I think many traders can realte, but learn the lessons and dont repeat the mistakes.

For me it was where I did most of my learning, demo was a false sense of security when it came to the emotions, so having real money on the line, however small, really made me focus and apply the concepts of risk management and live markets.

Some very good points here, number 2 was the first hard lesson for me!

For me learning Risk Management above all else.'Mastering' 'Understanding' was the break through lesson for me and is what has kept me in the Forex markets!

mlawson71 wrote: Sat Oct 23, 2021 3:03 am It's consolidating sideways now. Hopefully the move south will begin next week.

Looking for a strong move back to the downside as well this week.

In my early days I used a Micro account for one reason. Learning to trade, but using real money. It's a lot different to demo accounts as one needs to adhere to account management too. Thus it is not about profits. I advice everyone to do so. Agreed, I approached my learning the same way, as the mi...

Hats off to you for entering into the realms of coding, not an easy path.

Best iof luck with your endeavour

I believe so yes.

Practicing and learning with real money is the only way to understand emotions and mind set in trading, it just simply cannot be taught on a demo account.

OPinions? Shooting star and hammer are my favourite, but i will use what I see on the charts. The key for me is where they happen, I will only trade the reversal candlestick if it is within my S&R areas, not in the middles, but that's personal preference and my trading strategy, not to say they...