Day 7 of the $50K-to-$100K Challenge closed at -$64.32 — a modest loss on the surface. But the session that produced it split cleanly into two completely different results: a Globex session that lost -$183.19, and everything after it, which went 4-for-4 green for +$118.87. Same trader, same day, same account. The only thing that … Continue reading Fighting the Tape Instead of Adapting: When a Signal Stops Working
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