Recent content by borzy

Treat fundamentals like a schedule, not a signal - I reduce size or skip around red-folder releases, then journal the decision. Backtests with hfm say my edge survives best when I avoid the first minutes after major prints

returns being “almost too smooth”—that’s a red flag I’ve learned to respect. For a PAMM at HFM, I personally treat ~10–20% max drawdown as already aggressive

Well, the biggest shift for me on hfm was fixing risk to 1R, pre-writing exits, and journaling every trade - edge shows up only when execution gets boring and consistent

PAMM is basically ‘you allocate capital, a manager trades, P/L is split by allocation.’ If someone’s considering it, I’d treat it like due diligence: verify track record and max drawdown

Set-and-forget on H4/D1 with ATR stops has clearly helped folks here reduce in-bar decisions

In my workflow with hfm the combo that moves the needle is clean charting + an economic calendar + a position-size calculator; indicators are context, not signals.

The “passing” style that lasts (in my view) is boring: one or two mechanical setups, fixed risk, and you stop trading when conditions aren’t there - because prop rules punish creativity

EURUSD taught me structure - tight spreads + deep liquidity make execution cleaner. I avoided GBPJPY until my journal showed I could handle the noise; majors during London hours let me focus on one playbook before branching out

Beyond the classics (EURUSD/GBPUSD), I’m watching USDJPY and AUDJPY—policy shifts out of the BoJ and Asia-centric risk cycles can create sustained moves. Liquidity is solid and the macro catalysts are clear

Scalping only made sense for me once I had tight spreads, fast execution, and a strict risk cap per day. On a decent ECN account with HFM during London/NY overlap, my 2–3 pip grabs can add up, but the same strategy on a wider-spread broker was basically break-even

As a newbie trading with HFM I learned the hard way that edge = tested rules + risk control. Gambling is hoping; trading is tracking a positive expectancy—mine comes from a small basket of setups and a fixed 1% risk per trade

‘Eye of the Tiger’ after a banger, but I keep the volume low so I don’t get cocky. Little ritual helps me reset and avoid revenge trading on the next setup

It’s possible, but only after you can demonstrate a multi-month edge with tight risk (e.g., 0.5–1R average loss) and minimal strategy drift. Most people underestimate the capital cushion and overestimate their psychological readiness

I watch the first 15–30 min candle and whether front-end yield moves confirm the FX knee-jerk—if they diverge, I fade. Big picture comes from central-bank rhetoric; price + rates usually tell the story faster than headlines

if “probability is present in forex trading,” how are you measuring edge—expectancy, payoff ratio, or setup hit-rate? Without a verified edge and strict risk caps, the line between trading and gambling disappears fast