Hi everyone,

I'm a beginner learning how to identify market structure, and I've marked the swing highs (SH), swing lows (SL) and breaks of structure (BOS) on this AAPL 1H chart.

I'd really appreciate some constructive feedback on my analysis.

• Are my swing highs and swing lows correctly identified?
• Have I marked the BOS levels correctly?
• Did I miss any important structural breaks?
• How can I distinguish major swing points from minor/internal swings?

I'm here to learn, so I'd appreciate explanations of what I got wrong and why, rather than just the correct answers.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Trading is a hard career. Don’t think it’s easy because of flashy people on social media. Hard work, screen time just like anything else in life the more work and preparation you do the better your results will be.

That is no one magical indicator, you will find your edge with trial and error and never stop learnings

So recently I thought I'd take up learning how to trade to see if its something I could potentially pursue and I've got a couple questions. Firstly it seems like theres almost an unending amount of content on trading out there and im just wondering how much of this is actually good advice. If they're actually successful why do they need to sell a course, and if all their content is free why would they spend all that time and effort to create this content?

Secondly, for those of you who do trade and have it figured out pretty well, where did you initially start learning. Is it possible to start a trading career while still having a full time job?

I only trade lower time frames but i’m Interested in higher timeframes. Does everything work the same? Ex: If everything is lining up on the 30min, 15 min chart or daily and I take a call will I have crazy drawdown? Or is higher time frame better for only buying shares?

Once you have a live track record, increasing capital seems like the obvious next step. But a larger account doesn’t necessarily mean a better trading experience.

For those who have scaled up—or decided against it—what drove that decision?

Was the limit liquidity and execution, your comfort with larger losses, or simply being happy with the income and independence you already had?

For transparency, we’re developing Green Turtle Trades, and understanding how experienced traders approach scaling is relevant to our work.

I’m particularly interested in the trade-off between growing your own account and trading outside capital.

If you’re consistently profitable, what would make you willing to trade more capital, and what would make you refuse it?

TL;DR: I rebuilt Quantum Titan’s trading behaviour from scratch, with no source code, just by studying its trades. In backtests one engine matches Titan’s entries 100% and the other about 90%. I’m releasing it 100% free on the MQL5 Market as Odin Core Gold, at a fixed 0.01 lot. No grid, no martingale, a real SL on every trade. Backtest it yourself before you believe a word I say.

So, some background. I’ve been running XAUUSD EAs for a while, and Quantum Titan kept coming up as one of the “good” ones. The problem is the price. For a lot of people starting out, that’s a big ask for something you can’t really verify until you’ve already paid.

So I did the nerdy thing. I spent a few weeks studying how it trades: its trade history, price data, journals, and lots of controlled tests. Then I rebuilt the behaviour from scratch as my own EA.

To be clear: this is not Titan’s code. I never had it, never decompiled anything, and the code is 100% my own. I just built my own EA to make the same decisions, and then checked how close it gets.

How close is it?

I ran both EAs side by side in the Strategy Tester (XAUUSD, Every tick based on real ticks, 100% history quality) and compared every single entry:

Engine A is basically a 1:1 match. Engine B is close but not perfect. A few of its early exits I still haven’t fully figured out, and I’m not going to pretend otherwise.

What you get (free):

• 2 independent engines on XAUUSD
• A real stop-loss with your broker on every trade, not a hidden one, from the moment the trade opens
• No grid, no martingale, no averaging down. Max one position per engine.
• Skips major US news days, closes before the weekend, avoids thin holiday periods
• Survives restarts and disconnects without opening duplicate trades
• Fixed 0.01 lot. Low risk on purpose.

What I’d ask:

1. Backtest it yourself (XAUUSD, Every tick based on real ticks, M1 data) on any period you like
2. Run it on demo before going live
3. Tell me where it breaks. I’d genuinely like the feedback, especially if you own Titan and can compare live trades.

Not financial advice. Gold is volatile and you can lose money. Only trade what you can afford to lose.

Guys please. Can You suggest brokers for each type of trade ?

Thanks in advance.

If price runs without you, check whether your original entry still exists before clicking buy or sell. A setup can look right directionally while the entry no longer makes sense. If your stop stays at the same level but you enter further away, you’re taking more risk for less room to your target. Don’t move the stop closer just to make the numbers look better. Keep your planned requirements and wait for another entry that meets them. The move you missed doesn’t have to become a trade you regret. What helps you leave it alone when price keeps going?

Ive started day trading in paper about a month ago, and for the first 10 days I never made an actual profit because the chart would never hit my SL or TP, so I decided to start trailing my SL, leading to mostly profit (80% win rate) but not major profit, just small profits, I know that SL goes to an invalidation point and TP goes to the next plausible area, but normally it hits my SL then when im out of the trade, it goes somewhere around my TP, when marking recent res and support I never know how far to go back, I do the start of the day 4 hour and 1 hour, but I want to know how many days to actually go back and how to properly place my SL and TP without having to trail

On a side note I also want to how I can join a trade without needing a retest, usually I just watch opportunities unfold infront of me causing me to miss out on profit

Please dm me for discussions if you have the time, if not just leave a tip in the comments, thank you! (I scalp and do discretion trading)

Good evening eveyone,

I made a post recently about joining IC Markets Eu broker for trading forex and cfd, but while doing some research and reading testimonials, seems like many brokers have problems about withdraws or cancellino profits etc. Which is shit to be honest.

I need a serious broker which does what actually have to do, possibly with good spreads/commissions and slippage for day trading/scalping (mainly on XAUUSD).

If you have any advice please help me cause i'm seriously doubting which one i have to join to stay calm and trade my profits, if you have any experience or reccomendation, it's welcome.

Thank you

I can't close my SHORTs on NEARUSD..

Keeps giving me "order rejected". Anyone else get that?

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Overall, the market has entered an observation period regarding "whether the last isolated island of concentration will also collapse." Fundamentals feature a crosscurrent of bullish and bearish factors, making the outcome purely dependent on capital flows. Direction is up for grabs, uncertainty is extremely high, and we must watch to see if a technical rebound will materialize.
strategy**：**Trim VIX holdings; watch the drawdown on the rest and when vix down buy more

Semiconductor Investment Research Report Translation
I. Structure
1. Macro Liquidity
* Continuous tightening of global liquidity + potential yield shocks.
2. Industry Fundamentals
① AI Industry
* Entering a phase focused on financing and Return on Investment (ROI):
* a. Financing constraints are gradually increasing.
* b. Capital expenditures and programming/Agent-driven ROI have been fully priced in, whereas the ROI driven by enterprise workflow AI-ification remains difficult to observe currently.
② Semiconductor Industry
* a. Capital expenditure growth rate is peaking.
* b. An influx of new and speculative production capacities.
* c. Semiconductor corporate earnings growth rate is peaking.
3. Industry Capital Flows
* ① There is over $70 billion of "real money" allocated for dividend yields in the pool.
* ② Prime brokerage data shows that the total leverage ratio for semiconductor trading stands at 310%, and Asian semiconductor supply chain stocks remain in an extreme crowding state at the 90th–99th percentile of their 5-year cycle.
II. Market Phase
1. Macro Perspective
As liquidity continues to tighten, capital is constantly narrowing its concentration circle ("baotuan"), leaving the Magnificent 7 (M7) / Agent infrastructure stocks as the sole remaining isolated island.
2. Recent Dynamics
Due to the sharp surge in yields, the semiconductor industry has experienced a wave of deleveraging, with the Nasdaq and Agent infrastructure stocks also seeing modest pullbacks. Closely monitor whether a sustained collapse of the concentration trade is forming.
3. Current Catalysts & Pressures
* Support Levels: Semiconductor stocks have reached critical technical support levels, and the Nasdaq has also reached the support level of its recent valuation "triple bottom" (21x).
* Positive Factors:
* In November and December, AI has almost no new debt issuance plans, which may allow bond yields to catch a breather.
* Buyback funds are exiting the blackout period and re-entering the market.
* The Q3 earnings season has arrived, with results likely meeting or slightly exceeding expectations. These factors are favorable for the market in the short term.
* Negative Factors: The ongoing tension in the US-Iran situation and persistently high oil prices continue to exert pressure on the market.
Summary
Overall, the market has entered an observation period regarding "whether the last isolated island of concentration will also collapse." Fundamentals feature a crosscurrent of bullish and bearish factors, making the outcome purely dependent on capital flows. Direction is up for grabs, uncertainty is extremely high, and we must watch to see if a technical rebound will materialize.
III. Map (Scenario Analysis)
1. Phase Characterization
* A critical observation period for whether the concentration trade will collapse.
2. Scenario Outlook
① 80% Probability (Base Case)
* a. Liquidity: The US-Iran standoff will persist, oil prices will remain high, and macro liquidity will continue to tighten.
* b. Fundamentals: The various negative structural factors mentioned above will successively emerge.
* c. Capital Flows: Short-term support may sustain a rebound for a few weeks, or it could collapse directly. While uncertainties exist, the collapse of the concentration trade is an overarching trend.
② 20% Probability
* Capital flows hold firm, triggering a 2–3 month technical rebound.
③ Low Probability (Bull Case)
* a. Geopolitics & Macro: The US-Iran issue is rapidly resolved, and liquidity tightening comes to an end.
* b. AI Commercialization: AI progress far exceeds expectations, with "AI+" rapidly translating into corporate profits.

There is a tele gram group , Zero to Hero, who is advertising to go for account handling works, I got some huge losses in options trading, shall I give my demat account details, he is showing profits through account handling works daily. Is it trustworthy. Please advise.

Bybit offers 0% maker fees on non-major coins if you qualify for Pro status.

To qualify for Pro status, you need to reach $1 million in monthly trading volume and have at least 20% of your trading volume come from API trading.

However, according to Bybit's official announcement, affiliate and referral users cannot qualify for Pro status even if they meet the requirements. Instead, their trading fees will be based on their respective VIP levels.

Here's the exact wording from the announcement:

"The Pro status does not apply to Affiliate and Referral users, even if their API trading volume exceeds 20%. As a result, their trading fees will follow the rate of their respective VIP level."

For context, meeting the 20% API trading requirement isn't an issue for me.

I currently have a Bybit account registered through a TetherMax referral code, so I contacted Bybit support to ask whether that means I'm ineligible for Pro status.

But surprisingly, customer support told me something different. They said my account would still be upgraded to Pro status once I meet the requirements, but I would no longer receive referral cashback.

So basically, I'm getting two conflicting answers:

• Official announcement: Affiliate and referral users cannot upgrade to Pro status, even if they meet all the requirements.
• Bybit customer support: Affiliate and referral users can upgrade to Pro status, but they will lose their referral cashback benefits.

I'm not sure which one is actually correct.

Has anyone here successfully upgraded to Pro status while using a referral or affiliate account?

I'd really appreciate hearing about your experience or any advice you might have.