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Hey Laissez Faire, I started to notice something weird during the middle of the week when I started fighting back from deep losses so props for picking up on that subtleness -- you seem to be an tenured trader from just that comment. Impressive. I need to be more diligent with my 10-point...

Many thanks, relievedbaboon. I am honored to be your first post. :-)

Hello Fonz, I like that 125% of profit concept. Thanks for the encouraging words! Too close to not make it -- so I will make it

Hi Big APPL, No need to reset since I now have $1,700 of cushion before my "non trailing drawdown" hits so I still have plenty of time to hit my profit target before the next monthly subscription fee. Yes, I need to stick to my 10-point SL. Amazing you can do that! You must be a master Jedi...

Many thanks, DevBru! I will most certainly make this happen. I'm not really making a big deal about it. Been there, done that. Worse thing to do is add more negative to an already negative situation. Decided to drink some vodka and pass out early last night in order not to sulk.

This week, I turned 42. So for 15 years, I have dedicated at least 23 hours of 24 hours each day to thinking, looking at charts or live trading. Only for the past 2 years, have I thought about risk management. Still uncomfortable with losses and stop-losses but I lost my discipline,,,traded...

Sometimes I wonder if I'm a dreamer and inevitable losing trader -- but then I think to myself, then what else would I fucking do with my life? LoL Not too fazed. I know what I did wrong. Still lots to learn...

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They are both superb firms and I had no problem with profit withdrawal. Can't go wrong with either one - it's a personal choice Good luck

In Queens, NYC I would guesstimate to say that 97% of people in the streets all have some form of face covering. Our recent infection rate hit 0.24% ! NYers rock !!

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Thanks. No, not yet. In order to pass a trader must achieve $159K in the account balance. After that, the real challenge begins with a real account. I will certainly keep the thread updated with my experiences.

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Yup, that's the key. When I started the evaluation, my goal was to finish in 2 months, not 1 month so I was ready for the slow/lower risk account equity progression. Had that "bout of impatience" that you so aptly mentioned and it got me in trouble for 2 resets which I noted in this...

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Define "large size" Personally, trading off a 1M TF, I would venture to say that the most would be 10 ES contracts using market orders --- more than that and I would expect 1 point worth of slippage.

Be mad when you make a profit, and be happy when you have a drawdown.

Productive and insightful thread...I'll never get those 20 seconds in which I wrote this response, back.

I have a similar story - took me 15 years to develop and perfect my trading strategy. It has now just started to show results...very happy with how I spent my time. Would not change a thing - not all the tears, pains and suicidal thoughts. Worth it all.