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Trading Journal With FTMO Free Retry Challenge

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 10:46 pm
by jng640
This thread is for my FTMO free retry trading journal.
Unfortunately I didn't reach the profit target in the last challenge account ( I had failed for more than 5 times in the past ) but I didn't break the daily dd/max dd rules ( this is my first time didn't break this 2 rules ! ) , and thanks god I managed to recovered my -$6xxx and get $115 positive profit to get the free retry.. :Rofl:
By the way, I failed more than 5 times challenge in the past and all the strategies I used in the past is trading in lower time frame(M15,M30) , and I managed to recovered the losses -$6xxx is using Daily TF strategy.

I decided totally move my lower TF strategy to Daily TF strategy, and I already practice for sometimes, now it's time to give it a try.

I'll update my trades daily in this post. Wish me good luck !


Re: Trading Journal With FTMO Free Retry Challenge

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 11:18 pm
by Deez
jng640 wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 10:46 pm This thread is for my FTMO free retry trading journal.
Unfortunately I didn't reach the profit target in the last challenge account ( I had failed for more than 5 times in the past ) but I didn't break the daily dd/max dd rules ( this is my first time didn't break this 2 rules ! ) , and thanks god I managed to recovered my -$6xxx and get $115 positive profit to get the free retry.. :Rofl:


By the way, I failed more than 5 times challenge in the past and all the strategies I used in the past is trading in lower time frame(M15,M30) , and I managed to recovered the losses -$6xxx is using Daily TF strategy.

I decided totally move my lower TF strategy to Daily TF strategy, and I already practice for sometimes, now it's time to give it a try.

I'll update my trades daily in this post. Wish me good luck !
This FTMO challenge has peeked my interest - first time hearing about this. Can you tell me more? How does it work?

Re: Trading Journal With FTMO Free Retry Challenge

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 11:32 pm
by jng640
For the News Events, I'll only avoid the listed below:

AUD-INTEREST RATE,EMPLOYMENT
CAD-INTEREST RATE,EMPLOYMENT,RETAL SALES,CPI
CHF-LIBOR RATE(INTEREST RATE)
EUR-INTEREST RATE,DRAGHI
GBP-INTEREST RATE,MPC VOTE,GDP
NZD-EMPLOYMENT,GDP,GDT(GLOBAL DAIRY TRADE)**,INTEREST RATE
JPY-INTEREST RATE
USD-NFP,INTEREST RATE,FOMC MEETING MINUTE,POWELL(AFTER FOMC SPEECH),CPI
METALS- USD INTEREST RATE

Re: Trading Journal With FTMO Free Retry Challenge

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2021 11:42 pm
by jng640
Deez wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 11:18 pm

This FTMO challenge has peeked my interest - first time hearing about this. Can you tell me more? How does it work?
I'm wondering still have someone didn't know about FTMO.. :mistake:
Now the day have many Proprietary Firm(Prop Firm) out there, they will fund you capital if you passed their 2-stage challenge.
prop Firm list :
1).The Funded Trader Program
2).FTMO
3).Funding Talent ( Many ppl complaint this company due to they give some reason to declined the payout, e.g. huge lot size, news scalp)
4). My Forex Fund ( Their rules not user friendly to swing trade)

Usually you have to buy the challenge, 25K,50K,100K,200K etc.
For 100K challenge the average price is around $6xx.
Usually their target is,
for stage-1: Minimum 10 trading days (some prop firm have lower requirement on this or even do not need), 8-10% target profit in 30 days(depends on which prop firm,so it's about 20 trading days per mth), max 5% daily DD(floating DD), max 10% relative DD(floating DD).

for stage-2: Minimum 10 trading days (some prop firm have lower requirement on this or even do not need),4-5% target profit in 60 days(depends on which prop firm,so it's about 40 trading days per mth),max 5% daily DD(floating DD), max 10% relative DD(floating DD).

Once you passed 2-stages of challenge, you'll get the fees refund to you when you make your first withdrawal (If you didn't break any rules/loss your funded account).

Re: Trading Journal With FTMO Free Retry Challenge

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:11 am
by Deez
jng640 wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 11:42 pm I'm wondering still have someone didn't know about FTMO.. :mistake:
Now the day have many Proprietary Firm(Prop Firm) out there, they will fund you capital if you passed their 2-stage challenge.
prop Firm list :
1).The Funded Trader Program
2).FTMO
3).Funding Talent ( Many ppl complaint this company due to they give some reason to declined the payout, e.g. huge lot size, news scalp)
4). My Forex Fund ( Their rules not user friendly to swing trade)

Usually you have to buy the challenge, 25K,50K,100K,200K etc.
For 100K challenge the average price is around $6xx.
Usually their target is,
for stage-1: Minimum 10 trading days (some prop firm have lower requirement on this or even do not need), 8-10% target profit in 30 days(depends on which prop firm,so it's about 20 trading days per mth), max 5% daily DD(floating DD), max 10% relative DD(floating DD).

for stage-2: Minimum 10 trading days (some prop firm have lower requirement on this or even do not need),4-5% target profit in 60 days(depends on which prop firm,so it's about 40 trading days per mth),max 5% daily DD(floating DD), max 10% relative DD(floating DD).

Once you passed 2-stages of challenge, you'll get the fees refund to you when you make your first withdrawal (If you didn't break any rules/loss your funded account).
So you pay them to participate in a challenge? If you lose they keep your money?
For 100K challenge the average price is around $6xx.
Do you keep the profit you make from this 100k capital?

Re: Trading Journal With FTMO Free Retry Challenge

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:16 am
by LuckyMac
Nice idea for the thread. I'll be keeping an eye. I see they have recently moved the profit split to 90/10

Re: Trading Journal With FTMO Free Retry Challenge

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:22 am
by jng640
Deez wrote: Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:11 am So you pay them to participate in a challenge? If you lose they keep your money?


Do you keep the profit you make from this 100k capital?
If you passed the challenge and get funded, you'll get 80% of the totally profit.

Re: Trading Journal With FTMO Free Retry Challenge

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:23 am
by jng640
LuckyMac wrote: Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:16 am Nice idea for the thread. I'll be keeping an eye. I see they have recently moved the profit split to 90/10
The 90/10 is only after your funded account has been scale up, mean at least need maintain 6 mths with some percentage of profit target.. for now is 80/20. 😁

Re: Trading Journal With FTMO Free Retry Challenge

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:27 am
by jng640
Deez wrote: Mon Sep 27, 2021 2:11 am So you pay them to participate in a challenge? If you lose they keep your money?


Do you keep the profit you make from this 100k capital?
If you failed the challenge, you'll lose your registration fees of cuz..🤣

Re: Trading Journal With FTMO Free Retry Challenge

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 9:31 am
by jng640
As Daily TF trading, have to enter the trade 15mins before the Daily candle appear (Tues-Fri), if Monday suggest to enter trade 1-2 hrs after the market opened(as long as after the huge spread period).

Entered few trades:

Sell: USDCAD
Buy:AUDJPY,GBPJPY,US30,XPTUSD(Platinum)

I'll not going to see the chart until the very next day ;)