Moving averages are the first thing that every day trader learns. And practically every day trader doesn’t use them right. I see it all the time in diaries and live sessions. Traders accumulate a 9 EMA, a 20 EMA, a 50 SMA, and a 200 SMA, then wait for a crossover that occurred 20 minutes […]
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Most forex day traders do not blow accounts because they lack a strategy. They blow them because they keep repeating the same mistakes, just in slightly different market conditions. I have seen this cycle play out for years. A trader has a decent setup, understands basic structure, and even respects risk on paper. Then a
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Most day traders do not fail because they lack a trading plan. They fail because their plan is too complicated to execute under pressure. I have reviewed hundreds of trading plans over the years. Many look impressive on paper. Multiple setups, layered indicators, complex rules for every possible scenario. Yet when the market opens and
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Most EURUSD day traders are not losing because they picked bad indicators. They are losing because they expect indicators to forecast prices rather than help them frame decisions. EURUSD is one of the most liquid instruments in the world. That liquidity compresses edges. It punishes traders who rely on single-indicator signals and rewards those who
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Most traders don’t blow accounts because they can’t read charts. They blow them because they misjudge volatility. I’ve watched this play out hundreds of times. A trader has a clean setup, solid entry, and decent timing, but the stop is too tight for today’s volatility, or the target is unrealistic for the session’s range. The
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Most day traders don’t lose because their strategy is bad.They lose because they’re looking at the right idea on the wrong time frame. I’ve seen this pattern repeat for years. A trader spots a clean breakout on the 1-minute chart, enters aggressively, and gets stopped out, only to watch price run perfectly in their original
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Most beginner forex day traders do not fail because their strategy is bad. They fail because they start trading before understanding what kind of trader the market is allowing them to be that day. This pattern repeats itself constantly. New traders move from one setup to another, trying a London breakout one week and RSI
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How to Calculate Risk Per Trade in Forex (Step by Step) Most blown trading accounts do not fail because of bad analysis.They fail because the risk was miscalculated long before the trade was placed. After reviewing thousands of day trading journals over the years, a consistent pattern emerges across all skill levels. Traders believe they
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Most traders don’t fail because they picked the wrong strategy. They fail because they picked the wrong time frame for their psychology, capital size, and execution skill, and they only realized it after months of losing money. I’ve seen traders work hard at day trading, get worn out, and then switch to swing trading to
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In day trading, traders require numerous tools to thrive and succeed in the market. One of these includes indicators. Day trading revolves around quick intraday price movements where timing and precision play a crucial role. To make informed decisions, traders rely on technical indicators that analyze historical market behavior in real-time. Moreover, they translate raw
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