Articles tagged: Trading Psychology — Page 2

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Profitable First Week Day Trading? Here’s How to Survive a Prop Trading Challenge

Turn first-week wins into a prop trading plan with risk management, trading psychology, and routines that help you pass—and stay funded.

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From “Cheaper Prices” to Panic: A Rules-Based Dip Plan for Prop Trading

Build a rules-based dip plan for prop trading: entries, invalidation, and when NOT to DCA—so pullbacks don’t break drawdown rules.

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When VWAP Mean Reversion Stops Working: Regime Change & Prop Trading Risk Rules

Spot regime change, pause VWAP mean reversion, and use funded-trader risk management rules to protect your prop trading account.

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No Stop-Loss Blow-Up: Prop Trading Risk Protocol for Crash Weeks

Avoid no-stop blowups in prop trading. Use hard stops, daily kill-switches, sizing rules, and journaling to pass and stay funded.

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I Can’t Take a Loss: Stop-Loss Discipline for Prop Trading & Funded Traders

Learn prop-trading techniques to follow stops, reduce loss aversion, and protect your funded account with mechanical execution and risk management.

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Address Poisoning Checklist for Prop Trading: Protect Funding & Payouts

Avoid address poisoning scams with a prop-trader transfer checklist: allowlists, test sends, full verification, and security habits that protect payouts.

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How to Trade FOMC Volatility Without Blowing a Prop Trading Account

A funded trader playbook for FOMC: no-trade rules, slippage-aware sizing, and risk management to protect your prop trading account.

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Is Your Trading Edge Real or a Hot Streak? Prop Trading Proof Framework

Prove your trading edge vs a hot streak with a prop-trading scorecard, regime tests, and risk management rules to stay funded with confidence.

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Bitcoin vs Gold When Correlations Flip: A Prop Trading Risk Management Playbook for Funded Traders

Prop trading playbook for funded traders: spot BTC/gold regime shifts, adjust risk management, avoid evaluation mistakes, and protect your account.

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