Hugo

Software Dev by day, NQ sniper by morning. 👨‍💻📉 Documenting my journey from $0 to funded & profitable. Goal: Consistency & Discipline. 📍Nowhere specific.

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

Tomorrow, January the 5th, 2026 my trading journey starts.

I have been working on a few lessons during the holidays and I am ready to fully start the process as markets will become better approached

I will make this work, I think God has a good plan for me

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

@alexsstrader_ Noted. Pero basado en lo de JJ?

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

Day 36/180: Getting my first $10k payout as a beginner trader

Stacked FVGs are a deadly trap

Today the algorithm used the premium FVG as bait, swept the early buyers and reversed perfectly at the origin discount

Took a controlled SL read the trap live and caught the real

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

Day 35/180: Getting my first $10k payout as a beginner trader

Sometimes the best trade you make is the one you don’t take

The market proceeded to drop 60 points in a single minute vaporizing that support

Capital preserved. Not a single bullet wasted:

Keep going

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

To secure a measly $1

The algorithm stopped me out for $1 and went straight to my Take profit without me

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

Day 34/180: Getting my first $10k payout as a beginner trader

The market gave me a masterclass in psychology today and it cost me exactly $130 in unrealized gains

Perfect analysis. Sniper entry right on the wick but my anxiety made me move my break even “just a little higher”…

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

Day 33/180: Getting my first $10k payout as a beginner trader

Nasdaq open was a meat grinder. Took a short but a platform glitch left me without a stop loss in the crossfire

Rookie move: Freeze and pray
My move: Flatten immediately, take the
-$116 paper cut

Eval account green

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

Survival: closed manually to protect the account
Status: Still in the game. Learning from the friction

Discipline isn’t just about winning; it’s about losing correctly

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

Day 32/180: Getting my first $10k payout as a beginner trader

Tough session today. Excited a short on the Nasdaq breakdown but my TP/SL brackets vanished from the chart. Had to keep a cool head and pull the manual trigger to stop the bleeding

Day result: -$221.80

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

One shot, one kill.

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

Day 31/180: Getting my first $10k payout as a beginner trader

Tough morning with higher volatility on the Nasdaq but discipline always wins

Rejected the 25,000 psychology level waited for the breakdown and executed a clean short

✅+$117.2

Status: Another brick in the wall

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

I didn’t FOMO back in when it squeezed up. 5 min later, it dumped completely

Discipline saved me from a -$300 day

Sometimes taking a small, controlled loss is the most professional thing you can do

Tomorrow is a new day!

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

Day 30/180: Getting my first $10k payout as a beginner trader

Market is a psycho today

Executed a perfect setup at support. Got hunted by a massive liquidity sweep right to my SL only to watch the market rip my target without me

P&L: -$81.8

The real win?

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

Balance: $50,553

The lesson cost me $97 today. When building the cushion, cash is king. Don’t let Green Days turn red

I stopped after 1 loss

Discipline remains intact

We go again tomorrow 🧱

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

Day 29/180: Getting my first $10k payout as a beginner trader

Red day at the office

Analysis was right, execution was sloppy.
Shorted the breakdown at 24,800. Saw
+$100 open profit… and didn’t take it

Market reverse in a V-Shake and stopped me out

P&L: -$97.8

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

Day 28/180: Getting my first $10k payout as a beginner trader

Market tried to trap everyone today

I stayed flat for 45min, ignored the noise, and waited for a real setup. Caught the breakdown at 24,500

Profit: +$76.8
Balance: $50,650.90

Patience pays more than overtrading 🧱

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

Actually, flipped the day to green on a quick entry:

Day Result: +$54.10 ✅
23% towards the $52.5k goal

Brick by Brick 🧱

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

Day 27/180: Getting my first $10k payout as a beginner trader

Red day on the screen, Green Day for my discipline

Market conditions were choppy due to the holiday. Caught a bear trap early but recognized the noise immediately

P&L: -$37.9
Mental Capital: 100% intact

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

The amateur tries to make back the loss immediately. The professional accepts the scratch and lives to fight another day!

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

In just 60 seconds

It’s not about trading all day. It’s about trading well and walking away. One step closer to funding. 🧱

Thank you God 🙏🏻

[Hugo @Rubytradesw]

Day 26/180: Getting my first $10k payout as a beginner trader

Surviving CPI is an art. Winning in it is pure discipline

Today the market was a chop fest. I sat on my hands, waited for my zone, and executed one single sniper shot

Entry: 24,736
Exit: 24,791
Profit: +$107,6