MZD Trades

ICT trader, 3+ years. NQ futures/commodities . Setups, recaps, and the mistakes too. No signals.

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

you don't need more setups

you need the same one, taken the same way, enough times that you stop second guessing it

that's been the whole focus since I came back. one ICT model, NY session, nothing before 10:00

skip a step and you're not trading the setup anymore. you're trading a feeling

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

worst habit I had to kill wasn't losing trades

it was marking my levels the night before, writing down exactly what I wanted to see, then freezing when price actually got there

hesitating feels like being careful. it isn't. it's just not trusting your own prep

if the plan was made calm, follow it when it's live

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

@InnerDiscipline i thought i was good till i saw you , we getting to your level every soon broski ahahhahahha

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

one green day doesn't mean you figured NQ out

I've had plenty of those. the day after is usually where the damage happens. size creeps up, rules get loose, you start clicking stuff that isn't your setup

a good day is just one day

same model tomorrow. after 10:00. max loss still applies

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

people ask how long it took to learn ICT

the concepts weren't the long part. liquidity and FVGs click fast

the long part was me. overtrading, revenge trades, forcing setups

it only got easier when I started doing less

one model. fewer trades. done at max loss

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

trading is hard. nobody's arguing that

you know what else is hard? dragging yourself to a job you can't stand for the next 30 years

both are hard. only one gets easier the more work you put in

pick your hard. then journal, backtest, wait for the A+ setup and respect max loss

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

someone's always gonna hate your bias

doesn't matter. they're not in your trade and you're not in theirs

I map the higher timeframe, mark the liquidity I want, wait for my setup after 10:00. if it never shows I'm done

stop reading the comments to decide what NQ is doing

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

easy to say you trade like a pro. watch what you actually do when price moves fast

entering because a candle got big. bailing on a good trade because your heart rate went up. sliding the stop so you don't have to be wrong

that's gambling with a chart on the screen

the ICT model was never my problem. it was me not letting the setup come to me

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

What the heck just happened 😳

This is why you need to take profits when trades are going your direction

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

TP1 hit ✅ 88.66 tagged off yesterday's oil entry

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

if your rules aren't written down before the open, they're up for negotiation the second NQ starts moving

mine fit on one sticky note
bias from the higher timeframe
which liquidity I want taken
after 10:00 or nothing
max loss and I'm done

sounds basic. it's what stops me making it up as I go

what's on yours?

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

TP1 hit ✅ 88.66 tagged off yesterday's oil entry

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

Oil buy update off yesterday's entry. TP1 would be 88.66

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[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

bond market's shut today for Veterans Day

NQ can still move but a lot of the usual flow isn't there. thinner tape, more random wicks

days like this I'm extra picky. if it's not my bread and butter setup after 10:00, I don't click

check the calendar before the week starts, not at 9:29

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

Oil buy update off yesterday's entry. TP1 would be 88.66

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[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

Oil buy idea off those wicks. Looking for price to go for $90

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

nobody posts what this job actually costs

the boring sessions. the stop that gets tagged by a tick. closing the chart at max loss when you just know price is about to go

that's the price of admission. most people want the results without paying it

took a break and came back with way less ego about it. still paying it every day

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

Oil buy idea off those wicks. Looking for price to go for $90

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

This wicks says a lot about my idea of getting to $80.

The $85 target has been exceeded, but I'm rethinking whether we'll see price get to $80. I'm going to wait for more confirmation, but I think we're seeing some kind of reversal. The wicks are saying a lot about the market not going down to that level.

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

bread and butter setups look boring on here

sweep, displacement, FVG, wait for price to come back to it. that's most of it

people skip it because it looks too easy. it only looks easy after the candle closed

in real time it's sitting on your hands till after 10:00 and not clicking the one that's almost there

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

This wicks says a lot about my idea of getting to $80.

The $85 target has been exceeded, but I'm rethinking whether we'll see price get to $80. I'm going to wait for more confirmation, but I think we're seeing some kind of reversal. The wicks are saying a lot about the market not going down to that level.

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

Explain to me why this is a bad trade. If you get it right, you win a 50k funded account.

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

Personally I was not looking for bearish DXY

[MZD Trades @NopolisFB]

Explain to me why this is a bad trade. If you get it right, you win a 50k funded account.