Trade Recap Trade 38: +2R A much-needed winning trade following yet another streak of unsuccessful attempts. This setup was a very clean manipulation of two H4 fractal lows followed by a somewhat subtle H1 market structure shift to the upside. I say ...

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Trade Recap Trade 36: -1R Trade 37: -0.6R Another two losing trades, both perfectly executed and fully aligned with my playbook. The first one, a long trade, was triggered at a freshly created New Week Opening Gap following a H4 fractal low ...

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Trade Recap Trade 34: BE (-0.1R) Trade 35: -1R This week closed in the red with two long trades taken against the broader bearish market structure that has been in place since last Monday. Both setups were fully valid according to my playbook and ...

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Trade Recap Trade 33: -1R A relatively quick loss following an unsuccessful attempt to long EURUSD after a classic setup: H4 fractal manipulation and a H1 structure break at a key higher-timeframe POI (daily imbalance). This was a completely ...

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Trade Recap Trade 31: -1R Trade 32: -1R Missed Opportunity The market continues to test both my discipline and resilience, delivering two consecutive full losses immediately after a sequence of three break-even trades. To make matters worse, I also ...

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April 2026 Recap April closed with a -1R loss for the strategy. While this is obviously not the outcome I was hoping for and the equity curve remains flat—or even slightly declining—it is still reassuring to see that even during difficult periods, ...

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Trade Recap Trade 29: BE Trade 30: BE Break-even trades are relatively uncommon in my system, so having two in a row is definitely unusual. In fact, counting Trade #28, this marks the first sequence of three consecutive break-even trades in over 13 ...

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Trade Recap Trade 27: +2R Trade 28: BE Finally—the 5-trade losing streak is over. It felt like an eternity, with the last win recorded on April 2nd, almost a full month ago. Great to see a green result again, and hopefully this marks a shift back ...

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Backtesting Update – Strategy Continuation With the help of AI, I ran a deeper analysis of my trading strategy using 13 years of historical data. The goal was not to optimize or modify the strategy, but to objectively measure risk, stability, and ...

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Backtesting Update I’ve now completed my backtesting by extending the dataset back to 2013, bringing the total to 13+ years of data across a wide range of market conditions—bullish, bearish, ranging, and unique environments like the COVID period. ...

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Trade Recap Trade 26: -1R The long trade mentioned in my previous post unfortunately ended at full stop loss (-1R). As noted earlier, I was aware of the potential for a downside reversal following a triple H4 fractal high sweep and the formation of ...

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Trade Recap Trade 25: -1R Another full -1R loss on an unsuccessful short attempt, closing out a difficult week. This one stings more than usual. It marks the fourth consecutive loss, pushes the account below the initial deposit for the first time ...

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Trade Recap Trade 24: -1R A full -1R loss on an unsuccessful short attempt. The new week opened with a gap down, followed by an H1 break of structure, suggesting a potential reversal after an H4 fractal manipulation at higher-timeframe POIs. I ...

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March 2026 Recap March closed as a green month, both in terms of monetary return and—more importantly—execution and trade management discipline. This remains my primary focus at this stage. It was a relatively active month with 9 trades taken. The ...

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Trade Recap Trade 21: +2R Trade 22: -1R Trade 23: -1R Due to the Easter holidays and a week-long vacation at the beautiful Baltic seaside, I’m posting a recap of my last three trades with a slight delay. Trade 21 The first trade of April was a ...

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Trade Recap Trade 20: -1R A full -1R loss on an unsuccessful long attempt. The trade developed over nearly a full week. I was triggered in during the early hours of last Tuesday following a clean and valid entry setup. After initially moving ...

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Trade Recap Trade 19: +2R A solid 2R winner following an H4 fractal sweep and an early Wednesday break of structure. The ideal entry was at an H1 imbalance, with a trigger around 8 AM CET. However, I have to admit I initially missed this ...

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Trade Recap Trade 18: +2R What a rollercoaster this trade turned out to be. I was triggered into this long around 4 PM CET last Thursday after price created an imbalance while breaking structure to the upside following an H4 fractal sweep. Price ...

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Missed Opportunity Unfortunately, I made my first real execution mistake in a while and missed a very clean short setup. Earlier in the day, I entered a short (Trade 16) which ended in a loss. Shortly after being stopped out, price aggressively ...

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Trade Recap Trade 17: -0.3R Another loss—this time a partial (-0.3R)—after what initially looked like a well-developing long setup. The process remained unchanged: H4 fractal sweep → H1 market structure break → entry at H4 imbalance. Everything ...

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