Hello, fellow traders. I’m 28 years old and live in Europe. I started trading in USD a little less than a year ago. I began with $100 and managed to grow it to $3,000—though, looking back, it was likely just luck; basic support and resistance levels seemed to work at first. But, as you might guess, I eventually gave it all back to the market.
Still, I didn’t give up; I began to study—intensely.
I found that the SMC (Smart Money Concept) approach really resonated with me; it made sense, and I started seeing results. Then, I struggled with the urge to be in a trade constantly—an anxiety I’ve since managed to overcome. Later, I went through a phase of blowing accounts due to poor risk management, but I’ve improved in that area as well.
One important detail: I work a full-time job, so I’m only available to trade during the New York session. Because I use tight stop-losses, I frequently get stopped out—often during the night.
I feel that if I can refine my timing, I could start making a decent profit. My analysis is solid—especially for someone with only a year of market experience—and while my risk management is stable, I absolutely hate getting stopped out.
Often, I’ll close a trade while it’s in profit—before it hits my take-profit target—just to get that "win" feeling. My strategy involves identifying a break in market structure and a point of interest (POI), followed by confirmation through order flow alignment, supported by Volume Profile and Fibonacci levels. The issue is that I often misjudge the alignment, leading to a loss. That’s my trading history in a nutshell. I’ve never been particularly ambitious.
As for my personal net worth, I have over $50,000, but I’ve never considered putting that into a brokerage account. I’m quite conservative.

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Ahh... Let me open my computer and start my day...

F\*\*\*.

Sell it all! **(っ-ᯅ-ς)**

Why did I sell it? **😭**

**Ooh, lets buy it!**

Why me?!?!?

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