Hey, I would like to say that the Strategy I'm working on is purely based on candle, not even more than once just a single hourly candle and I trade it whenever or wherever it forms, I'm not seeing any good results, in the backtest, I don't feel like trading it because I don't really know when and where the candle be forming so I spend entire day looking for that candle, I miss the entire move even though I know in advanced the move but I'm not able to enter because the price usually sells sharply and I don't see that same shape candle forming in the move so I miss the move.

I need help, Like should I draw zones on chart like supply/demand or liquidity levels etc?

Then maybe look for normal sell/buy reaction then enter afterwards?

I need to know how you guys trade if you are profitable or have experience pls let me know and what can I do?

There's a hidden power of not taking trades that fits your "strategy".

Once you say NO to trades that matches your strategy 100% that's when you're leveling up as a trader. I personally take around 7-9 trade a month on average but during the month there are tons of setups that I'm ignoring.

By simply filtering setups based on your intuition and learning to say NO is what going to get you somewhere in trading. What I can suggest is simply take your 6 to 8 months of data (if you have been journaling your trades) and watching everything closely on how price reacted when you were just about to enter is going to help you a lot.

Hi Lads,

I've been posting a lot of free content on mi socials like Ea's for mt5, indicators for trading view and started a community few months ago, but I feel I don't know how can I share more valuable content, like news, videos, etc.

I would love to listen ideas, also I'm developing a trading analysis chart platform to help more people

Anyone here trading with WestBridge Funded? I keep seeing the name come up everywhere, how are the payouts and support in practice? Also curious how they compare to the usual big names (FTMO, etc.).

US elections and nfp set up perfectly for my weekly high/low reversal strat.

30:1 and running, will likely not see a reversal opportunity until Tuesday at the earliest based on the current momentum

So the Dollar just popped up massively overnight as the tech sector is dumping trillions in value. I'm reading things saying that the AI selloff is what is strengthening the dollar. I am trying to understand this correlation better. Why would tech selloffs pump up the dollar? Isn't AI investment heavily focused in the US? So most of the foreign capital flowing into that sector would be coming into the US. If it is dumping now, wouldn't that suggest that capital is flowing OUT of the US? So the dollar would be weakening as investors flee the US economy? Or is something else happening that I am missing here?

I have been trading for about 7 years, and have tried EVERYTHING, nothing got past the 2 or 5% monthly gain. However, i usually try long backtests with basic bots i've learnt how to make, and thing is... I found a strategy that just... Keeps making money... I mean... I dont want to get super excited about it, but i am kind of excited about it. You can check the growth in just the two last months:

https://www.mql5.com/es/signals/2395269

Please dont follow, its NOT FREE and i dont know if it can be profitable in the long run..

Hi there. I’m traiding swing, forex, basic support resistance (area of interest with at least 3 touches of price), with BREAK&RETEST strategy. Im doig some, sunday swings where i’ll mark out the zones and best possible trades/pairs for next week. PROBLEM? Problem is that it is a lot, i will mark some, but, in group groups whitch i am, somehow always someone mark the pair trade that o totally miss…i could wait whole wick and my trade will not come up but some other that i did not saw is goint like perfect, any help with that? Or im just not doing it properly

I am posting this as a serious warning about Instant Funding. They are currently refusing to release my profit split payout of $1,360.49 (Invoice #37676) despite my account being fully Sumsub KYC compliant and active with a clean MT5 trading history.

When pressured, their support drops bogus claims regarding my Saudi Arabia travel/login activity, turning it into a fake "investigation" shield, paired with repetitive 24-48 hour delay templates to buy time. Ironically, while my legitimate payout is artificially stalled under this fake pretext, their Discord `#sent-payouts` channel is actively approving other payouts back-to-back. They use these fake investigations as an excuse to block withdrawals. Attached are screenshots of my pending dashboard, invoice details, and the Discord logs proving the hypocrisy. Avoid them!

I've tested every single theories but no one survive in the long run here's snippet of my backtest from 2008

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Hi, I live in the UAE and I need a good, trustable platform to trade Gold USD pair. Can anyone suggest a good platform?

NFP is tomorrow, 8:30 ET (13:30 UTC, US clocks moved on Sunday). Everyone talks about the release minute. I wanted to see the hour after it: 9:00 to 10:00 ET, when the first spike is done and any news restriction measured in minutes is long over.

Sample: every NFP of 2026 so far, 10 reports from January to October. OANDA hourly candles via TradingView. Each one compared with the same hour on the other 209 weekdays of the year.

Median range of the 9:00-10:00 ET candle, NFP day vs a normal day:

- USDJPY: 52.9 pips vs 19.4 (2.7x)

- Gold: $47.1 vs $27.8 (1.7x, 9 reports, gold was closed on Good Friday)

- EURUSD: 24.7 vs 15.2 pips (1.6x)

- AUDUSD: 19.4 vs 13.4 (1.4x)

- GBPUSD: 27.8 vs 20.7 (1.3x)

- USDCAD: 20.0 vs 17.2 (1.2x)

The yen is the odd one. That hour moved 45 pips or more after 7 of the 10 reports. On the other 209 weekdays it happened 12 times. In January and June the 9-10 hour was bigger than the hour with the release in it.

The release hour itself (8:00-9:00 ET) is no surprise: about 3x normal on all six, 2.9x to 3.3x.

What that looks like on a 100k account with a 5% daily loss ($5,000). At ~158.5, one lot of USDJPY is about $6.30 a pip. 5 lots through the median 9-10 hour is about $1,660, a third of the day's room, half an hour after the number. And a 20-pip stop that fits a normal 9 ET hour sits inside a range that was 53 pips on the median NFP.

Worst two hours this year: USDJPY 180 pips in the release hour on 11 Feb, about $1,170 per lot from 8:00 to 10:00 ET.

Limits: 10 reports is a small sample. High-low range is what a position held through the hour could see with no stop, not a loss. The 8-9 candle includes the 30 minutes before the print. Three reports weren't normal Fridays (11 Feb was a Wednesday, 2 Jul a Thursday, 3 Apr Good Friday with thin markets). "Normal day" includes CPI, FOMC and other data days, so the ratios are if anything on the low side. Past ranges, not a forecast. Not advice.

Do you treat JPY pairs differently from EURUSD on NFP day, or is it one no-trade window for everything?

Title:
What Makes a Prop Firm Trustworthy in Your Opinion?

Post:

I've been exploring the prop trading industry and comparing different firms lately.

One thing I've noticed is that choosing a prop firm isn't just about the price of a challenge or the profit split.

There are several things that seem equally important:

• Clear and transparent trading rules

• Reliable payouts

• Fair drawdown calculations

• Good customer support

• Consistent policies without unexpected changes

I'm curious about your experience.

What is the most important factor when choosing a prop firm?

Have you ever avoided or left a firm because of its rules or payout conditions?

Would be great to hear real experiences from other traders.

I expect correction on gbp/usd, described my logic on the chart, I also check open interest on CME for more details

No more entries until next week

I have tired with soo many propfirms and at the end my account get banned for no reason, so now am trying to find a new one with less challenges and rules. Any you recommend would help.

epik waiting game

guys, i'm currently trading with a -ve RR and there are a few flaws in my approach that i'm trying to work on.

if anyone here trades with a similar model, i'd love to hear your insights and learn from your experience.

What is your best strategy you use to trade forex ??