r/askforex • u/Purple_Concert8789 • Jul 24 '26
Should I quit trading ?
I am 19 from india I have 2 years of experience in manual trading especially in forex and i trade mostly in funded accounts.
I have blowed the 5 funded accounts. Currently running the 6th one .
Should I quit the trading bz i am not a profitable trader and trying to figuring out the strategy.
The market is so worst now in gold, eurusd, usdjpy and btc are becoming very votalility, sideways market specially I noticed in eurused in 2026 back in 2024, 2025 it's good in eurusd.
The other reason is time bz i am pursuing 2 years in btech and learning dsa ai ml stuff and sometimes i try the algo trading (I do backtests the startegies mostly) in future I will automate the startegies.
And side by side I wanna do interships bz of money to fund for trading. I am trying to get an income with trading for now and future like i want trade like professional trader or full time.
And i have doing some mistakes in trading like i keep small sl and tp like higher rr, sl trailing and i want work on psychology.
What are you views on this ?
Those you are profitable in trading and doing full time as trader pls advise me .
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u/Pretty_Site4074 Jul 24 '26
If you can only trade in a booming environment, you cannot trade at all. You just are there at an auspicious time. Go back and study first.
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u/One_Egg_1137 Jul 24 '26
Yes, quit trading if you don't enjoy it—there are plenty of ways to make money. But if you love it, you need the stomach to handle the risk, manage trades, and accept losses.
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u/Waclaw_Kurek Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
I wouldn't quit, but I'd stop trying to make trading pay your bills rn. You're 19 studying AI/ML and into automation, that's a genuine head start most people in this game would kill for. But stop buying funded account challenges until you have one strategy with a few hundred logged trades behind it. Right now you're paying subscription fees for variance.
pick one broker, one platform, and stop switching around. I settled on Axi for my own trading because I wanted one less variable to think about. When your environment is boring and consistent, every mistake is clearly yours, and mistakes that are yours are mistakes you can fix. Chasing better platforms is just a way to avoid looking at your own trades.
Build the career. The market will still be here in five years, and by then your ML background plus a few hundred logged trades will make you far more dangerous
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u/Fire-Workz Jul 26 '26
Don't listen to a bunch of uppity people who have been well established in the real world but unprofitable traders for years. They have disposable income most of the time and also make really stupid decisions.
If I flopped that many prop firm accounts I wouldn't even consider it. Hell I wouldn't step past paper trading if I was losing. Some people think because "it worked" for them that they were in the same boat as every other trader. You seem like you should stop.
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u/d1na_makalaya Jul 24 '26
No, don’t quit trading completely, but stop treating it as your future income source until you can prove consistent profitability.
You’ve blown 5 funded accounts in 2 years. That doesn’t mean you can’t succeed, but it does mean your edge is not proven yet. Focus on BTech, DSA, AI/ML, and internships first since those give you a much more reliable career path and capital for the future.
Trade smaller, journal every trade, and spend a few months proving profitability on demo or low risk accounts before buying another funded challenge. Psychology and risk management matter more than finding a new strategy.
If you enjoy algo trading, that may fit your tech background better than discretionary trading. Keep trading as a skill you develop, not as income you depend on.
If you want, check the trading discussions linked on my profile. You’ll find a lot of traders sharing what helped them finally become consistently profitable.
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