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What Is Scalping in Trading? How to Know If It’s Right for You
Scalping is a trading style that aims to profit from very small price moves, held for seconds or minutes, across many trades in a single session. It rewards speed, discipline and tight risk control, and it punishes hesitation. That makes it exciting on paper and demanding in…
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From client to employee: he used to expose smugglers at the airport; today Pavel Dušek heads key parts of Prague’s FTMO
Pavel Dušek has always been fascinated by aeroplanes, so from an early age he knew that he wanted to do something where he would be close to them. “Later, I discovered a high school that was focused on exactly this, and immediately after graduating, I went to work at the airport…
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Trading Week Ahead: US and Russia Energy Ceasefire
Oil prices retreated following an unconfirmed energy ceasefire between the US and Russia aimed at stabilising global markets. Traders are now shifting their focus from geopolitical developments to a critical slate of macroeconomic data. The upcoming US consumer and wholesale…
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Introducing the FTMO Instant Account
There is a moment every trader knows. A setup you have been watching finally lines up. The structure is there, the levels are there, and you are confident in what comes next. The only question is whether you have an account ready to act on it. That is the moment the FTMO Instant…
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Trading Week Ahead: FOMC Meeting Week Is Here
Heading into a new trading week, weak US jobs data has cooled Fed rate hike bets, but Middle East tensions are keeping Brent above $100 and yields elevated. With the USD in focus, US services data and the FOMC minutes could set the tone, so plan your levels and manage your risk.…
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7 Trading Psychology Myths We Hear in Coaching Sessions
Sit in on enough Trading Psychology Coaching sessions and a pattern emerge. Traders arrive with different accounts, different strategies, different track records, but almost the same set of beliefs about what trading psychology actually is. Most of these beliefs sound…
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The Best Strategies to Survive and Profit in a Sideways Market
Every strategy has strong and weak periods. Plenty has been written about trend trading, but forex isn’t only about trends. Sooner or later, every market stops moving in one direction and starts drifting sideways. When that happens, trend traders have two options: wait patiently…
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“Act like a professional. There is no secret.”
What does it take to survive the psychological pressure of the Evaluation Process? For our latest funded FTMO Traders, the answer lies in strict risk management and treating trading as a professional discipline. In this Q&A, Niklas, Samreth, and Diego Loussano explain why they…
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Trading Week Ahead: A Crucial Week for the Euro and Dollar
As markets weigh a high-stakes Trump-Xi summit, geopolitical tensions and lingering energy price pressures continue to cap risk appetite. Traders are now pivoting to fresh growth metrics to gauge central bank policy paths. Upcoming flash PMIs and US durable goods data will serve…
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What Does a Professional Trading Routine Actually Look Like?
A proper trading day is sometimes quite boring. Traders should be ready for any scenario that could happen, and as a good practice, it is wise to consider a little room for error of any kind. Experienced traders deal with things in advance, not when they occur. It does not sound…
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How a Gold Scalper Secured $50,333 in 2 Weeks
In this episode of Successful Trader Stories, we analyse a highly active Gold scalper who generated a remarkable simulated profit of $50,333.81 in just two weeks. Operating a $200,000 FTMO Account, this trader achieved a 25.1% return through intense execution, though not without…
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5 Rules to Survive and Keep Your FTMO Account
Passing the Challenge gets all the attention. The screenshots, the announcements, the “I made it” posts. What gets talked about far less is what happens next, and that is usually where things go wrong. An FTMO Account does not fail because a trader forgot how to trade. It fails…
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“Consistency and discipline are more important than rushing.”
Rushing the process is the fastest way to fail. Our latest funded FTMO Traders, Mertcan, Andrea, and Nicolas, explain why taking the pressure off and focusing on habits rather than quick profits changed their trading careers. Learn how they deal with losing trades, manage their…
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Trading Week Ahead: ECB Rate Decision, US CPI
Following a near 10% spike in Brent crude driven by military escalations between the U.S. and Iran and threats of a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, markets are actively pricing in the risk of an energy-induced inflation shock. Concurrently, the technology sector continues to…
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FTMO Futures Is Here: Prove Your Edge in the Futures Market
For years, futures traders have been asking us to bring the same standards and reliability they already know from FTMO into the futures market. We built FTMO Futures to answer that. Today, FTMO Futures is live, bringing the same legacy of trust, transparent conditions and payout…
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Trading Week Ahead: Eurozone CPI, JOLTS and NFP
Following hawkish signals from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh at Jackson Hole, traders have sharply repriced September rate hike expectations, pushing US yields higher alongside spiking energy prices. With currency and rate markets on high alert, incoming macro data will dictate…
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Order Flow: Advanced Strategies
Welcome to the finale of our series! By now, you know how to read Footprint charts and can spot the traps the market sets. But a word of caution: even the most picture-perfect absorption or imbalance is useless if traded blindly. Order Flow is your magnifying glass. Today, we…
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Market Profile: How to read market context and uncover fair value zones
Forget about blindly guessing the direction from ordinary candlesticks. If you want an edge in today’s market, you must look beneath the surface to see where real money accumulates and where institutions take control. That tool is the market profile. In this first part, you will…
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Market Profile: Types of Opens and the Anatomy of a Trading Day
In the first part of our guide, we explained the basic anatomy of the Market Profile. We showed how the market creates a fair value zone (Value Area) and why the first hour of trading, known as the Initial Balance (IB), is the most important compass of your day. Today, we will…
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Market Profile: Master the 80% Trading Strategy & Hidden Magnets
In the previous two parts, we built a solid foundation. You already know how the market creates a fair price zone (Value Area) and how the type of market open and Initial Balance (IB) define the character of the trading day. Today, we will complete this puzzle. We will look at…