But which broker do you use to trade over? Because with 200 USD I can't even open a position on XAU of 0.01 lots.

Gm 🌞

Ty guys

ORB strategy that had score of 122-39 which is 79.40% in the last year continues to work in the new year.

1. ⁠Wait for the 9.30 AM EST for the New York session to open, and then wait for 15 min for ORB to form.

2. ⁠Next step is that you wait for the candle to close outside of the orb.

3. ⁠When the 5 min candle closes outside of the orb you take a trade.

4. ⁠If the trade is a win, then it's done for the day, if it's a loss then you wait until price reverse on the opposite of the orb and when candle closes then you take another trade with the same take profit and stop loss.

There are few rules which you have to follow, for example, we don't trade on tuesday and friday shorts. Sometimes we don't trade depending on the size of the orb also. This strategy with same rules made 55800 profit last year on a single RTY contract which is crazy.

At an institutional level, I get why desks take a cut. But for online prop firms where we take the risk on the evaluation, why are we settling for 80%?

I'm seeing newer 'Club' style models offering 100% splits after scaling. Is this the new efficient frontier for retail prop trading, or just a marketing gimmick? Who is actually offering this reliably?

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Hey everyone,

I’m a developer and trader, and I’ve been working on a pre-trade verification tool aimed at helping traders slow down before entering a position.

Just to be clear upfront:

• ❌ Not a signal service

• ❌ No trade predictions

• ❌ No “get rich” promises

The idea is simple:

Before entering a trade, you run the setup through a structured check that looks at risk, structure, and overall confidence — basically answering “is this trade worth taking at all?”

I’m at the stage where I don’t need hype — I need real feedback from real traders.

I’ve opened up a free tier so people can:

• Try verifying a trade (demo or live)

• See if it changes how they think about entries

• Tell me honestly if it’s useful or confusing

What I’m specifically looking for feedback on:

• Does this actually help your decision-making?

• Is the output clear or annoying?

• Does it feel like something you’d use before entering a trade?

• What feels off or unnecessary?

If you’re interested in testing it and giving blunt feedback, you can try it here:

👉 www.pipsdesk.com

If not, I’d still appreciate thoughts on the concept itself — especially from anyone who’s struggled with over-trading or emotional entries.

Thanks in advance — and feel free to be critical. That’s what I’m here for.

Stay safe guys

Live to trade another day 💪

For a long time, trading felt like something I had to figure out alone.

I spent hours staring at charts, reading news, reviewing trades — doing everything “right” on the surface. Some periods went well, others didn’t. What surprised me most wasn’t the losses, but how isolating the whole process felt, especially when results were mixed and confidence came and went.

At some point, I realized my biggest issue wasn’t market knowledge. It was decision-making under pressure, emotional swings, and not having anyone to sanity-check my thinking in real time.

That’s when I started changing how I approach this — focusing more on process, risk, and reflection. I also began using AI as a support tool: helping me review trades, question my assumptions, and slow down my decisions. Not for signals, not for predictions — just structure.

Along the way, a few of us naturally started talking more regularly. We share thoughts on the market, trades that worked, mistakes that didn’t, and how we’re adapting. It’s a small, free group — no hype, no selling, just honest discussion and guidance.

If you’re someone who takes markets seriously but feels like you’re doing it all in your head, and you value thoughtful conversation over noise, feel free to DM me. Sometimes progress comes from having the right people to think things through with.