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Process, not predictions
What we learn from looking at a lot of trading journals. No signals, no market calls, no hype.
Why your win rate is lying to you
A 70% win rate can lose money and a 35% win rate can be excellent. Here is the number that actually decides it, and how to read the two together.
Read itRevenge trading has a price, and you can calculate it
"Stop revenge trading" is advice. "$4,519 across 19 trades" is a reason. Here is how to find the number in your own journal.
Read itThe four prop-firm drawdown models, and why the difference ends challenges
Static, trailing balance, trailing equity and end-of-day trailing behave very differently. Traders fail challenges because they believe they have room they do not have.
Read itThere is one hour of the day quietly costing you money
Almost every journal we look at has a single hour that undoes a chunk of the rest. It is usually the cheapest fix available, and almost nobody has looked.
Read itProfit capture is the leak most traders never measure
How much of the available move on your winners do you actually keep? For most traders it is under half, and no better entry will fix it.
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