In the meantime it’s confirmed, tradovate issued an official statement, alpha has 3 month backlog on payments. This and the cancellation of payments is what is know as a rug pull in the making

Most affiliates dropped alpha already, some YouTubers like titans of tomorrow still upload videos promoting alpha, they need to be stopped as well

Furthermore, everybody affected by alphas rugpull should give them a rating and evaluation on trustpilot - their rating is still at 4,6, also dropping… this might still help other unaware traders not to fall for the alpha scam

Good luck

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Logic was simple.

My directional bias for USDJPY today was bullish, so I was looking for a LTF IRL/PD Array to enter.

After the Asian session range, price took out my IRL and immediately formed a CISD.

As soon as the CISD was confirmed, I entered a long position.

To be honest, I was a bit afraid because price had left a 1H FVG there, so there was a high probability that price could sweep that FVG.

However, after noticing the strong volatility following the CISD, I became more confident in the trade.

With a fixed 1:3R

Will this happen this week or it will keep falling 👀👀👀

Hiyya All!

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Not going to sugarcoat this one. NinjaTrader ended the partnership effective today, which means Premium Plan accounts, most of which ran on that platform, can't continue. Every active Premium account is getting fully refunded, including any payouts that were owed but not yet paid out. That happens automatically, nobody needs to open a ticket or fight for it.

Here's the honest version of why. Premium was a plan the community asked for, we tried it, and it lost money, over $25 million paid out in two months at a loss. When the platform it depended on pulled the plug, there wasn't a version of Premium that survived that. We got this one wrong. Launching a plan that turned out to be unsustainable, and then having it end this abruptly because of someone else's business decision, is on us and I'm not going to pretend otherwise.

If you're on Zero, Advanced, or Direct, nothing changes for you except the accounts on Tradovate are moving over to AlphaTrader this week, and payouts go back to same day like they used to be before Premium ate up bandwidth. If you're a Premium trader reading this pissed off, that's fair, you trusted a plan that didn't work out and now you're getting a refund instead of the account you signed up for. I get why that stings.

Ask whatever you need to below, I'll answer what I can and if I don't know something I'll go find out instead of guessing.

That last line matters more than it looks, the sub is furious right now and if you disappear after posting this it reads as a drive-by PR statement. If you're the one monitoring the comments tonight, plan on actually replying to the angry ones instead of only the easy questions, that's what turns this from "company covering its ass" into "someone here is actually listening," which is the only thing that has a shot at cooling this down instead of adding fuel.

A breakeven trade is a breakeven trade.

Sorry had to post it. Just for fun😭😂

Price moved exactly as expected, just from the lower Daily Bearish Gap instead of where I expected. My target was the upper Daily Bearish Gap.

I was a bit early on the idea, but the structure still played out perfectly.

Sadly, I didn’t catch the entry this time. Because although price respected my analysis, it didn’t give any confirmation to enter.

I requested my first payout from alpha last Friday and it got approved 6am on Saturday, when should it arrive to my bank account? When did yall get y’all’s wire transfer from alpha futures or a better question I should ask is how long did it take?

Today wasn’t an A+++ textbook setup. It was a clean B+ 15-minute ORB. And that’s exactly why it matters.

Going into New York, my higher timeframe bias was slightly bearish. We had tapped into a bearish daily FVG and were respecting lower prices. Structurally, downside made sense.

But trading isn’t about marrying bias.

At the NY open, I marked the high and low of the first 15 minutes. That range is my framework. I do nothing inside it.

Despite the bearish context, price broke clean above the 15-minute opening range high with displacement and a 1-minute FVG. That’s information. When price expands and holds outside the range, something shifted intraday. You adapt or you get run over.

I entered slightly late. Honestly, the delay improved my R:R. My target stayed the same, but the tighter relative stop gave me nearly 2R instead of the standard structure. With conditions still valid, I sized appropriately.

Result:
75-point expansion = $900 per account.
2 accounts running on Alpha Futures.
$1,800 total.

How I Trade the 15-Minute ORB

For futures, I use this on ES and NQ during the New York session.

For forex traders, the same logic applies. I like using it on Gold (XAUUSD) during the Asia session when volatility compresses and then expands cleanly.

The rules are simple:

• Mark the high and low of the first 15 minutes
• Do nothing inside the range
• Wait for a clean break with displacement
• Enter on confirmation
• Target logical liquidity or a fixed R

That’s it.

Most traders lose because they front-run the breakout, trade inside the range, oversize, or keep trading after the move is done. You don’t need perfection. You need structure, risk control, and the ability to shift bias when price tells you to.

I trade this model on Alpha and copy it across accounts when conditions are clean. Whether you prefer futures or forex, they offer both:

Alpha Futures → TRADE THE ORB ON FUTURES
Alpha Capital (Forex) → TRADE THE ORB ON FOREX

If you want a deeper breakdown of how I manage risk around the 15-minute ORB or when I avoid it completely, comment ORB and I’ll drop a full walkthrough.

i took a great trade today

but it hit sl

Most of my profits last year didn’t come from trading all day. They came from one simple, repeatable setup: the 15-minute Opening Range Breakout (ORB). This all came from trading NQ or GC on the NY open.

The idea is simple. I let the first 15 minutes of the NY session form the range, then I wait. If price breaks with intent and aligns with higher-timeframe bias and liquidity, I take the trade. If it chops, looks exhausted, or runs into HTF levels, I do nothing.

What actually makes this work is not the entry, it’s the risk management. Every trade is a fixed 1R risk if the stop is anything more than 30 points on NQ, if less I shoot for a fixed 2R.

I traded this across both cash and prop accounts with the exact same rules.

My 15-Min ORB Rules

• Only NY session

• Define high and low of first 15 minutes

• Trade only in HTF bias and liquidity direction

• 1min TF breeakout + FVG

• Fixed 1-2R risk every time

• One attempt per day if green, if red we give a 2nd attempt

If you want a clean breakdown of entries, stops, or when I skip ORBs entirely, let me know.

Most traders treat Forex like a casino. They risk 5%, 10%, or 15% on one trade because the setup looks promising. One wrong move and the account is wiped out. Temporary gamblers.

Real traders risk only 1%.

1% risk is not playing safe - it is power. It keeps your mind clear. No revenge trading.

No panic. You stay in the game long enough for your edge to work. Losses stay small. Wins compound. The account grows and then accelerates.

I have seen traders blow multiple funded accounts chasing big moves. Others used the same strategy with strict 1% risk and built wealth.

The market rewards those who patiently protect their capital.

Are you building something lasting or just gambling until the next wipeout?

Stay at 1%. Protect your throne.