I’ve been trading the markets for over 30 years now. Looking back, my journey was a complete disaster in the first few years, and I see the exact same mistakes being made by traders today.

Here is how my evolution went:

1. The "I can do it myself" phase: Lost a massive chunk of change trying to figure it out on my own. Ego is expensive.
2. The "reading books and following gurus" phase: Bought every popular trading book out there, followed chat rooms and signal providers—same result. More losses.
3. The turning point: I finally met and paid substantial money to learn directly from a few true market experts. That’s when the lightbulb went off and I actually began to understand

If you are trading with a smaller prop firm account—such as a $50,000 evaluation/funded account with a tight $2,000 maximum loss limit (4%)—and you are trading full contracts on volatile instruments like the Nasdaq futures (NQ) or similar heavy contracts, you are almost mathematically guaranteed to fail.

While the allure of high leverage and quick payouts draws many traders in, the rigid risk parameters of prop firms combined with full-contract sizing create a toxic formula for account blowouts.

Why Full Contracts on a $2K Limit Will Fail

• Absurdly Low Pips-to-Blowout Ratio: On NQ, one standard (full) contract moves $20 per point. A $2,000 total drawdown limit means you

A lot of people ask me for the better if not the best Prop Firm to work with. My personal experience is with Top Step, I have nothing bad to say about them, other than the take longer to pay. Their platforms are good, whichever one you pick. So, lets help each other with some feedback.

There are so many options out there right now, and it's hard to separate the genuine platforms from the ones with hidden rules, terrible payouts, or sudden policy changes.

For those of you actively trading MNQ with US-friendly futures prop firms:

• Which firm are you currently using and why?
• How are their platforms, spreads, and execution speed? (Do you use Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Quantower

This week, 30+ members requested access to my indicator. I blocked out my morning to run personalized demos for everyone who said they were coming.

Zero showed up from this community, over 20 showed up from elsewhere.

I build this community to help people win, but I can't want success for you more than you want it for yourself. Some of the members here who took up my mentorship/coaching are making serious money. The rest of the freeloaders and window shoppers are stuck where they are

My time is valuable, and so is the value being shared in this group. Going forward, group demos are paused. I'll be focusing 100% of my energy on the members who are active, accountable, and ready to execute

Hey r/futuresTradingNQ,

Let’s talk real setups, real charts, and the actual roadblocks in your trading.

Whether you're struggling with execution, getting chopped up on entries and exits, or trying to dial in your risk management on NQ and MNQ, let me attempt to resolve it for you.

Drop a comment below describing your exact trading issue, strategy breakdown and current hurdles.

Tell me where you're getting stuck, and let's break it down. No fluff, just direct answers to help you lock down consistency.

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My indicator has slope detection programmed, my lines (not necessarily typical Moving average lines, change color based on change of slope) I would love to have my candles follow the suite. Line Green candles Green, line Red candles Red. I tried at least 5 different AI, web searches - I can not find or figure out how to do this. Please help.

Risk First. Profits Are the By-Product.

My trading did not become consistently successful until I completely changed my mentality. Like most traders, I was obsessed with one thing—profits. Every chart I looked at, every indicator I built, every system I developed had one objective: make more money. My entire thought process revolved around finding better entries, bigger winners, and higher returns. Looking back, I realize that although I was constantly improving my tools, they were all built with exactly the same flawed objective. They were designed to find profits, not to protect capital.

Yes, I used stop losses. Every trader knows they are necessary. But if I'm honest with myself, they

• Jesse Livermore
• Paul Tudor Jones
• Ed Seykota
• John W. Henry
• Richard Donchian
• George Soros

They all built legendary careers by respecting one of the oldest principles in the market:

They followed the trend.

Anyone is free to disagree, but it's hard to argue with the track records of traders who consistently proved that identifying and staying with major trends can produce extraordinary results.

Markets evolve. Technology evolves. Strategies come and go.

But one saying has survived every generation:

The trend is your friend. Never forget it.

If you've struggled to find a trend-following—or even trend-leading—indicator you can trust, you're not alone. Building one that'