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2025 was my best year so far in my trading journey.

@centraltradingg Currently at 12 hours in February. I aim for 3 to 4 hours a week.

How many hours have you backtested this month? Mine is a bit low, will try to do 20+ in March.

Focus on making progress, not perfection.

@rotrade93 Great advice, Tim. This is where a monthly review provides value. Focus on what you did wrong, what you did well, and how your emotions were. Formulate some key focus points for the coming month and live by them every day.

If you’re struggling with your trading right now, hear me out. Markets are crazy right now. The start of the year is often messy and tough to trade. Don’t let social media fool you. Seeing constant payouts doesn’t mean you’re behind. Your path. Your pace. This space still lacks maturity and credibility. Trading isn’t easy and 20–30% every month like you often see here? Mostly fiction. Be careful what content you consume. It messes with your head more than your strategy. Stay patient. Protect your capital. February is a new month. Wishing you all a strong one.

@TradersConf I keep reading these stories here. I really don’t understand why people do this.

Girlfriends parents think I’m a trading genius because I showed them a few prop firm payouts. Her dad gave me $5k to trade with that I turned into $10k in 3 months. He gave me $30k then and I ended up losing it all in a few days when I was tilting. Wtf do I actually do now? This will ruin my relationship with her parents and I want to marry her.

@FinanceFilosoof En vandaag stijgt de dollar momenteel terug 0,82% tegenover de euro. Geen artikel gezien in de krant.

“Een historische vrije val van 96 naar 95,38”, “verkoopgolf”, “dollar stort in”, “systeemschok”… Ik vermoed dat de auteur van dit artikel al zijn geld op een spaarboekje heeft staan. En al zeker geen dollarrekening.

Markets are wild right now. Dollar is getting crushed and reactions follow. But you know what seperates good traders from the rest? Moments like this. Not the strategy, the discipline to actually follow it when it’s hard. If you’ve done the work, trust it. Stay calm. Execute.

@RebellioMarket Price action is king.

I don’t use indicators. I don’t chase strategies. I don’t complicate charts. I trade Support & Resistance with pure Price Action. Less noise. More patience. Simplicity is my edge. C A N S L I M (CAN-SLIM) William O’Neil.

Most traders OBSESS over the destination... But REFUSE to walk the path. They want the glory WITHOUT the grind. The profits WITHOUT the process. The success WITHOUT the struggle. And then wonder WHY they keep failing? The market ONLY rewards those who embrace BOTH the journey AND the discipline it demands. Your results are ALWAYS a reflection of your commitment to the process.

@t0mbfx 100%! If you have a return of 50% you are competing with top hedge funds on wall street.

Prop firms skew your perception of trading They make you think 15% is a small return because that’s what it takes to pass a Phase 1 & 2 When in reality, even for the best traders, it will likely take MONTHS for you to reach a 15% return New traders get an unrealistic view of the markets based on these prop firm challenges and what they see (fake) traders posting online Start taking trading slowly and realise that it will probably take a few months for you to pass a challenge But once you’ve passed that, made payouts and re-invested them into more Then it can only take about a year or less to build to $1M in funded capital - where 3-5% monthly returns can make you a LOT of money Stop having a false expectation on the markets Take it slow, try to aim for 30-50% a year and don’t get discouraged when you go through drawdown periods

I wish all the traders here a week with good risk management, no doubt and price going straight to TP.

@SJosephBurns Your only focus as a trader should be to execute your plan. Money is a byproduct of this.

Give new traders ONE piece of advice that can dramatically improve their trading results: ⬇️ 🤔

@rotrade93 Trading weeks like this are just part of trading. They suck, but a new week brings new opportunities. Good mindset! Have a good week!

Week 3 of 2026 — Trading Summary One of the most frustrating trading weeks in a long time. This week was rough. Ups and downs. Stopped out. Second-guessed. I started the week with a loss on $EURUSD on Monday being 100% on the wrong side of the market. And honestly, that didn’t bother me much. Losses are part of the game as long as they’re taken according to the plan. At that point, my overall January performance across all funded accounts (including my @DarwinexZero account) was sitting around breakeven. From Wednesday onward, my pre-session outlooks played out almost perfectly. On Thursday, I executed a solid buy on my $200k @AlphaCapitalUK & @FundedNext funded accounts. What followed was one of the most frustrating trades I’ve had in the past year. A trade that had 1:5 RR potential ended up being stopped at breakeven… by 0.1 pips. Luckily I took this trade on a challenge too by market executing and getting a better fill with @E8Markets 200k challenge which was a win. Unfortunate? Absolutely. Something I can change after the fact? Not at all. Growth doesn’t happen in the green weeks. It happens when you stay disciplined despite the noise, and when you show up the next day determined to learn, not just to win. I’m not here because it’s easy. I’m here because I refuse to quit.

@KevinSzabo14 Instagram, netflix and tiktok just steal your focus.

Delete Netflix. Delete TikTok. Delete Instagram. Learn how to write on X. Build your personal brand. Your life will change for the best.

@RebellioMarket Psychology is by far the hardest. Reading price actions is like reading a new language, practice makes perfect.

New Traders ✓MACD ✓RSI ✓BOLLINGER BAND ✓SMA& EMA'S ✓DISTURBED PSYCHOLOGY Pro Traders: ✓Psychology ✓Risk Management ✓ Price action and volume

@asentimothee There is something like confirmation bias. When you feed your brain bad thoughts, it starts scanning to confirm them. Feed it positivity, and it will do the same. You are what you think.

Your mind will always believe everything you tell it. Happy Sunday ⛪

@SJosephBurns Trading is brutal. To be honest, the journey sometimes makes me really depressed. But I know the moment you want to quit is the moment you're really close. I'm already funded but currently in a drawdown.

Trading is a lone journey. No one can save you from a lack of discipline and effort. No boss. No paycheck. Your results are your own. That's why most traders fail.

@rotrade93 Curretly in a drawndown on my largest funded account for 3 months. But I’m keeping it!

A question for the funded traders : ->for how long did you keep the same funded account without blowing it?

Midweek check-in: Are your habits matching your goals, or just your mood?

@AtifHussainOG That's true. Don’t rush the process. If you want to be a profitable trader, you need to experience the lows too.

The sooner you accept that it's going to take you longer than you want, the sooner it happens faster than you expect.

@Vandamme_Jeroen Beleggers en staatsbon zijn twee termen die niet samengaan. Ik het toch zeer spijtig dat beleggen zo ontmoedigd wordt in België.

Beleggers in de staatsbon bekijken de zilverprijs: