Good morning everyone! Here are today's trades. I am all done for the day!

Why Smart Traders Watch the First Hour (Initial Balance Guide)

Happy New Year guys! Here are today's trades fueled by the Venezuelan news over the weekend. This is a new personal account that I plan on taking from 0 to 100 this year using IB strategy with some modifications along the way.

Why Smart Traders Watch the First Hour (Initial Balance Guide)

GBPNZD hitting TP this morning. Two weeks ago I had a short that completely turned around on me, stopped me out but signaled a buy. Last one of the year, happy new year everyone!

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Happy new year everyone! Here is my report for this year. Stopped out of a few positions yesterday. Hope everyone enjoys the holidays and may 2026 come with great things and great returns!

Why Smart Traders Watch the First Hour (Initial Balance Guide)

This week's trades. Merry Christmas all!

Why Smart Traders Watch the First Hour (Initial Balance Guide)

How do I handle it? Lot size, account size and a small TP that leads to a high win rate. Yes, right now I use pretty big lot sizes, but I didnt start out that way. Small lots at the beginning that help build up the account for those times when there ...

Why Smart Traders Watch the First Hour (Initial Balance Guide)

Santa Rally coming in hot! TP hit on the only two trades I took today. S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Also, I tried something a little different today in regards to the strategy. From the pictures I'm sure a lot of you will figure it out.

Why Smart Traders Watch the First Hour (Initial Balance Guide)

TP hit on today and yesterday's trades. Hopefully seeing a Santa Rally?

Why Smart Traders Watch the First Hour (Initial Balance Guide)

Yesterday's Nasdaq short closed this morning.

Why Smart Traders Watch the First Hour (Initial Balance Guide)

U.S. Indexes were a bit slow today even though there was some strong bullish moves, so no trades were taken today. Here are this week's trades.

Why Smart Traders Watch the First Hour (Initial Balance Guide)

Had some down time today and went over my account statistics. Here's the answer to your question about R:R. My R:R is 1.69:1. So this means I'm risking $1.69 for every $1.00 of potential profit. The subject of drawdown has been brought up. Drawdown ...

Why Smart Traders Watch the First Hour (Initial Balance Guide)

CPI Data pushing U.S. indexes. Here are today's trades, all done for the day!

Why Smart Traders Watch the First Hour (Initial Balance Guide)

Today's trades, all short on U.S. indexes. Done for the day.

Why Smart Traders Watch the First Hour (Initial Balance Guide)

With a high win percentage rate. If I know that 8 or 9 out of 10 trades are going to hit my TP, I don't worry about the DD.

Why Smart Traders Watch the First Hour (Initial Balance Guide)

Today's trades. Only S&P 500 and Dow Jones break outs. I'm not gonna stick around for a Nasdaq break out.

Why Smart Traders Watch the First Hour (Initial Balance Guide)

Only trade from yesterday closed over night.

Why Smart Traders Watch the First Hour (Initial Balance Guide)

Huge week for data. Stay safe out there!

Why Smart Traders Watch the First Hour (Initial Balance Guide)

Nope.

Why Smart Traders Watch the First Hour (Initial Balance Guide)

Today's trades. Nasdaq short didn't trigger. Don't know why. But anyways managed to get something from S&P500 and Dow Jones. All done for the week, here's this week's report.

Why Smart Traders Watch the First Hour (Initial Balance Guide)

The answer to both of those questions is: it varies and it depends. My risk is higher than my reward, but with a high win rate I can afford it.

Why Smart Traders Watch the First Hour (Initial Balance Guide)