles in which you possessed enough to really generate an outsized return. Put on 1-2, and 20 ideas weekly really get the job done. They key is to recognize those early enough and then buy or short as much as you can stomach .... Perhaps as they were trading stocks there is greater opportunity . But for me that is unthinkable
I have maybe 3 ideas a month.
It's the attract accountable and writing stuff down that I thought was good.
As traders we're on on own
There's not any need to know why market behaved on specific manner as http://www.volumespreadanalysis.com/Tom Willi.asp said. Follow market, all is at price including why.
For me personally trading is mind game. and discipline are integral part of trading. Those are origin for reductions.
Love this from zero Dollar http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-08/top-5-lessons-trading-anything Making yourself accountable for someone else - as to why you took a commerce. Writing down the motives on- number one for me personally. Good studying , but don't agree too much with the following lines
.... You make the majority of your profits from a handful of names where you possessed enough to truly generate an return. Put on 1-2, and 20 thoughts weekly get the job done. They key is to recognize those early enough and then buy or short as much as you can stomach ...
esSajesndra
14-09-2025 16:38,
quote Do not expect breakouts before major events ;--RRB- What I try to do would be to maintain prior to the major move of the day (if any, lol), so I really don't care about major events or news, but thanks for the suggestion!
quote And aiming 1000 pips from a 5mn does not seem right Check daily if you do this Breakout are usually clear when a trend is strong..but AUDUSD looks like a mess Really I am enjoying monthly, and it still looks good ;--RRB-
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Thanks guys.
Testruu_cC
14-09-2025 16:49,
quote I found from my last forum that if I couldn't explain something, was it actually a procedure? lol. I found that while describing a few matters, they became better by introducing new ideas or by eliminating garbage. If you have a written trading egy, it's much the exact same thing. In my opinion, the less you're currently thinking and making it up as you go, the less you're losing, not just mathematically, but emotionally as well. Follow a process.
Very valid points.
I believe writing things down helps prevent me making trades out of the egy.
Also when trading an interest rate decision or desire state an election if I Want to have completed my research
Testruu_cC
14-09-2025 17:00,
Really like this from zero hedge
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-08/top-5-lessons-trading-anything
Making yourself accountable to someone else - as to why you took a commerce.
Writing down the motives on what you will do ahead of ahead- number one for me.
Hesckeshaki
14-09-2025 17:07,
I wrote the attached post about a year ago.
CisucesS
14-09-2025 17:17,
great thread....
This past month not yet losses nevertheless. . Coz new 2 installment...
I use daily chart to minima false or wrong signal. .
Possibly monthly just 2 or 4 installment only
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CUCEsOSEsNG
14-09-2025 17:26,
This is the normal market behavior. I'd study it, if I was you. I am repeating the last two decades or so. But nobody listens...
You do need to learn from your losses?
That is wonderful idea!
Well, you need to crack down this then... Everything you want is in there...
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odiesrdttesnchus
14-09-2025 17:33,
quote Indeed, that is a fantastic question! Well I did say if you don't understand why..., not necessarily that it's possible to understand the exact reason(s) why.... If that makes sense! I believe that the ultimate 'why' is all about the volumes of bids and offers at every given degree -- after all, that is what causes price to rise and fall -- but of course the problem is these can never be known with absolute accuracy in a decentralised market (and surely not from the retail trader); and also they're eternally changing, as orders get added/deleted.... To me, it is unless you understand WHAT AND WHEN.... How and Why are all subject to Trader's comprehension (i.e. story telling) and hard to measure.
Pick ONE THING and do not let go before you tear it apart and figure out the WHEN.
EDIT: In my own study, there are specific conditions on greater TF that result in OB and OS conditions on M1. I have no idea. In addition, I have no idea why specific conditions on HTF also leads to equilibrium on M1... the equilibrium being the SR Flip line. I lose at SR Flips largely because price stalls if my direction is correct at the conclusion. Most of my entries on H1 and above are a complete mystery on M1 but do not care, I manage my trades so so you are right... individual commerce (or admissions in my case) do not mean much :-)
What is the WHY for day traders ? Indeed, that's a good question!
Perhaps I ought to have said Until you understand why the market behaved as it did -- assuming that is even possible -- there isn't anything meaningful ....
But I think that the ultimate 'why' is all about the quantities of bids and offers at each given degree -- after all, that's what causes price to rise and collapse -- but of course the problem is these can not be known with absolute precision in a decentralised market (and certainly not by the retail trader); and also they're eternally changing, as orders get added/deleted.
Or, if you want a different standpoint, I recorded a range of different reasons in (the next paragraph) here also here and here. These aren't necessarily reasons 'why', but a number of them are able to potentially get you one step closer to the way that bank/institutional traders believe and operate. I am still quite a novice when it comes to institutional methods.
Untornesitess
14-09-2025 17:51,
#4. Unless you know WHY the market behaved as it did, there is not anything significant that you can learn from a loss. What's the WHY for day traders ?
NesrunesTk
14-09-2025 17:58,
No offense to anyone, but I have doubts regarding the premise behind this ribbon. A couple of reasons why: #1. To whatever extent trading is a game of probabilities, you can't hope to learn from the consequence of any single trade, but merely by studying the outcomes within a database of 'corresponding' trades. #2. If you're a egy trader, then a loss isn't necessarily a bad trade; instead, a trade in which you neglected to follow your principles is a poor trade, irrespective of its outcome. For example, if cutting your losses fast is one of your principles, but you fail to... Valid points. I believe that the value will probably be where traders are making mistakes. A trader could have the ability to discern if it was. But might also show flaws in the traders plogy, system or methodology. This will increase confidence in the noob trader.
Posting losing trades can help you understading why it went wrong and how to stop it next time No offense to anyone, but I have doubts concerning the aforementioned premise. A few reasons:
#1. To whatever extent trading is a game of probabilities, you can't expect to learn in the consequence of any single trade, but merely by analyzing the results over a sufficiently large database of 'similar' trades.
#2. If you are a system trader, then a reduction isn't necessarily a bad trade; rather, a trade in which you neglected to follow your rules is a poor trade, regardless of its result. By way of example, if cutting your losses fast is one of your rules, but you don't do so, and also the trade subsequently turns around and becomes a big winner, that is still a 'poor' trade. The single lesson to be heard is to keep to cut your losses, even though the outcome demoned otherwise!
#3. If conversely, you are a discretionary trader, then neglecting to predict the market direction properly does not necessarily signify a 'poor' trade. Nobody can possibly expect what new orders will arrive in the market after they've opened a trade. Some wisdom from :
The market does not care about the main reason you entered. If you win, it's because other folks came into the market and made the market move in your path. When you drop, it's because other folks came into the market and made the market move from the direction. #4. Unless you may understand WHY the market acted as it did, there's not anything meaningful you could learn from a reduction. Supposing, by way of example, your rules state that you should buy after price bounces up from a specified trendline, and you do so. However, price subsequently turns, breaks through your trendline and plummets downward. Unless you understand the underlying reason behind the downturn -- and also in a way that may also be recognised in future situations -- then the only valid conclusion you can draw is that price does not respect (your) trendlines 100 percent of the time (topherhk88 explains it nicely here).... Each of that brings us back to point #1...
jScesrresscesS
14-09-2025 18:16,
I think losing commerce mostly===========bad entry
Can you see it any other way ? Like bad stop for example....bad money direction or what????? And why it was bad is that the question
oSgresndo99
14-09-2025 18:23,
buy at resistance and market at support....don't try this at home
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jScesrresscesS
14-09-2025 18:31,
What a great idea, this can be a losing trade from this morning. image you merely sold at Service when buy orders were triggered...2 approaches to deal with it
1st wait for S to break then retest of broken S in case you have to market....Or await pullback from S to R to market again....this what happened precisely in AUDUSD that day....but you might be trading lower time frame forgetting higher.... And that was happened your entrance was only near daily S.....
see charts here
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However, I agree. I have had many instances of getting entrances via limit orders - using way out or pivot points at time levels, simply to forego the trade for a much smaller profit than I could have had. I also think knowing what pairs to trade. After trading gold once I really can't take action in my loion, Honolulu, without a sense of dread since the time zone prevents being around in the times with the most volatility I am more relaxed by way with entrances on crosses, somewhat avoiding the dollar. The money does not matter at this point but the satisfaction that I get with doing things right and achievement to me personally. Great thread idea.
No one will discuss their hard work so here's my 50 EXIT rules that took me over a year to implement in my automation. Knowing when to Exit is the toughest aspect of trading and THE holy grail of trading (imho... I am sure others will disagree) :--RRB- dual PositionExitManager(string arg_exit_criteria, string arg_TradeID, int arg_direction) { if (arg_exit_criteria == CloseAllSell-InProfitWithNoSL) { if (arg_exit_criteria == CloseAllBuy-InLossWithNoSL) { if (arg_exit_criteria == CloseAllSell-InLossWithNoSL) { if (arg_exit_criteria == CloseAllSellPositionsAtMTFReversal)...
xuscaTattor
14-09-2025 18:47,
Excellent thread idea kuroro . Learning from our mistakes makes us stronger.,,, Most traders and robots utilize partial profit taking, but rarely if not at they all utilize partial reduction taking. Using loss limit in trading is a must when trading with higher leverage. However, setting a loss limit does not mean that one should set there watching their halt loss get hit. When in doubt, get out they state! . I would say when in doubt, scale outside! . Have a nice weekend, Khalil Interesting Idea. I would love to see and read more.
My perspective is different. I think you need to determine that point where you know you are wrong. Consequently, if you have identified the point where you know you are incorrect, why do you scale out earlier said stage? would you stay beyond that point in the trade, but using a position size?
Again, I am not saying I am right, and you are wrong. I am saying tell me about your standpoint, since I'm always keen to learn new things to increase my trading...
AXSSOSUNG
14-09-2025 18:53,
5 star thread! (No, not being sarcastic).
I created this 'lovely' loss nearly 30 pips, once I was scalping GU M5 this morning...
Analysis:
a. I think I got in late.
B. Within reliable my system (what else could I do since it is my trading tool)
Resolutions:
a. Prevent late entrances
b. Continue to believe in my system and make room for periodical flops...
Joyful pips traders!
Shemuel
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quote I was Expecting a breakout of the range and Planning for 1000 pips, please tell me how to Prevent these losses ;--RRB- Picture by not Planning for 1,000 pips on a 5 Second chart is 1 way lol
JesvuorRuchesrt
14-09-2025 19:20,
VG Thread!
Howler I made last week.
Buy on the DAX, silly me decided it had gone up and was planning to reverse... closed on the very first entry evaluation, the moment I closed it, it ran all the way for my TP.
Do not think follow your rules. (damn emotions)
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vesnossesoscabesr92
14-09-2025 19:30,
Great thread.
I am sure I'll posting a lot here...
Testruu_cC
14-09-2025 19:37,
picture stated EU and GB eventually had a bargain, I buy straight away. That the pice goes my way for approximately 6~7 pip then wreck 40 pip another direction in few seconds for no reason, I still do not understand what happened. Same thing occurred couple of hours in the future UJ while I was trading the NFP, price goes down, I get in, get few pips then the price shoots up for no apparent reason!
Together with the pound that this is called buy the rumour market the fact.
With UJ - there has been a miss on wages inflation-estimates had been higher that previous
Plus there has been a movement from Trump's Tax reform plan- going to the function.
odiesrdttesnchus
14-09-2025 19:47,
quote You are right. Everything is equivalent to 0 (buy/sell candles/pips/duration/ext) and that confuses everyone. The area for profit is so small and small, hardly any can enter it... They are giving away 20% as profits and eliminate 80% by the winners, who pay the profits of their 20% winner along with the rest is left for them... This really is their business model. The price becomes driven by themselves or from their traders. They are all around the area. It is a bar. No outsiders. Only insiders. Me and you are not encouraged. Most famous traders among them.... The allure of price pimp'ng will continue for dreamers until it is approached in a measured way to gain such deep level of understanding. Looking at historic charts looks soo simple but in the long term VERY couple will come out alive and unscratched.
CUCEsOSEsNG
14-09-2025 19:54,
quote I believe you have something going for you here MZ. My feeling is... You are right. Everything is equivalent to 0 (buy/sell candles/pips/duration/ext) and that confuses everyone. The area for profit is really small and small, hardly any can input it...
They are giving away 20% as profits and eliminate 80% from the winners, who pay the profits of their 20% winner along with the rest is left for them... This really is their business model.
The price gets driven by themselves or from their own traders. They are all around the area. It's a club. No outsiders. Only insiders. Me and you are not invited. Most traders one of them. Many quotes from such folks here all over the area. These are the insiders.
For example, in the US, 90% of the men with cash are white Jews. Men mostly. That is so fishy, and so clear meanwhile. Jews are united, unlike most other herds. They rule out the US dollar, so that they have the right to do as they are pleased. When I had been in their shoes will do the exact same thing...
I am not attacking them, just describing what is happening. I also thank them for the opportunity given.
So, few sheep out of their herd actually move the prices, one of other family and cross continental buddies, too. If I can describe it in this way.
NesrunesTk
14-09-2025 20:00,
this can be bad..cutloss sell and open long or hedging ?? image Mr Yen you're chasing the market. You can not ch each and every move. Pick a direction, and look for a bargain entry. Consider it this way: you're in the market for a few currency. You can buy it any time you want, but it is best to wait for it to go on sale. Be cheap and stingy.
NesrunesTk
14-09-2025 20:09,
Loss of This week. 20pips sl( disperse) and 60pips tp preset at entrance. Lesson : do not place trades bedtime, not willing to wait got whacked by a lousy entrance. picture Yeah looks like that one could have moved your way. How that entrance a little could have improved?
odiesrdttesnchus
14-09-2025 20:21,
This is the typical market behaviour. If I had been you, I would study it. I'm repeating this the last two decades or so. But no one listens... You really do need to learn from your losses? That is fantastic idea! Well, you have to crack down this then... Everything you need is in there... image I think you have something going for you here MZ. My perception is... USD and JPY pairs demone extremity behaviour in my installments (i.e. HTF signal end up at OB/OS degrees) and Crosses demone equilibrium behavior i.e. HTF signal end up at S/R Flip levels. I also think it is associated with the fact the 99% of most trading egies have a very tiny edge ranging from 49% - 52% win/loss rate. The 1% of winning egies will be somehow able to tilt this advantage in their favor through means other that price action. I am trying to quantify this stuff but it is extremely time consuming and complied. My excel is burning off the 8-core CPUs with calculations that take over 15 mins to every filter I apply LOL
NesrunesTk
14-09-2025 20:29,
picture stated EU and GB eventually had a bargain, I buy straight away. That the pice goes way for approximately 6~7 pip then crash 40 pip the other direction in seconds I don't understand exactly what happened. Same thing happened couple of hours later on UJ while I was trading the NFP, price goes down, I get in, get few pips then the price shoots up for no reason! You bought at resistance, and the news was not enough to push through. I have discovered is a fantastic idea know how it is trending and also to look at the next high time frame or two. Look over your trade on the15mchart.Downtrend. https://www.forexforum.co.za/attachments/1518235810.jpg
SaSes.saCazes
14-09-2025 20:39,
picture said EU and GB finally had a bargain, I buy straight away. The pice goes way for about 6~7 pip then crash 40 pip the other direction in seconds I still do not understand exactly what happened. Same thing happened few hours later on UJ while I was trading the NFP, price goes down, I get in, get few pips then the price goes up for no obvious reason! You bought into institutional market orders....helped them get their market orders filled. Watch out for level that is significant
oSgresndo99
14-09-2025 20:49,
that is bad..cutloss market and start long or hedging ??
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oSgresndo99
14-09-2025 20:57,
long legged doji GBPJPY..cutloss buy and open short
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Untornesitess
14-09-2025 21:05,
Reduction of the week. 20pips sl( spread) and 60pips tp preset in the entrance. Lesson : do not put trades bedtime to wait got whacked by a entrance.
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stated EU and GB eventually had a bargain, I buy right away. The pice goes my way for about 6~7 pip then crash 40 pip the other direction in few seconds I do not understand what happened.
Same thing happened few hours afterwards on UJ while I had been trading the NFP, price goes down, I get in, get few pips then the price goes up for no obvious reason!
Philosopher everybody has become! No loses anyone has,
In all seriousness this thread may be one of the ideal learning threads onforexforum.co.zaif folks may keep it on topic. If I was hosting this thread I'd be deleting any posts that weren't:
1) Showing a losing commerce
2) Anaylzing the shedding commerce
3) or other consumers supply their analysis of somebody else's chart, technically, together with the info given on the current chart!
Maintain this thread on topic, please!
Only Losses
xuscaTattor
14-09-2025 21:29,
quote When wrong, get out ! When in doubt, scale out ! Trading is an exercise in probabilities, not certainties. So there's always doubt....
It seems as if you're stating you should only maintain a full position if it's always in profit. If it is not, start to escape the market. While I concur in cutting losses short, entrances need not be timed that the market doesn't move any pips against you. And if you're going to start exiting when the market goes against youpersonally, why would you not exit the whole place? After all, if it turns out you're right on direction, but wrong on timing, you could get back into the Market. That is why one ought to pursue a method robust enough to offer several entrances into a fashion, as opposed to one which attempts to time just one entry to the pip.
desnnyCodunescarakoS
14-09-2025 21:39,
Good idea...
naoCuyurunes
24-09-2025 06:08,
My worst habit... I get excited by a winning trade and close early. . I can hold a -10k commerce happily but when a trade is 500 in profit I can't close it fast enough. I've got an 82% gain rate but that figure means diddly squat if your typical loss far exceeds your average winning trade. The worst thing is that it normally hits my TP but I have already shut it manually. Any suggested egies to fix this? Hi whickdiddy,
What you describe is exactly what pretty much all of us go through, it is merely a manifestation of being human. We're all hardwired to want to be perfect for an assortment of plogical, ego and societal explanations. In the end, in a normal job if you are wrong a lot of times you are soon history! But trading isn't a normal job whatsoever and our normal human frailties come to haunt us ; I really do believe this is actually the principal reason why many people find trading really hard and why so few succeed over the long haul.
Taking little profits and letting losers run is, if you consider it, a classic manifestation of wanting to be right: take the profit although it is there, and provide the failure time to recuperate and prove us 'right' all together.
The alternative? I am afraid it is basically an issue of learning how to toughen up, emotionally speaking. Only sit there and let transactions pan out. Have clearly defined exit tactics for both when the trade wins, and if it falls; and adhere to them. It won't be comfortable at the beginning and you can wager 100 percent the first few trades would all have panned out better if you'd managed them as before. But stay with it, don't expect a brilliant net outcome but do hope to learn and get better.
Run winners, cut losers. That's the mantra you have to knock into your self, one way or another. If you're able to do that with an 82% success rate you can run my cash!
My worst habit... I get excited by a winning trade and shut early. . So I will hold a -10k commerce but when a trade is 500 in profit it can not be closed by me quick enough. I've got an 82% win rate but that figure means diddly squat if your loss far exceeds your average trade. I have closed it although the worst thing is it hits on my TP. Any egies to fix this? Get a commerce manager EA.
Esnnescessso
24-09-2025 06:21,
My worst habit...
I get excited with a winning trade and close early. .
So that I can hold a -10k trade happily but when a trade is 500 in profit I cannot close it quick enough.
I have an 82% gain rate but that figure means diddly squat if your typical loss far surpasses your average winning trade.
The most peculiar thing is it normally strikes my TP but I have shut it manually.
Any suggested egies to fix this?
Esnnescessso
24-09-2025 06:32,
picture Oh how many times have we all been there. . Ha ha enjoy it. .
Axdrud257
24-09-2025 06:39,
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naoCuyurunes
24-09-2025 06:46,
quote Lets see your 300th lose afterward, this thread is for losers! Hello COGSx86,
Fair enough, here it is: 12 December USD/JPY about 9.30am UK time.
Presumed false fracture of a consolidation box which reversed sharply after initially starting promising. Cut when it turned out of top of box since justifiion for transaction. A small, manageable and acceptable loss, merely one of those things....
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vesnossesoscabesr92
24-09-2025 06:52,
UJ: went short at the close of the bear candle...I normally put stop orders beneath the signal pub, in this instance I didn't, when I did my entrance wouldn't have been triggered..., I got the direction but my timing was wrong and didn't follow my plan.... My SL was above the former candle and that I got stooped out....Luckily that I reentered under the bear pub 3 bars following....but that is another story....
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quote Hi , Nice thread idea. Losers certainly hurt more than winners bring pleasure so a highly effective learning experience is waiting there. After many years of trading, I now think less about losing or winning transactions, more about great trades and poor trades. Good trades can and do shed; and poor transactions can and do win. All I need to do is put on just good transactions, i.e. trades which are fully in accore with my method. As long as I handle that, I do not worry that much about an individual trade being a winner or a loser, it is only a probabilistic...
Lets see your 300th lose afterward, this thread is for losers!
wesSudzh
24-09-2025 07:11,
picture dropped $600. Wanted to attempt and determine if I can ch opener breakout. turns out to be zig zagging bullshit. You look at a chart, you see a pattern and away you think okay it's gonna work out. You trade it, the afternoon, it falls ps apart. Why is this thread Threads like still no egy. . I am giving up on trading and life becomes so many answers... post your damn losses! It takes balls to admit losses, it's bettors plogy; to boast about winners, not losses.
naoCuyurunes
24-09-2025 07:20,
Aren't you done with all the wannabe traders submitting winners and winners ? Feel free to post only losing traders. Posting losing trades can enable you to understading why it went wrong and how to stop it next time Hi ,
Nice thread idea. Losers surely hurt than winners bring pleasure therefore there waiting is a learning experience there.
After several decades of trading, I now think less about winning or losing transactions, more about good trades and bad trades. Trades that are bad can and do shed; and trades can and do win. All I need to do is put on only good transactions, i.e. trades which are fully in accore with my method. As long as I manage this, I really don't worry much about a single trade being a winner or a loser, it's only a probabilistic outcome that, if my egy has validity (and I trade in suitably small size), will result in a favorable long term net result - as long as I adhere to placing the good trades only.
YTD, I triumph about 56 percent of the time and lose the other 44%. With 684 trades put I reached a nice round 300 losers for the year. It might have a long time to place them all but I do not believe many of these to be wrong and I am not looking to stop them. They are inevitable, originating from the probabilistic nature of trading. Sure, I attempt to find out from them when I can see a consistent flaw developing and adjust my method, but I just try to take them and move on. They do still appear to hurt quite a bit!
NesrunesTk
24-09-2025 07:31,
image dropped $600. Wanted to try and see if I can ch opener breakout. turns out to be zig zagging bullshit. You look at a chart, you see a pattern and away you believe ok it is gonna work out. The day you actually trade it, it totally falls ps apart. Why is this thread not popular??? Threads like no egy. . I am giving up on life and trading gets so many answers... post your damn losses! Yeah that resembles a shit show. Can you get caught up in the news frenzy?
Threads like no egy. . I am giving up on life and trading gets so many answers...
Lol. This ribbon is new. I am hoping it will get more attention.
SgesrcesyNudesSga
24-09-2025 07:43,
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lost $600.
Wanted to attempt to find out if I can ch opener breakout. turns out to be zig zagging bullshit.
Occasionally you have a look at a chart, you see a pattern and right away you believe ok it's gonna workout. Then the afternoon you really trade it completely falls apart
ps. Why is this thread not
Threads like no egy. . I'm giving up on life and trading gets a lot of responses...
post your damn losses!
NesrunesTk
24-09-2025 07:50,
quote Notes in screenshot. Its rather funny, I had to obtain an EA designed with candle shut for SL with this exact item to kick in like with your position. I am not the writer or promoting this item. Mql5.com/en/market/product/17390 just something to take into account. It happens more then you would believe. picture Awesome lesson about the finer points of price action. I was focused on break of support at the moment rather than this resistance. A twenty pip difference. Eye opener for sure.
This is a good lesson. At first glance it looks. The real story is I had an entry order collection for 1790, which I cancelled and entered in the reduced price. The initial price would have kept me. FOMO image Notes in screenshot.
Its kinda funny, I had to obtain an EA constructed with this exact thing with candle shut for SL to kick in, just like with your own position. I'm not the publisher or promoting this item. Mql5.com/en/market/product/17390 only something to consider. It happens.
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This is killing me :-! Took a Sell with a life cycle of ending at daily close. . Let us hope it touches back into the daily open until 5pm ET image The notes in the screenshot apply to any time frame, particularly when using LTF for entries.
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NesrunesTk
24-09-2025 08:16,
This is a good lesson. At first glance it looks. The actual story is that I had an entrance order collection for 1790, which I cancelled and entered in the reduced price. The price could have kept me. FOMO
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odiesrdttesnchus
24-09-2025 08:27,
This is killing me-!
Took a Sell with a lifetime cycle of ending at daily close. . Let us hope it touches back into the daily open before 5pm ET
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Which thing is gunning for the difference?
Besdresvor
24-09-2025 08:47,
Tell you what - this item is gunning for the difference.
Odirno1983
24-09-2025 08:57,
Aren't you done with all of the wannabe traders submitting winners and winners ? Feel free to post only traders. Posting losing trades will help you understading why it went wrong and how to prevent it If you would like to post winners, then stick to this eurusd thread where all the elite traders are creating billions regular Lol I really like this guy, truth is it is important to list not only the highs but also the lows of your trip in the event that you genuinely want to learn from mistakes and get better.
Cheers,
Piplife
NaCuxxes
24-09-2025 09:07,
No one will discuss their hard work so here is my 50 EXIT principles which took me over a year to execute within my automation. Understanding when to Exit is the toughest Aspect of trading and THE holy grail of trading (imho... I am sure others will disagree) :--RRB- double PositionExitManager(string arg_exit_criteria, string arg_TradeID, int arg_direction) { if (arg_exit_criteria == CloseAllSell-InProfitWithNoSL) { if (arg_exit_criteria == CloseAllBuy-InLossWithNoSL) { if (arg_exit_criteria == CloseAllSell-InLossWithNoSL) { if (arg_exit_criteria == CloseAllSellPositionsAtMTFReversal)... Understanding when to Exit is the toughest Aspect of trading and THE holy grail of trading
true
NesrunesTk
24-09-2025 09:14,
This is an excellent idea for a thread. Kudos to the op. Here's my contribution for the week:
Went long EUR/USD at 1.1820, got sucked into a spike around the 15m. Doubled down at 1.1800, thinking I could just ditch the initial one at break even. Could have got out using a reduction, but decided to let it all ride. Result: 5.5 percent drawdown for the week, including one other loser. My take on what went wrong: I intentionally went counter trend thinking it has to turn around somewhere. It is like standing in front of a freight train that is loaded, hoping it's going to cease in time. Anyway...I'll attempt to find charts or at least more details on future posts.
ostorNresnky
24-09-2025 09:21,
Because you can see my te , life isnt easy .
I believe that usd Will begin gaining energy because its fed main objective during this Next years as a european I could tell that europe market is near breakdown.
BCE can't quit qe or increase rates . Not if they want market heals.
But it may be a play from eu to eventually make a fiscal plan common to all eu countrys .
This os what I believe , but potential Will tell
SiSi.TuccaSunes
24-09-2025 09:30,
I don't believe the idea is a loser.... I'd keep an eye on this Monday from London on... You never know... Certainly a deal...
quote I was expecting a breakout of this range and planning for 1000 pips, please inform me how to avoid these losses ;--RRB- image
SiSi.TuccaSunes
24-09-2025 09:39,
You simply timed it wrong, no big thing. Until it is it's not a total loser. I have an interest of Demand at the level it's at now although I am not investing GU. 1.336-1.337. Then other factors must be taken in by you. Today is Friday... Momentum type of fades shortly. A trade such as this, you can misfire multiple times with great RR since IMO, this resembles a big pip-er. Can be a 200. . pip-er. Look for one more entry Monday...
Quality levels on a chart are only areas of interest, reactions to them happen because of other factors. Figure that out and you're going to have entrances. Occasionally they react before your lineup and sometimes they dip down deep below your line. Why? Don't abandon your levels, they may be put on, but your timing was off. Concentrate on the timing of the reaction around your level. Hint, it has nothing to do with all the chart.
Now GU. I had been expecting a reaction from the quantity foundation marked, price went directly to SL. Normal reduction or my fault? image It is most likely my fault, since I know that if price already washed out liquidity similar to this, the probability of a tradeable reaction is reduced, knowing this I decided to take the transaction anyway. Dumb move. Result: -0.50 percent on equity, shaky state of mind for the remainder of the day, hence not investing in the remainder of this session. image Might be when I force myself to post when I really do this things, I'll stop doing them.
UronoTarojoCTSa
24-09-2025 09:46,
Since most of us do I testing methods.
My question is, Why not Show your absolute Worst analyzing result, and go backward? Trade the reverse.
OsTunazes
24-09-2025 09:52,
quote And aiming 1000 pips from a 5mn does not seem right Check daily if you do this Breakout are often clear when a fad is strong..but AUDUSD resembles a mess AUD/USD is in a down trend and also the daily chart demones you could sell and ride the fad but you want to get a wide stop behind the key levels not to be removed by random noise or a pull.
If your stop is too near, then it's possible to get removed and the tendency will still continue after a brief retrace or random sound.
The pair is currently around 0.753 along with the following target is 0.75. After, it can return to 0.74. But, it can still retrace to 0.76 or even 0.765 and then come back down. So, the stop needs to be wide.
Example of sound was that the NFP report today and also the pair spiked towards 0.7530 before stalling. I really don't think any movement up will be sustained although it can still go higher.
OsTunazes
24-09-2025 10:00,
Losing is part of this process
it is about handling your losses and maximizing net profit
esnincesycesr
24-09-2025 10:12,
quote I was Expecting a breakout of the range and aiming for 1000 pips, please tell me the Way to Prevent these losses ;--RRB- Picture And Planning 1000 pips from a 5mn doesn't look right
Check daily in the Event That You do that
Breakout are Often clear when a trend is strong..but AUDUSD looks like a Wreck
Unax_1919
24-09-2025 10:22,
quote I was anticipating a breakout of the range and aiming for 1000 pips, please Inform me how to Prevent these losses ;--RRB- image Don't expect breakouts before major events ;-)
esSajesndra
24-09-2025 10:29,
quote I think just a little explanation would be valuable to comprehend the logic behind the trade, where it went wrong and when something could have been done different. I had been expecting a breakout of this range and planning for 1000 pips, please let me the way to avoid these losses ;--RRB-
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esnincesycesr
24-09-2025 10:35,
Really it is a pretty smart idea. The line which separates good from poor traders it is how they manage their losses. Wins can be obtained and managed simpler. Should we explain in which it whent wrong or explain a little about how we trade also and just post the reduction itself? Do as you like mate, you can say why you took it, and how it went wrong. Reviewing why it went wrong and hearing excuses from other traders may prevent you from doing exactly the Identical mistake next time
We all have different egies therefore it may not be easy to Comprehend why you took it, but based on our distinct stategy and trading fashion we could have an opinion as of the reason why it went wrong
Just losers will help you being a much better trader....Not winners
ROFLING. Fantastic initiative. Bought GY @ 152.52 will soon be a loss if legitimate cross 152.24 in M1. Done.
May this thread have a very long and prosperous life.
Unax_1919
24-09-2025 10:49,
What a great idea, here is a losing trade from this morning. image I feel a little explanation could be helpful to understand the logic behind the transaction, where it went wrong and if something else could have been done different.
esSajesndra
24-09-2025 10:57,
What a great concept, here is a losing trade from this morning.
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Unax_1919
24-09-2025 11:02,
Today GU. I had been expecting a reaction from the volume base price went directly to SL. Regular my fault or loss?
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It is probably my fault, since I know that when price already washed out liquidity like this, the likelihood of a tradeable reaction is reduced, realizing this I decided to take the trade anyway. Dumb move. Result: -0.50 percent on equity, shaky state of mind for the remainder of the day, hence not trading the remainder of this session.
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May be when I force myself to post when I do this items, I'll stop doing them.
Honesty is the fundamental problem. If a trader posts 'winners' which are really not winners and hides their 'losses,' they are being deceitful and they would not find much actual help from better traders on a forum like this. Improve or they'd fail to increase as a trader.
Trade safe and prosper.
KP
Unax_1919
24-09-2025 11:20,
It is a fairly smart idea. The line that separates good from poor traders it is how they handle their losses. Wins can be obtained and handled more easy.
If we just post the loss itself and clarify where it whent incorrect or clarify a little on how we trade also?
ROFLING. Great initiative.
Bought GY @ 152.52 will soon be a loss if valid cross 152.24 in M1.
esnincesycesr
24-09-2025 11:36,
Aren't you done with all of the wannabe traders submitting winners and winners ?
Feel free to post just losing traders. Posting losing trades can enable you to understading why it went wrong and how to prevent it next time
If you want to post winners, then stick to the eurusd thread where all of the elite traders are creating billions everyday
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