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Peter Szakal
Blue Guardian · Indices
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Peter Szakal is a US index daytrader trader (Indices) documenting a Blue Guardian · Indices challenge with Blue Guardian, as part of the JoinProp Real Prop Challenge.
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The Real Prop Challenge, trader by trader
JoinProp pays for prop firm challenge accounts at The Trading Pit and Blue Guardian on behalf of 14 selected traders, who publish every step of the attempt on their own channels. This hub collects each trader’s firm, challenge, status and full update log. Last updated .
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Tommaso Malinconico
The Trading Pit · CFD 2-Step 20,000 Challenge · MT5
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Tommaso Malinconico is a Forex · SMC trader (Forex and SMC) documenting a CFD 2-Step 20,000 Challenge on MT5 with The Trading Pit, as part of the JoinProp Real Prop Challenge.
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Edwin Ebe
The Trading Pit · CFD 2-Step 20,000 Challenge · MT5
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Edwin Ebe is a CFD trader (Indices, Oil & Crypto) documenting a CFD 2-Step 20,000 Challenge on MT5 with The Trading Pit, as part of the JoinProp Real Prop Challenge.
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Francis Oboh
The Trading Pit · CFD 2-Step 20,000 Challenge · MT5
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Francis Oboh is a Forex trader trader (Forex) documenting a CFD 2-Step 20,000 Challenge on MT5 with The Trading Pit, as part of the JoinProp Real Prop Challenge.
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Seydou Sango
The Trading Pit · CFD 1-Step 20,000 Challenge · MT5
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Seydou Sango is a Forex trader documenting a CFD 1-Step 20,000 Challenge on MT5 with The Trading Pit, as part of the JoinProp Real Prop Challenge.
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Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ani
The Trading Pit · CFD 2-Step 20,000 Challenge · MT5
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Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ani is a Forex swing trader trader (Forex) documenting a CFD 2-Step 20,000 Challenge on MT5 with The Trading Pit, as part of the JoinProp Real Prop Challenge.
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Mahesh Gautam
The Trading Pit · CFD 1-Step 20,000 Challenge · MT5
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Mahesh Gautam is a CFD trader documenting a CFD 1-Step 20,000 Challenge on MT5 with The Trading Pit, as part of the JoinProp Real Prop Challenge.
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Mihail Chekirlan
The Trading Pit · CFD 2-Step 20,000 Challenge · MT5
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Mihail Chekirlan is a Forex trader trader (Forex) documenting a CFD 2-Step 20,000 Challenge on MT5 with The Trading Pit, as part of the JoinProp Real Prop Challenge.
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Bright Akudu
The Trading Pit · CFD 1-Step 20,000 Challenge · MT5
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Bright Akudu is a CFD trader (discipline & psychology) documenting a CFD 1-Step 20,000 Challenge on MT5 with The Trading Pit, as part of the JoinProp Real Prop Challenge.
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Akinyosoye Olabamidele
The Trading Pit · CFD 2-Step 20,000 Challenge · MT5
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Akinyosoye Olabamidele is a CFD trader (Smart Money Concepts) documenting a CFD 2-Step 20,000 Challenge on MT5 with The Trading Pit, as part of the JoinProp Real Prop Challenge.
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Matthew Morgan
The Trading Pit · Futures 100,000 Challenge · Tradovate
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Matthew Morgan is a Institutional futures execution trader (Futures) documenting a Futures 100,000 Challenge on Tradovate with The Trading Pit, as part of the JoinProp Real Prop Challenge.
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Zahid Bora
The Trading Pit · CFD 2-Step 20,000 Challenge · cTrader
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Zahid Bora is a Disciplined execution trader (Forex) documenting a CFD 2-Step 20,000 Challenge on cTrader with The Trading Pit, as part of the JoinProp Real Prop Challenge.
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Marco Alexandre
Blue Guardian · Crypto & Gold
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Marco Alexandre is a Crypto & gold trader (Crypto and Gold) documenting a Blue Guardian · Crypto & Gold challenge with Blue Guardian, as part of the JoinProp Real Prop Challenge.
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Manfredi Stefano
Blue Guardian · Futures
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Manfredi Stefano is a Index futures trader (Futures and Indices) documenting a Blue Guardian · Futures challenge with Blue Guardian, as part of the JoinProp Real Prop Challenge.
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The most recent posts from across the challenge, quoted as text with each trader’s own disclosure.
- Peter SzakalLinkedIn
Today’s result: +43.60 USD, found on the Nasdaq. It could have been several times bigger, but he did not chase price, and with tighter stop-loss management some of the trades had more in them. He finishes the week on a positive note.
Edwin EbeLinkedInA session recap built on trade management: a US30 long from 53,592.15 hit TP1 at 53,690 for 98 points with the stop moved to breakeven, and gold held the 4,588 to 4,593 zone before running past 4,626. Trailing the stop locked +15.20 USD on the session.
Tommaso MalinconicoLinkedInAnother counter-trend EURUSD long, closed manually before the London session opened. Protecting capital and avoiding unnecessary exposure beat squeezing the last pips, so he waits patiently for the next setup.
- Peter SzakalLinkedIn
Today’s result: +21.30 USD. Another day that started with losses, until the third attempt caught a long move on the Dow that covered a losing Nasdaq trade. He thinks he could have held it longer.
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Edwin EbeLinkedIn
A full week of consecutive stop losses, equity at 18,107.68 USD and a peak to trough drawdown of 9.46%, with roughly 3.5% of usable drawdown left. His job right now is protecting the runway, not making money.
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Tommaso MalinconicoLinkedIn
A small counter-trend scalp on EURUSD, taken on price action with a clear plan and controlled risk. Trading against the trend asks for more discipline, and he is happy with the execution before waiting for the next setup.
Akinyosoye OlabamideleLinkedInDefine pain: one pip away from his limit, overnight, with nobody at the desk to take the retracement. He posts it as it happened, proof that it is hard to break a trader’s heart only because the market keeps trying.
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- Peter SzakalLinkedIn
Today’s result: +21.80 USD. Two losing trades on the Dow to start, then a switch to the Nasdaq that saved the day. The final number could have been better, but he is satisfied with how he turned it around.
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Tommaso MalinconicoLinkedIn
A heavy USD calendar for the New York session: Core PCE, preliminary GDP, the GDP price index, durable goods, personal income and spending. He is watching price action and avoiding unnecessary exposure around the releases, because sometimes the best trade is no trade.
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Tommaso MalinconicoLinkedIn
Two break-even trades on EURUSD. Not every trade needs to end in profit: protecting capital and managing the position to plan is part of the process, so he stays patient and waits for the next opportunity.
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Edwin EbeLinkedIn
A textbook AUDUSD setup that still lost. Volume profile, liquidity and targets all lined up, and price invalidated the structure anyway. His takeaway: losing on a good setup is the cost of doing business, so focus on process, respect the sample size and walk away on schedule.
- Peter SzakalLinkedIn
Today’s result: +38.60 USD. One trade on the Dow Jones, then he stopped for the day. Grab a solid profit early in the afternoon session and run with it, a plan he hopes to stick to for a long time.
- Peter SzakalLinkedIn
Today’s result: +40.80 USD. Finishing a Friday in profit. He’s still building capital for larger position sizes through August, hoping for faster progress toward the profit target from September.
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Tommaso MalinconicoLinkedIn
Two stop losses on EURUSD, and he owns the reason: his own stubbornness. Now sitting around −1% drawdown. When the market invalidates the idea, you accept it and move on — stop losses are part of the job.
- Peter SzakalLinkedIn
Today’s result: +7.20 USD. He missed a few of the bigger moves but still closed the day green — and it’s Hungary’s national day, so he’s off to celebrate. Twice.
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Edwin EbeLinkedIn
Market structure breakdown across gold and silver: a clean buy signal off the demand baseline near 4,302.31 on XAUUSD, with multi-timeframe confirmation over emotion keeping the edge sharp in a high-volatility regime.
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Tommaso MalinconicoLinkedIn
GBPCAD tested his patience: the trade sat negative through the whole London session, then closed in profit during New York. Trust the plan, manage risk, stay disciplined.
Seydou SangoLinkedInSeydou’s challenge run has come to an end — this attempt did not pass. He documented the journey openly the whole way, and takes the lessons forward to the next run.
- Francis ObohLinkedIn
Follow-up on the XAUUSD outlook: strong volatility on the buy side today, but no stop-out — price never triggered his entry level, so he stayed out. He’ll wait for a clearer setup rather than force it.
- Ifeanyi Emmanuel AniLinkedIn
Lost the $20k challenge account — and it stings more because of how it happened. It was up at $20,960; today a broken order fill on USDJPY, mid-entry, undid it. He documented the whole journey, start to finish.
- Francis ObohLinkedIn
New XAUUSD technical outlook: watching for a sell if price retests 4428.30 on the 1-hour and closes below. Documenting the journey with The Trading Pit.
- Peter SzakalLinkedIn
Today’s result: −$57.70. He didn’t finish green, but frames it as expected after a strong winning streak — process over any single day.
Mahesh GautamLinkedInNew reel — a live gold (XAUUSD) futures trade, walking through the setup and execution. His message for anyone without the capital to trade: get funded through The Trading Pit with promo code MAHESH for a heavy discount.
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Tommaso MalinconicoLinkedIn
Stop profit secured on USDCHF — and the pair kept running toward his original target. No regret protecting the trade and locking in profit to plan: you don’t need to catch the entire move to trade well.
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Edwin EbeLinkedIn
Monday Market Blueprint: scaling the account past $20,066 with disciplined execution on XAUUSD and USTEC (NAS100). His rule for the week — patience over FOMO, letting the signals confirm setups instead of chasing price.
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Mahesh GautamLinkedIn
Shared a new reel across Instagram, TikTok and Facebook — a funding promo: don’t have the capital to trade? Get funded with a heavy-discount code, MAHESH, for The Trading Pit.
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Bright AkuduLinkedInAfter passing two funded accounts recently, I failed one I was sure I’d pass — overconfidence around the CPI numbers. Stopped out twice at 2.2% risk, then price turned exactly as I’d expected. Failure is part of the business; I’m starting another challenge at month-end.
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Tommaso MalinconicoLinkedIn
Short on EURGBP hit take-profit exactly as planned. Patience, discipline and risk management did the work — once the setup’s executed, let the market do the rest.
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- Francis ObohLinkedIn
Posted a XAUUSD (Gold) 4-hour technical outlook and opened up his trade-signal group — documenting the whole journey here, the wins and losses alike.
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- Ifeanyi Emmanuel AniLinkedIn
3R done on GER40 and break-even is now set — the trade is risk-free. I’ve done my part and I’m letting the market do the rest.
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Seydou SangoLinkedIn
Shared a GBPUSD 4-hour technical analysis on price action, and asked the community: prop account or personal account — which do you prefer, and why?
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- Ifeanyi Emmanuel AniLinkedIn
Oops — my 2.6R S&P 500 sell hit stop-loss after I refused to move to break-even (my rule: B.E only after 3R). Watching 2.6R turn into a loss stung, but no revenge trade and no bending the rules. Balance now $20,569.
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Mahesh GautamLinkedIn
Shared a new Gold trading reel (13 August) across Instagram, TikTok and Facebook — with a heavy-discount promo code, MAHESH, for funded challenges with The Trading Pit.
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- Peter SzakalLinkedIn
Today’s result: +$76.70. Took an early $28 loss on the Dow, then a winner brought the day green. It could have been bigger, but I’m satisfied — closing winners at 2R consistently would make a solid long-term edge.
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Edwin EbeLinkedIn
Capital preservation over everything. US30 was a volatility masterclass — I sized down and closed roughly breakeven through two news spikes, staying patient instead of forcing trades. Today: a high-probability NAS100 short off the 0.5/0.618 Fib zone at 29,800 ahead of U.S. inflation.
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- Mihail ChekirlanLinkedIn
The hardest part of trading is waiting for the right position and the right entry point.
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Seydou SangoLinkedIn
Took 2 trades this morning — EURUSD and GBPUSD. Out at break-even on EURUSD, stopped on GBPUSD. Currently down 0.45%.
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- Peter SzakalLinkedIn
Today’s result: +$21.70. I didn’t let it run so it was modest, but I finished the day green. I’m piling pressure on myself this way, so I need to let go and just stick to the process.
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Bright AkuduLinkedIn
Up +7.5%. Took my GBPUSD setup and added positions as it moved in my favour — closed +1.3% yesterday, +7.5% today. Not predicting or chasing, just executing the same process over and over.
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Tommaso MalinconicoLinkedIn
Today is CPI day, so I’m staying out. High-impact news brings volatility, and protecting capital beats forcing a trade. No setup, no trade — I’ll be back when conditions are right.
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Seydou SangoLinkedIn
Just opened my first trade on the $20K prop firm challenge account — risk kept to 0.25%, and I could hold it all week.
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Seydou SangoLinkedIn
Starting a new journey with JoinProp — I’ve joined the Real Prop Challenge, and I’ll be sharing every step of the attempt here.
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Mahesh GautamLinkedIn
New partnership, new journey — I’ve officially joined the Real Prop Challenge with JoinProp. Trust the process; let consistency do the talking. 📈
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- Ifeanyi Emmanuel AniLinkedIn
I lost my last trade on JP225 — held through Friday’s invalidation, hoping. That’s trading. I’m 2 of 7 lately, yet the account is still +$700. Exactly why I keep preaching risk management: a bad run doesn’t have to become a bad account.
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Akinyosoye OlabamideleLinkedIn
Excited to share I’ve been offered a sponsored trading challenge by JoinProp — I’ll document the whole journey: setups, wins, losses and lessons.
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Edwin EbeLinkedIn
Officially joining the JoinProp initiative as I take on The Trading Pit $20,000 CFD Challenge — documenting my process across NAS100, US30, USOIL and BTCUSD.
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Bright AkuduLinkedIn
Today I’m happy to announce I’ve officially joined the Real Prop Challenge in partnership with JoinProp. Looking forward to seeing where this journey leads.
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Tommaso MalinconicoLinkedIn
Quick scalp before the London session. I took a short position on GBPUSD, looking to capture a short-term move before the main session gets underway. The idea is simple: execute the setup, manage the risk, and let the market do the rest.
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Tommaso MalinconicoLinkedIn
Quick scalp before the London session. Took a short on GBPUSD, aiming for a short-term move.
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- Ifeanyi Emmanuel AniLinkedIn
BTC finally did its thing. After holding the trade for days – watching price come close, pull back, and test my patience – TP finally got hit. I closed a little earlier ahead of the news; the profit was already there and I had no reason to give it back. Profits secured. Account now sitting at $20,988+. JP225 is in a little drawdown, but we’re still very much in the game. One trade doesn’t make the account, one loss doesn’t break it either. Happy weekend my LinkedIn fam.
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Tommaso MalinconicoLinkedIn
Today the focus is on the USD high-impact news – NFP, Unemployment Rate, and Average Hourly Earnings. After taking a stop loss on EURUSD yesterday, my trading week is most likely over. There’s no need to force trades ahead of major economic releases. Sometimes the best decision is to protect capital, stay disciplined, and come back with a clear mind. See you back in the markets on Monday.
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- Peter SzakalLinkedIn
Today’s result: +6.00 USD. I was in the red during the morning session, but I managed to recover and finish at break-even by the afternoon. Looking at the week as a whole, I can say it was a successful one. This is the sort of consistency I need to keep producing in the future.
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- Ifeanyi Emmanuel AniLinkedIn
Challenge account update. EURAUD decided to remind me that this thing is called a challenge for a reason. Took the loss. Balance now sitting at $20,350+. But we move. Currently have two positions running: BTC buys and JP225 sell – both still in profit. The interesting one is BTC: I’ve been holding this trade for 4 days now, today makes it day 5 and it still hasn’t reached TP. I’m starting to see some signs the move might be losing steam. If price breaks below 64k, I’ll probably close it and take whatever the market gives me. No attachment to the trade – if the reason for staying in it disappears, I’m out. Let’s see how today plays out. Just like I promised from day one, I’m documenting the entire process here – the wins and losses, the waiting, the decisions nobody sees.
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Tommaso MalinconicoLinkedIn
Yesterday I took a short position on BTC, but my execution wasn’t good enough. After entering the trade, the price action didn’t provide the confirmation I was looking for. Rather than hoping the market would move in my favour, I closed the position manually as soon as it was slightly profitable. In my trading journal I consider this a break-even (BE). Every trade is a lesson. Good trading isn’t about being right every time – it’s about managing risk, staying disciplined, and following the plan.
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Shorted BTC yesterday. Poor entry and no PA confirmation, so I closed slightly green and logged it as BE. Discipline > hope.
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- Peter SzakalLinkedIn
Today’s result: +106.60 USD. I only took one trade today, which shows good discipline – the market wasn’t particularly good this morning, so I didn’t open any positions. I’m pleased with the result. I did close my position earlier than I should have, because my dad surprised me with an ice cream and I decided to close the trade instead 🙂 That was a mistake on my part, as the trade could have made three times as much if I’d let it run.
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- Matthew MorganLinkedIn
The $100k Futures Challenge didn’t go my way this time. I took some solid wins along the way, but a stretch of losses eventually closed the account. A few reasons: I got a bit overconfident after good days and forced some lower-quality setups, didn’t stick to my risk limits as tightly as I should have, and let a couple of emotional decisions creep in after drawdowns. Classic lessons. Still, I had a blast putting in the work and testing myself – walking away with clearer rules and better habits. Huge thanks to Omer Rapaport, JoinProp, and The Trading Pit. Already looking forward to the next one. The journey continues.
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- Francis ObohLinkedIn
Documenting the whole journey here – the wins, the losses, and the lessons in between. Hopefully mainly wins! The XAUUSD trade outlook I posted earlier took me out on TP. Trading carries risk; past performance isn’t a guarantee of future results.
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- Peter SzakalLinkedIn
Today’s result: +49.40 USD. I finished the morning in profit, so the signs were already looking positive for the day. Throughout August I’ll be continuing the challenge with smaller position sizes – I need to build up a bit more room for manoeuvre before increasing my position sizes later on. So far, everything is going according to plan. Let’s hope the positive momentum continues.
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- Francis ObohLinkedIn
Teaming up with JoinProp | From Zero to Funded for the #realpropchallenge, and I’m documenting the whole journey here – the wins, the losses, and the lessons in between. Hopefully mainly wins! XAUUSD outlook: buy on a 1H close above. Trading carries risk; past performance isn’t a guarantee of future results.
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Watching EURUSD. Waiting for a retracement to my POI with buy-side liquidity. May short the pullback on LTF before the main setup.
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