News flash:
If you are not profitableโฆ
seeking to unlock the mysteries of the marketโฆ
well, that IS YOUR PROBLEM.
Focus on achieving consistency with a trade model FIRST.
You can solve all the ICT โsecretsโ after you have achieved profitability/consistency.
At some point, you have to stop preparing and start doing.
More research, more backtesting, and "just one more video" are not preparation at this point. It's avoidance.
your progress in trading is just a reflection of your own review process
for those serious about improving,
this is the self-feedback loop to use after every single trading day
trade
review
apply
repeat
34 years ago, from today...
I was working 6 days a week. My net pay, per week, was less than $300.00. I was single, recently divorced and no children.
I was sick of the rat race, being broke, tired of being tired of it all.
Then Trading walked back into the chat...
I used to think profitable traders had some secret knowledge.
Now I know they are just people who became very disciplined at doing simple things over and over again.
7 months on these XFAs.
I risk around $200 per trade on $NQ and make 50โ100% a month.
Not the flashy numbers you usually see from prop firm traders on Twitter/X - but this is exactly why most of them will never succeed on personal accounts.
Too much gambling. Too much size. No longevity.
I want to show that itโs actually possible to build a real living from a single $100 eval account and milk it consistently without blowing it.
I trade personal funds with up to six figures in them, and I wouldnโt be able to do that if I hadnโt learned how to keep funded accounts alive long term.
Think about what you really want.
Short-term dopamine and blown accounts?
Or long-term consistency, freedom, and the ability to provide for your family and buy whatever you want.