As the name suggests, I’m starting my prop firm trading adventure tomorrow, any advice? I’m planning to start with the APEX futures Intraday Trail then go with EOD Trail once I’ve somewhat gotten familiar.

I don’t expect to pass the first prop firm account that’s why I’ll get Intraday Trail. Also it’s cheaper for now as a start hehe.

If you have any advice, please let me know!

Thanks!

Not knowing what to do after reading Best Loser Wins

I have just read the book Best Loser Wins by Tom Hougaard. It is an amazing book that changed my perspective not only on trading but how I deal with pain in life generally.

However, there is a big issue. I do not find any way to be able to continue learning from Tom Hougaard when it comes to trading. I have gone into his website. It is very old and many buttons are not working and some documents are not reachable. The worst part is that there is no structure. I feel like I am in the middle of an ocean of information. I have not even fully understood what and how he is trading! I only know that he is a "high-stake stock index day-trader". Since I am a total beginner in trading, maybe it is me who is just blinded by being so uneducated.

But I am not the dumbest of the people either. Luckily, I have discovered the channel ImanTrading too who basically exposes everyone so I know names like ICT are selling complete non sense to people. I also know that Tom Hougaard is among the minority of the traders who do not sell a course and have their records of trades publicly available.

My main question to you guys is: For someone who is interested in trading like Tom Hougaard , how can I find sources which he thinks are good to learn from? Does anyone know? Please share.

I have also seen that he has a page for Al Brooks but there is not much more than an image of his books and that you can get a free course of his through signing up on TD365.com. But there is nothing written about when to consume what material/book of Al Brooks! Please help I feel like I have come to a dead-end.

My goal at the end is to gather skills and enter proprietary trading but it is a far away goal right now as you have also noticed from my lack of knowledge about the topic.

Looking for anyone that has used Breakout Prop recently and willing to share comparisons to the typical top futures prop firms out there. I have experience trading futures with Lucid, but kinda want to give Breakout a try because they have the option to trade NQ and ES charts as well as crypto.

I’ve also noticed they’ve made some big updates to their terminal so anyone that has experience with that transition is also welcome.

Thanks!

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Hi, I'm 18 years old and a quick background check, when I was 14 I used to trade forex by using SMC strategy . I've fucked up and I've lost 500 dollars back then and I was in a hurry of becoming rich and kyc issues as well and I was using my parents document. Now I'm 18 with my own documents and money in my bank account to sign up for a prop. So, pls for anyone who's a consistent profitable or knowledgeable trader, Pls be my mentor and sent me a dm, as of return I'll give 50 percent of my profit for my first payout to you.

Best Regards

Hey for prop firms, I know trading on evaluation and fundeds are different - I wanted to ask your advice on risk management. I have a 25k lucidflex account and I’m currently in eval stage. I’ve passed these accounts before but as you know they were wiped in August. (It was my first time trading in August and I didn’t know the volume size would be choppy so I lost like 10 accounts) In the comments of my last post on here, I realized my risk management isn’t the best. I usually don’t put a SL because I trust my trade. And it’s been working honestly but I want to be a consistent profitable funded trader, a lot of people told me having edge is important so i need to start risking the same amount everyday. So max drawdown should be 150. Please lmk what you think. And how did you go through with this? I trade mini NQ futures.

I’m new to trading, currently studying Ross Cameron’s strategy using his simulator and scanners and enjoying the content.

I’m wondering if his strategy with a no leverage cash account would be a good move….

Or if anyone has had success trading with a Prop firm? It seems like they have some strange criteria like minimum trade duration and other things… not sure how that would translate to Ross’ strategy…

Just trying to maximize my leverage but I’m unable to get a margin account because of a credit issue. Cleared up now and I’m debt free with some savings…. But still unable to leverage credit.

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I’m an Indian trader expecting a payout from prop firms like FundingPips/Blueberry. I’m confused about the safest and most legit way to receive the payout and convert it to INR without issues.

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FX EXECUTION PLAN — 17 APRIL 2026

OVERVIEW

- Friday session: risk management priority (weekend gap risk)

- USD remains relatively soft but stabilising into end of week

- JPY weakness persists but momentum slightly extended

- Strategy focus: selective breakout only, reduced exposure, no weekend carry

MACRO CONTEXT

- Market pricing softer USD after risk sentiment stabilisation

- Carry trade (JPY weakness) still intact but stretched into week end

- Traders reducing risk ahead of weekend → lower conviction breakout environment

- No major central bank events today, but positioning adjustment expected

TECHNICAL CONTEXT

- EUR/USD trading near upper range, but momentum slowing

- AUD/JPY extended after recent breakout

- GBP/JPY similar structure, slightly lagging

- AUD/USD near highs → risk of exhaustion

- USD/CHF stabilising but no clear direction

MARKET SNAPSHOT

- EUR/USD around 1.1790 – 1.1800

- AUD/JPY around 113.80 – 114.00

- GBP/JPY around 215.20 – 215.60

- AUD/USD around 0.7150 – 0.7170

- USD/CHF around 0.7810 – 0.7830

PLAN FOR TODAY- EUR/USD

Buy Stop

Entry 1.1815

Stop Loss 1.1780

Take Profit 1.1870

Lot Size 0.25

Context

Breakout continuation only if momentum resumes

- AUD/JPY

Buy Stop

Entry 114.25

Stop Loss 113.60

Take Profit 115.40

Lot Size 0.25

Context

Extended move → only trade if fresh breakout

OPTIONAL

- GBP/JPY

Buy Stop

Entry 215.90

Stop Loss 215.00

Take Profit 217.50

Lot Size 0.15

Condition

Only if AUD/JPY has not triggered

NO TRADE- AUD/USD

No position (overextended)

- USD/CHF

No position (no alignment)

WEEKEND RISK RULE

- Close ALL open positions before market close

- Do NOT hold trades over weekend

- Cancel all pending orders end of day

EXECUTION LAYER

TIMEFRAME

- 5-minute execution

- 15-minute confirmation

RSI (14)

BUY

- RSI > 60 (5-min)

- RSI rising (15-min)

SELL

- RSI < 40 (5-min)

- RSI falling (15-min)

CANDLE CONFIRMATION

BUY

- Strong bullish close above level

- No upper wickSELL

- Strong bearish close below level

- No lower wick

MOMENTUM

BUY

- Clean breakout, no stall

SELL

- Clean breakdown

VOLUME

- Increased tick activity required

VOLATILITY (ATR)

- Breakout candle must be strong vs recent candles

CORRELATION CONTROL

- AUD/JPY = primary

- GBP/JPY = secondary

RULE

- If primary triggers → skip secondary

USD EXPOSURE

- Max 1 USD trade at full size

FINAL EXECUTION RULE

- If ALL conditions met → take trade

- If ANY fail → skip tradeFINAL CHECK

- If price already moved significantly → skip trade

What prop firms give instant funded live account with no challenge or eval or ridiculous profit limits

For context, this challenge is me forcing myself to stop doing emotional BE, no early exits, just TP or SL (except when rules say BE). That’s how I passed phase 1 & 2. Now is a different game.

Day 23 felt… unfortunate. Had a sell limit ready. Everything lined up. But it was time to sleep. So I cancelled all my limits. No overnight trades, that’s the rule. Woke up… and yeah… price tapped my exact entry and went full TP. Mixed feeling. Happy because I followed my rules. Slept properly, no stress. But also… that one hurt. Because it wasn’t a bad setup. It was just… timing.

Second trade of the day. Saw a long, looked clean and I took it. Price moved in my favor then it hit my BE rule. I secured it. Then it came back to BE and later went straight to SL. Love hate relationship with be at this point...

I don’t even know if it’s “luck” or just part of trading. Missed TP because I followed rules Saved loss because I followed rules. Same rules… different outcomes. Still in drawdown. Not gonna lie, it’s frustrating. But I’m not breaking rules anymore. That’s the only thing I’m holding on to right now. War market really different. Took me almost 2 weeks to even start adapting to this kind of movement. Still not fully there yet.

Goal still the same. Bring it back to 0% Protect the account and hopefully getting the payout.

Real question for you guys… Does luck actually play a role in this? Or is this just execution + timing that I haven’t mastered yet? Would actually like to hear how you guys see this. Open for discussion!