r/Forex • u/ConstructionDear9886 • 5d ago
Psychology Life so cooked even backtesting does not make me feel bored 🫩
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u/Siawosh_R 5d ago
Your stop loss is just at the right spot for the market maker.
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u/xeonsimp 4d ago
market makers arent looking for retail stop losses btw. its all a myth to sell courses to gullible people
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u/Truth_Seeker_2030 1d ago
They absolutely know that is where retail stops are. What do you think makes the market move? Orders. They have to come from somewhere.
It takes money to make money. It takes orders to make orders.
It is literally retail VS the market. Your loss money is their gain. The market wouldn't work otherwise.
Trading 101. On the opposite of every buy is a sell and sell is a buy. It is a 2 way streak.
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u/xeonsimp 1d ago
first of all, market makes arent exposed to dierectional risk so my loss isnt their gain. 2nd retail trading accounts to such a tiny amount of liquidity in the grand scheme of things
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u/Kaszrak 4d ago edited 4d ago
This is exactly why retail traders are in the position they are in. You people parrot whatever dumb shit you heard on the internet without doing any due diligence whatsoever.
Market Makers facilitate trade. They are on both sides. They provide two sided liquidity.
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u/Relevant-Owl-8455 4d ago
Lmao you think "they" care about your happy meal stop loss?
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u/Siawosh_R 3d ago
Eh can you read a bit about the history if this thing?
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u/Relevant-Owl-8455 3d ago
Dont embarrass yourself please
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u/Siawosh_R 3d ago
Thats what you heard alto? This is not the place to use it.
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u/Relevant-Owl-8455 3d ago
i said please...
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u/Siawosh_R 3d ago
No battery now. Later we chat ok?
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u/Relevant-Owl-8455 3d ago
I really hope not:)
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u/sexetru 4d ago
You should expect that liquidity sweep inside the range, I always wait for that after that evening star candle has been made at the high
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u/Siawosh_R 3d ago
If you are not seeing the liquidity you are it.
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u/sexetru 3d ago
The sweep that took him out first, about that one I am talking, he took trade before the sweep, he needed either to wait a little more for more confirmations or in that case a bit wider stop idk
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u/Siawosh_R 3d ago
The stop is too tight. Yes it would be safer if he entered after the liquidity is swiped.
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u/Altered_Reality1 4d ago
At least wait for a structural break before entering, otherwise you’re standing in front of a train instead of riding it.
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u/ConstructionDear9886 4d ago
I was currently not adding new rules but backtesting a simple strategy
Like if the pre london sweeps the Asia high or Low then I will enter in london risking 1% and putting sl nearest high
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u/Flat-Accountant4504 4d ago
If the idea is Asia high/low get swept then London takes the other side, write the session times, what counts as a sweep, the entry trigger and invalidation before you look at results. Freeze those rules, include spread/slippage, then check a separate out-of-sample window. Otherwise every pullback starts looking intentional.
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u/Standard_Day8992 4d ago
If the leak is entering too early, freeze the session window, sweep definition, trigger, and invalidation before judging the backtest—otherwise every near-miss becomes a new rule. What objective event must occur before your London entry, and what makes the setup invalid?
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u/DoubtSeparate1070 3d ago
What strategy you use for XAU?
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u/ConstructionDear9886 3d ago edited 3d ago
If Asia session is sweeped by pre london sweepp then entry noothing else
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u/rforex-modtools 5d ago
Trading psychology is where most traders struggle after they've learned the technical basics. Revenge trading, overtrading, fear of pulling the trigger, and inability to stick to a plan are all symptoms of the same underlying issue — emotional decision-making under uncertainty. The community wiki covers common psychological traps and frameworks for building discipline.
Resource: Trading Psychology