Trading Psychology & Discipline Blog
Notes on discipline, psychology and structure — from a trader who journals every session.
Trading Mentorship vs Course vs Signals Group: Which Is Worth It?
When you want to learn to trade, you will run into three main options: a course, a signals group or a mentorship....
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What to Look For in a Futures Trading Mentor (and 7 Red Flags)
The trading education world is full of people who are better at marketing than trading. Before you hand over your money, here...
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How the Wave Rider Indicator Works: Entries, Stops and Three Targets
Wave Rider is the indicator behind the strategy results on our homepage. Here is what it does on your chart and how...
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How Much Can You Make Trading Micro NQ With $100 Risk Per Trade?
It is the first question most new traders ask, and most answers online are either wild promises or "it depends". Here is...
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MNQ vs NQ: Which Contract Should a Beginner Trade?
NQ and MNQ track exactly the same thing: the Nasdaq 100 index. The chart is identical. The only real difference is how...
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Is a Trading Mentor Worth It for Beginners?
If you have never placed a trade, paying someone to teach you can feel like a big step. You can learn a...
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How to Automate TradingView Alerts With TradersPost
If your strategy lives on TradingView, you can send its alerts to a broker automatically using TradersPost. It is how I run...
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Best Prop Firms for NQ Futures: Topstep vs Apex vs Tradeify
If you trade NQ, choosing the right prop firm matters almost as much as your strategy. Three names come up more than...
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Best TradingView Indicators for NQ Futures (and Why Less Is More)
Open any beginner's chart and you will usually find five or six indicators fighting for space. More lines feel like more information,...
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How to Pass a Prop Firm Evaluation on NQ: Drawdown Maths for Beginners
Most people do not fail prop firm evaluations because their strategy is bad. They fail because one bad day breaks the drawdown...
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The 9/21/50 EMA Stack, Explained
What the 9, 21 and 50 EMAs actually tell you — and why an EMA stack is a regime filter, not a...
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Prop Firm Drawdown Rules Compared: Topstep vs Apex
Prop firm drawdown rules are far more important than the headline account size, yet they are often the last thing traders properly...
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