Adam Young Jr

Trader | Trading Psychology | Technical Analysis

Helping traders master discipline, risk management and execution.
Trade the system. Control the mind.

[Adam Young Jr @young_adam_05]

Welcome to THE PipsAndChill.

Most traders spend years searching for the perfect strategy.

But the real challenge is learning to execute a strategy without allowing fear, greed and emotion to take control.

Here, we focus on three things:

Master the Mind.
Master the Market.
Master the Risk.

Trading psychology.
Technical execution.
Professional risk management.

No unrealistic promises. No get-rich-quick mentality. Just education, discipline and continuous improvement.

If you believe trading is a skill that must be developed, you’re in the right place.

Let’s become better operators, not just better chart readers.

[Adam Young Jr @young_adam_05]

@upcomers_com Can someone answer me please. I have a SL hit under 2 minutes. In this situation what’s going to happen?

[Adam Young Jr @young_adam_05]

@upcomers_com What happens if my SL hit under 2 minutes?

[Adam Young Jr @young_adam_05]

Most traders don’t lose because they can’t read the market. They lose because they mistake knowing the market for knowing how to make money from it.

One of the biggest misconceptions in trading is believing that profitability comes from becoming better at predicting the market.

Traders spend years mastering indicators, patterns, strategies and technical analysis, thinking that more knowledge means more profits.

It doesn’t.

You can understand every chart pattern, master every indicator and still lose money consistently.

Why? Because analysing the market and extracting money from it are two completely different skills.

The goal isn’t to become the smartest person in front of a chart.

It’s to build a repeatable process, manage risk and execute it consistently over a large sample of trades.

Stop measuring your progress by how much you know. Start measuring it by how well you execute.

The market doesn’t reward the trader who knows the most. It rewards the trader who can execute their edge consistently without getting in their own way.

[Adam Young Jr @young_adam_05]

@raytrdss 55-61%

[Adam Young Jr @young_adam_05]

@Xaulord1 You 10000% right

[Adam Young Jr @young_adam_05]

Your maximum drawdown is your REAL account size.

Don’t buy into the hype. A $100K account with $10K maximum drawdown is NOT a $100K account. Your actual risk capital is $10K.

Lower your risk, protect your drawdown, and play the long game.

The goal isn’t to pass fast. It’s to stay in the game long enough to get paid.

[Adam Young Jr @young_adam_05]

The goal of a successful trader is not to make money as quickly as possible. It’s to stay in the market long enough for probability to work in their favour.

Treat your prop firm account accordingly. Your maximum drawdown is your REAL account size.

Don’t buy into the hype. A $100K account with $10K maximum drawdown is NOT a $100K account. Your actual risk capital is $10K.

Lower your risk, protect your drawdown, and play the long game.

The goal isn’t to pass fast. It’s to stay in the game long enough to get paid.

#TradeThePlan #ProcessOverProfit #RiskManagement #TradingPsychology #PlayTheLongGame

[Adam Young Jr @young_adam_05]

@dc_capitalfx Based on your experience, which prop firms would make your top 5 list? I’d be interested to hear your picks.

[Adam Young Jr @young_adam_05]

@Rv_Tradez @FTMarketslive it is 🔥🔥🔥 The only thing standing between FTM and dominating this space is the five-winning-day rule. Make no mistake, no other firm comes close to FTM. They’re in a league of their own.

[Adam Young Jr @young_adam_05]

Your primary objective when you open your charts should never be to make money. It should be to execute your rules, follow your trading plan, and remain disciplined.

Making money is not the mission; it’s the by-product of consistently doing the right things.

Stop trading to make money. Start trading to execute your plan. The profits will take care of themselves.

[Adam Young Jr @young_adam_05]

The moment your desire to make money or pass a challenge becomes stronger than your discipline to follow your trading rules, you’ve already lost control. The market doesn’t reward desperation; it punishes it. Break your rules chasing profits, and sooner or later, you’ll give everything back.

Discipline protects your capital. Greed destroys it.

Remember: The goal isn’t to pass the challenge at any cost; it’s to become the trader who doesn’t need to break the rules to succeed.

[Adam Young Jr @young_adam_05]

Your brain is not designed to trade.

It is designed to:

Avoid pain.
Seek rewards.
React to threats.
Protect its ego.

Trading requires the opposite.

You must accept losses.
Wait patiently.
Control impulses.
Execute without emotional interference.

You aren’t just training your trading strategy.

You’re training your brain.

[Adam Young Jr @young_adam_05]

I understand, but my concern is that the 10% cumulative payout requirement is effectively 100% of the account’s actual size when measured against the maximum drawdown. In other words, traders have to generate an amount equal to their entire drawdown allowance before the strike resets. That is an extremely demanding condition, regardless of whether it takes 1 payout or 15. That’s the issue I’m highlighting.

[Adam Young Jr @young_adam_05]

I understand boss, but the problem remains that the strike only resets after a 10% payout. You know that 10% is effectively 100% of the account’s real size if we measure the account based on its maximum drawdown (MD). That makes reaching the reset point extremely difficult and puts traders under unnecessary pressure.

[Adam Young Jr @young_adam_05]

@destinyinfinit @AndrewcsTrading @HaiderMFF Just look into FundedHive. The 2-strike rule seems to be one of the most effective ways to make traders lose their accounts without actually hitting their Daily Drawdown (DD) or Maximum Drawdown (MD).

[Adam Young Jr @young_adam_05]

@upcomers_com Could I please speak to someone directly? I’ve asked several questions but still haven’t received clear answers. I’d really appreciate speaking to someone who can properly address my concerns.

[Adam Young Jr @young_adam_05]

@jpeemg @HaiderMFF I saw the same thing too, which is why I asked for clarification.