The Trading Way

  To some traders, $10 may not seem like much. But when you're trading with a small account — say $30 or less — losing $10 is a third of your equity . And let me tell you: that kind of loss hits differently. 🚨 The Day I Lost It It was a regular day. I had already hit my small target — about $5 profit — and I should’ve stopped. But the market looked like it had “more to give.” So I entered again. And again. No clear setup. No stop loss. Just greed and FOMO. Within minutes, my equity dropped by $10. I felt angry. Not just at the market — but at myself. I knew I broke my own rules. Again. 🤯 Why It Hurt More Than It Should It wasn’t just about the money. What hurt most was that I lost control , not just capital. And I realized something deeper: Small money teaches big lessons. 🧠 3 Mindset Shifts I Learned 1. Respect Every Dollar If I can’t respect $10, how can I manage $1,000 later? Discipline isn’t about the amount — it’s about the attitude. 2. Profit Is Profit I lost my ea...

  Scalping XAUUSD (Gold) is exciting, fast, and — if done wrong — unforgiving. When I started, I tried everything: MACD, moving averages, trendlines. But eventually, I simplified my system to something I could understand and apply quickly: RSI + Candlestick Patterns + Support/Resistance . Here’s my real setup, how I use it, and the mistakes I’ve made (and sometimes still make). 🔧 My Basic Scalping Setup I trade mostly on the M5 and M15 timeframe , using this simple combo: RSI (14) : Overbought (above 70), Oversold (below 30) Support/Resistance zones : drawn from H1 or H4 Candlestick confirmations : pin bar, engulfing, or strong rejection wicks Optional filter : RSI divergence or trendline break ✅ My Scalping Entry Criteria (Real Example) Let’s say I’m looking to scalp a buy: Price hits a strong support zone on H1 On M5, RSI is below 30 A bullish pin bar forms with long wick rejection I enter Buy with SL just below the wick, and TP based on next resistanc...

  As a trader, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of the market. But after several painful losses and emotional decisions, I realized that I needed rules — not just strategies — to survive and grow. Here are the 3 basic rules I try to follow before hitting the “Buy” or “Sell” button. They may seem simple, but they’ve saved me from many bad trades. 📌 Rule #1: Always Mark Key Levels First Before anything else, I mark support and resistance zones on the chart — usually on H1 or H4 timeframe. If price is stuck in the middle with no clear level nearby, I stay out. “No level, no trade.” This keeps me from chasing random candles and helps me focus on areas where price is more likely to react. 📌 Rule #2: Wait for Confirmation – Not Just Assumption I used to enter trades based on what I thought would happen. Now, I wait for: Clear candlestick patterns (like pin bars, engulfing) RSI behavior (overbought/oversold + divergence) Reactions at support/resistance If I ...

 When I started trading, I had no big capital, no formal training, and no mentor. Just $30, a phone, and a dream. I thought trading was all about catching the right moment, following signals, and hitting take profit (TP). But soon I realized, it's way more than that. It's a mental game — and I wasn’t ready for it. The First Profits — and the Trap I still remember my first winning trades. I scalped gold (XAUUSD) with 0.01 lots and made $4, sometimes $6 in just minutes. The thrill was real. My confidence skyrocketed. My ego? Even higher. But then came the losses. After hitting my daily target, I kept entering the market out of greed. I overtraded. I ignored my own rules. And just like that, the market took back everything it had given me — and more. Lessons I Learned (the Hard Way) Here are some painful but important truths I learned: Discipline > Strategy Even the best strategy fails without discipline. Most of my losses came not from bad analysis, but from ...

  Hi, and welcome to The Trading Way — a blog I created not because I’m a trading expert, but because I’m a learner who wants to grow, stay disciplined, and maybe inspire someone along the way. A Humble Beginning I started trading a few months ago with very little — a small capital, a secondhand laptop, and a burning curiosity. Like many new traders, I jumped into the market, hoping to turn $30 into something more. At first, it was exciting. I made some profit. I felt smart. But not long after, I made some bad decisions… and lost it all. Why? Emotions. Overconfidence. Impatience. That’s when I realized: trading is more about mindset than just charts and strategies . The Purpose of This Blog This blog is not here to sell you signals, strategies, or magic indicators. It’s simply a journal of my trading journey — including the lessons I learn, mistakes I make, strategies I test, and how I deal with the ups and downs of the market. By writing things down, I want to: Stay accountab...