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$16,122 on US100 🇺🇸 By waiting for the perfect lower high, this trader caught a clean US100 pullback and rode the bearish trend to a massive $16,122 profit. 📉 Do you enter on pullbacks or wait for breakouts? Let us know! 👇

#USA #ISM Manufacturing #PMI (Apr): ❌Actual: 52:7 👉Forecast: 53.1 👈Previous: 52.7 #USA #ISM Manufacturing #Prices (Apr): ✅Actual: 84.6 👉Forecast: 80.0 👈Previous: 78.3

#USA S&P Global Manufacturing #PMI (Apr, Final): ✅Actual: 54.5 👉Forecast: 54.0 👈Previous: 54.0

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#UK S&P Global Manufacturing #PMI (Apr, Final): ✅Actual: 53.7 👉Forecast: 53.6 👈Previous: 51.0

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#USA Initial #Jobless Claims: ✅Actual: 189K 👉Forecast: 213K ❌Previous: 215K (revised from 214K)

#USA #GDP QoQ (Q1, 1st Est): ❌Actual: 3.6% 👉Forecast: 3.8% 👈Previous: 3.7% #USA PCE Price Index MoM (Mar): 👌Actual: 0.7% 👉Forecast: 0.7% 👈Previous: 0.4% #USA PCE Price Index YoY (Mar): 👌Actual: 3.5% 👉Forecast: 3.5% 👈Previous: 2.8% #USA Core PCE Price Index MoM (Mar): 👌Actual: 0.3% 👉Forecast: 0.3% 👈Previous: 0.4% #USA Core PCE Price Index YoY (Mar): 👌Actual: 3.2% 👉Forecast: 3.2% 👈Previous: 3.0%

Bank of England Interest Rate Decision: 👌Actual: 3.75% 👉Forecast: 3.75% 👈Previous: 3.75%

@Jash43804404 Spot on. It is the only sustainable route in this industry. 🛡️ Team FTMO

@FTMO_com facts. shortcuts are traps. discipline is the long way home.

Stop looking for shortcuts. Start looking for discipline.

@IAMRODdeGreat Hi there. A very accurate way to frame it. 👍 Team FTMO

@FTMO_com Discipline is the shortcut

@lockintrade Hi there. That is a brilliant distinction. True discipline also includes having the awareness to simply step away from the desk when the current market conditions do not align with your specific edge. Adapting to the environment is key. 🧠 Team FTMO

@FTMO_com wait but discipline without regime awareness is just consistent losses in the wrong environment - prop traders pass evals because they match strategy to conditions, not because they 'stayed disciplined' through chop

@dwtradesldn Hi there. Precisely. Building capital is one phase, but protecting it over the long term relies entirely on strict, disciplined execution. 📉 Team FTMO

@FTMO_com Discipline is the real way to achieve real results, but is also the only way to keep them for the long-term.

@de_khalee Hi there. That is a very solid approach. Using trend lines as an additional layer of confluence, rather than a standalone signal, alongside market structure and supply/demand zones, significantly increases the probability of a setup. Good execution. ⚙️ Team FTMO

@FTMO_com Yes—I use trend lines to identify market direction, key support and resistance zones, and better entry or exit points, especially when trading pullbacks and breakouts. And Exactly They work best when combined with confirmation like market structure, support and resistance, SnD

$10,690 on USDCAD. 🇨🇦 By waiting for the US session volume, this trader caught a clean trendline breakout and rode the bearish momentum straight to the monthly low. Do you also use trend lines in your trading? Let us know! 👇

@de_khalee Thanks for the feedback. 📊 Team FTMO

@FTMO_com You are right

If you can survive, you can grow. If you chase, you’re done.

@cacatrades Spot on. Preservation comes before profits. 📉 Team FTMO

@FTMO_com The name of the game is to survive

@dwtradesldn Hi there. You have summed it up perfectly. Capital preservation must always be the primary objective. The market will consistently present new opportunities, provided you have the funds left to capitalise on them. 🛡️ Team FTMO

@FTMO_com The only way to win in this game is to survive long enough. Chasing is quite literally one of the most expensive things you can do. Never chase. Ever. There is always more opportunities around the corner. Be patient and wait for them

@kheir_fx Spot on. Capital preservation always comes first. 📉 Team FTMO

@FTMO_com Yeah not everyday is a trading day

Sometimes the best trade is no trade.