Hey invest Fam! I posted a bit ago in celebrations when I passed my first 50k EA. Well… I passed another the next day, ripped some success, and then watched my wings melt as I did my best Icarus straight to crashing both… Well after a few weeks of scrutinizing review and practice, I was ready to go for the next round on Thursday with completely re-formed strategy that ended 3 accounts today where you see them in the screenshot. I’ve got so much more to learn, but here’s a couple things that I hope can turn my mistakes into your lessons. 1. Be careful of high profit targets on a $2,500 drawdown. If you’re above 3:1 in an EA, trail it before it accidentally eats 30% or more of your drawdown in one trade -no, I am not saying big ratios are bad! Increasing your reward is one of the best things and one of my biggest improvements. However, if you’re in an EA, the drawdown does not grow. Let’s say you’re risking $200 and shooting for a 5:1 ($1000 profit). Your trade pushes to 4.5 before reversing and slamming your stop. Well that 2500 drawdown was increasing with that trade. So will be down your $200 loss plus the $900 profit you had at one point. From $2500 to $1400 drawdown in one trade (plus commission if the 1400 wasn’t bad enough : P). Pretty brutal huh? On this run my average risk ratio was 6:1, but if I was above 50% of my profit target, I put in a trail-stop or trailed manually to protect my drawdown. This was pretty crucial for me. 2. Trust yourself!!! -Yes, self confidence is important, but there’s a lot of need beyond that. I have watched myself lose as much if not more from over-caution and self doubt than I have from being too aggressive. Closing trades that would have hit profit no problem, being too scared to place the better trade, then following it up with a bad setup because of fomo. It’s a messy cycle. Yes, I messed up from over aggressive trading, but that was actually a poor response from the backlash I was feeling from letting fear change my decision making process.

But you don't need a trade copier. Get paid first. You're creating problems that don't even need to exist yet.

Hey all. I’m having some big issues with my NT trade copier. All up to date and everything. I’m finding that it’s not issuing stops correctly and either doesn’t close copies trades, or sometimes reverses positions. I thought I had something to do with the amount of sessions using my Tradovate acct and so I’ve been very conscious of that but it still keeps happening. Any notes are appreciated

In case you were wondering who this guy is - that’s my brother Kyle…he’s kind of a big deal around here Today is his birthday, so please wish this old man a Happy Birthday and let him know that all he does for us is appreciated!

It’s been a long time coming, the road was messy, and I still have a LONG way to go, but my first 50kPA is being activated, and 4 more EAs in progress. Thank you so much @Kyle Henris and the full team of coaches for all the teachings and feedback. Also to the community posts, feedback and discussions that have helped me shape my strategies and mindset. Getting on this path is a huge dream come true for me and I can’t wait to keep learning and growing. For those still working on it, NEVER GIVE UP! I don’t care if you just had the ugliest trading day, pick yourself back up, remind yourself that you are a STUDENT, and keep on learning! You WILL get it if you put in the time and dedication.