₦airaland Forum

BTCproMax:
Okay nah...no shaking..but..I still gallant until sl..😃😃

samfelly:
Yeah, we're simply just speculating. The MARKET holds the reins of decisions/power.

But I really want gold to continue singing this Gaise Baba and Lawrence Oyor song; No Turning Back II, tomorrow 😁

🎼 🎼 No, no (I can never turn back o)
No, no (it's already too late o)
No, no (it won't make sense o)
No, no turning back (where am I going to?)
No, no (It's already too late o)
No, no (I've already come too far)
No, no (it's already too late o)
No, no turning back 🎼 🎼

😁😁

samfelly:
Nibo! buy ke 😁

Na selling galore we dey so

obajoey:
Captured.

obajoey:
The sell strong, 4450 may likely send it back. Market decides.

blackman007:
Not just paying the bills, it will change lives 🙏🙏

Davigle:
### 1. Biggest Lessons Learned in 2025

**Believing in Myself:** I learned to believe in myself and my capabilities. I have suffered from self-doubt because it took me so long to reach my current level. For a long time, my subconscious was plagued by the fear of whether I would ever achieve success in this business. Having spent four straight years blowing demo accounts and losing one live account, I felt bedeviled by failure. However, when I began passing Phase 1 challenges last year, my perspective shifted. I now have a very strong belief that I can definitely make it in trading.

**Less is More:** I learned that "less is more" in trading. The fewer assets you watch and trade, the more your performance improves. I have found this to be true, as most of my biggest wins come from one or two solid trades rather than a high volume of activity.

**The Virtue of Patience:** I learned the importance of patience—the patience to remain in alignment with the market, the patience to wait for a high-quality setup, and the patience required to manage drawdowns effectively.

**Risk and Psychology:** I learned how to cut my risk and improve my psychology by remaining calm through self-motivation and affirmations. In my experience, surviving a drawdown is more about psychological fortitude and aggressively reducing risk than anything else.

**Technical Simplicity:** I have learned never to trade against the Higher Timeframes (HTF). I now keep my strategy simple, focusing on the basics of price movement: market structure (expansions, retracements, and consolidations) and support and resistance.

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### 2. Areas That Need Improvement

* **Discipline:** I need to stick strictly to my plans and stay away from the market during low-liquidity sessions.
* **FOMO and Overtrading:** I must continue working to avoid the urge to jump into trades out of a fear of missing out.
* **Timeframe Integrity:** I need to stick strictly to the 4H chart. I sometimes find myself dropping down to the 1H or 30M charts, which invariably leads to overtrading.
* **Emotional Stability:** Remaining calm after a missed trade is vital, as frustration over a missed move is my biggest trigger for FOMO.

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### 3. Areas I Have Improved In

* **Managing Drawdowns:** I have learned how to play the "long game." By cutting risk aggressively and remaining selective with my trades, I can stay focused and navigate out of difficult periods.
* **HTF Analysis and Bias:** I have improved at aligning my analysis with the higher timeframes and fundamentals. When these elements align, it consistently leads to my most significant wins.

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### 4. Mistakes Newbies Should Avoid

**Avoid VPNs at All Costs:** Never use a VPN, even if you are offered free data to browse the internet. If you want to make a career out of prop firm trading, avoid VPNs in any form, as they will lead to a hard breach of your account.

**Prioritize Daily Drawdown:** Pay closer attention to your daily drawdown than your maximum drawdown. This is especially critical for firms with a trailing daily drawdown. Daily limits are often the "silent killers" of funded accounts.

**Monitor Floating PnL:** Do not ignore your floating PnL (Profit and Loss). This is how I lost my NairaTrader $200k account—even though I eventually hit my profit target, my floating PnL breached the daily limit before I closed the trade. I suffered the same issue with Maven. If your floating loss hits the daily limit, your account is gone, regardless of whether the trade eventually turns profitable.

**The 1% Rule for Floating Risk:** If possible, never allow your floating PnL to exceed 1% risk. I experienced a soft breach on my Nostro challenge because my floating loss hit 2%, which eventually led to being denied a funded account. Many firms claim to be "balance-based," but floating risk can still breach your account. Don't be fooled; protect your equity.

**Practice Absolute Patience:** Impatience leads to poor decisions and painful regrets. Take it from someone currently dealing with those regrets: patience is the only true antidote to FOMO and overtrading.

**Maintain Accountability:** Find someone to be accountable to, whether it is a mentor or a community like the FTA family. Being transparent about my wins and losses has been essential to my growth. There is great wisdom in receiving a rebuke; never take it for granted.

Alexas58:
Accounts are to be given to
1. Eagle pixel
2. Kelly Bentley

Accounts won.
Nairatrader 200k account

They've been paying so far
Well give them a try.
And we hope our winners can get funded, they've shown excellent trading skills in the online competition


Thanks for playing

Donsheddy:
Esteemed Members,

After thoughtful discussion, we've decided to create a special space in FTA Nairaland Thread for all of us to reflect on our trading journey in 2025 and look ahead to 2026. To make this happen, we'll be locking the Telegram group from December 27, 2025, Saturday at 12:00 AM to January 3, 2026, Saturday at 12:00 AM.

During this time, we'd love for everyone to share their trading experiences on the thread. Please include:

1. What you learned during the course of the year.
2. Areas you discovered that still need improvement.
3. Areas you improved on within the year and how it shaped your trading journey.
4. Mistakes you made that other newbies should avoid.

Also, when our host ALEXA58 opens the 2026 thread on January 1, 2026, we encourage everyone to drop their plans for the new year:

1. How you intend to trade in 2026.
2. Things you want to test or try out in 2026 to improve your trading journey, and how you plan to go about it.

We believe that self-realization, journaling, and holding each other accountable are key ways we can grow together as traders.

Some of our community members have already started reflecting on their 2025 journey, sharing lessons learned and setting goals for 2026. This kind of sharing can be really inspiring and helpful for everyone.

Thank you for being part of this community, and let's make this a productive and supportive space for all of us.

God bless you all,

FTA Admins

BTCproMax:
I will drop update soon...

24hrUplift:
1. Don't take it personally, it's a general problem affecting everybody. Don't go and be displaying your unclothedness in the bank, those who did didn't get shishi.

2. Suspend all your projects for now until things normalize. Don't kill yourself because you have set a target for yourself.

3. The most important thing now is feeding and health. It's not bad if you touch your savings at this time to survive.

4. Reduce going about to places that are not very important.

5. Stop the unnecessary show of affluence and you don't have to impress anyone now. If you cannot maintain your standard please reduce it for now. If you don't eat meat this time you won't die.

6. Avoid bad and shocking news if you can, especially if you already have high blood pressure. Instead listen to good music, watch comedies and laugh out stress.

7. This is not the time to forsake God or get discouraged in serving God. In fact this is the time to *serve God more*

8. Always know that this time will still come and pass like *CORONA VIRUS* etc.  Don't kill yourself because your tomorrow is far better than your today.

We will conquer this one too by the special grace of God, Amen

ALWAYS KNOW THAT TOUGH TIMES NEVER LAST BUT TOUGH PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND I DO.

Wishing us all a wonderful day.

Esemore247:
Not far away from the truth
well said

Tayorshd87:
I want to start trading which app do u recommend

Alexas58:
I have been noticing something..
As a trader who wants to take trading as a long time hobby , or cos of passion.

The right time frame to use to take positions is the daily time frame.

This game is more psychological than pattern .

Yes, patterns do give you an edge, but do you know why most market professionals use the daily time frame?

rainlover:
Eliotwaveforec changed his weed supplier

infofirst:
You can but don't forget. This is our first point of socializing. Telegram is secondary and back up.

infofirst:
😂😂😂😂

seeteazain:
He has been suspended as an admin

Kaesyrn:
Yeah

This was his post...


"
@everyone

Important Update: New Leadership Lineup.

After going through all the chats and hearing views on matters arising from the group in the last 48hours, We've made some changes to our admin team. Two admins, former admin 1 and former admin 2, are taking a temporary break, and we'll miss them! 🤝

We're excited to welcome new admin  Cindy, new admin Amara, and new admin TraderRichgen to the admin team! 🎉

A huge thank you to super admin  Samfelly Zimuzor for stepping up as our Super Admin! 🙌

Let's all give a warm welcome to our new admins and support them as they help us grow this community! 🌱

#NewChapter #NewTeam #SameVibes

Note to all: let's respect each other. Our energy should be directed to have an edge over the market and our discipline level. We are social animals. We need each other.
#let love... And FTA NL is our first point of call. Here is a back up. Never forget your source.

Thank you all for your attention to this matter.

"

Kaesyrn:
Finally we can breathe, the storm is over

Thanks sir @Infofirst for your attention to this matter

rainlover:
it's me Na boygonevirtual. As FMASTER no allow me breath I rush come depot to drag him

24hrUplift:
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After you just went bankrupt, you see the world from another level 🎚️.👀

BTCproMax:
I will drop update soon...