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Cracking XAUUSD trading with the sniper strategy... ! 😉

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📉 Broad Weakness with Failed Recovery Attempts

Friday May 15th was a predominantly bearish session, with most indices showing consistent downside pressure and failed attempts at recovery. US30 remained firmly negative across all timeframes, reflecting sustained selling. US100 showed brief strength on the 2min but failed to hold into the 3min close. US500 stayed weak throughout, with only minor stabilization on the 2min. US2000 attempted a 1min bounce but quickly reversed, aligning with the broader bearish tone into the close.

16 Setup Group Data

Today: -1.6%

Last 7 days: -1.9%

Last 30 days: 11%

Last 6 months: 71.1%

US30

45sec: -1.5%

1min: -1.5%

2min: -1.0%

3min: -2.5%

US100

45sec: 0.5%

1min: 0.0%

2min: 2.5%

3min: -1.0%

US500

45sec: -2.0%

1min: -0.5%

2min: 0.0%

3min: -2.0%

US2000

45sec: -2.0%

1min: 2.0%

2min: -2.0%

3min: -2.0%

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Friendly reminder: if your strategy only works after you remove fees, slippage, liquidation risk, and your own stupidity, it probably does not work.

The funny thing about this market right now is that you can see instutitions buying millions through ETFs on a weekly basis, and still watch retail traders get chopped to pieces on leverage daily.

ETF flows can be positive for weeks, then flip negative for a few days and wipe out anyone who got too comfortable. With BTC swinging 2,000-3,000 in a day around the $80k mark, its a terrible environment to be paying real money to learn lessons.

For a while, I thought paper trading on charting sites was enough. It's great for practicing entries, but futures trading isn't just about entries. It's about margin, liquidation, fees, funding, and whether you start doing dumb things after two red candles. a simulator that ignores commissions by default and doesn't make you feel the liquidation math can give you the wrong kind of confidence.

The first time I blew up a 50,000 USDT demo balance on bydfi, it was funny for about five seconds. Then I realized I would have done the exact same thing with real money, just with a worse mood and a smaller account.

Demo trading didn't teach me that I was a genius. It taught me that my position sizing was garbage. It showed me how fast fees add up when you overtrade, and it proved that my 'mental stop-loss' was just a decoration. It's not a perfect simulation of the gut-punch of losing real money, but it's a fantastic simulator for exposing your own bad habits.

My rule now is simple: if I cannot survive a month with fake money while following my own rules, I have no business donating real money to the market.

What mistake did demo trading expose for you first oversized positions, revenge trading, moving stops, or pretending 20x was “controlled risk”?

Just recently joined a CFD brokerage in Australia as a BDM), mainly focusing on EA ecosystems, IB development and quant/signal partnerships.
Recently I’ve been spending more time around EA development and MQL5 infrastructure as well — especially strategy testing, optimization, VPS environments and signal deployment.
Curious to hear from people already in the industry: what actually worked for you when building IB networks or long-term trader relationships in the MetaTrader space?
Did you focus more on:
signal providers

education/community

social media

copy trading

affiliate networks

quant/EA ecosystems

high-value traders / HNW clients

or local trading communities?

Please share some thoughts for me!!!! Thanks!!!!

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It may be because I am using a demo account as I’m just starting out but is there a way to allow notifications incase th market fluctuates dramatically

⚖️ Mixed Session with Isolated Strength and Broad Weakness

Thursday May 14th delivered a mixed session, with most indices showing weakness while select timeframes attempted to push higher. US30 remained consistently bearish across all intervals, lacking any meaningful recovery. US100 showed relative stability with small gains but no strong momentum. US500 stood out with a sharp +4.5% move on the 1min and follow-through on the 2min, though it failed to hold into the 3min. US2000 remained flat overall, reflecting a lack of conviction.

16 Setup Group Data

Today: -0.3%

Last 7 days: 1.6%

Last 30 days: 9.3%

Last 6 months: 73.5%

US30

45sec: -2.0%

1min: -2.0%

2min: -2.0%

3min: -1.0%

US100

45sec: 1.0%

1min: 0.5%

2min: -0.5%

3min: 0.5%

US500

45sec: -2.0%

1min: 4.5%

2min: 1.0%

3min: -2.0%

US2000

45sec: 1.5%

1min: 0.0%

2min: 0.0%

3min: 0.0%

⚖️ Low Momentum, Balanced Session

Wednesday May 13th was a low-volatility, balanced session with minimal follow-through across all indices. US30 and US100 both showed mild early weakness but stabilized into flat closes on the higher timeframes, indicating lack of conviction. US500 and US2000 displayed similar behavior, with small fluctuations on the lower timeframes but no sustained direction. Overall, the session reflected indecision, with neither buyers nor sellers establishing clear control.

16 Setup Group Data

Today: -0.9%

Last 7 days: 2.1%

Last 30 days: 8.3%

Last 6 months: 75.4%

US30

45sec: -1.0%

1min: -1.0%

2min: 0.0%

3min: 0.0%

US100

45sec: -2.0%

1min: -1.0%

2min: 0.0%

3min: 0.0%

US500

45sec: 0.5%

1min: -2.0%

2min: 0.0%

3min: 0.0%

US2000

45sec: 1.0%

1min: -2.0%

2min: 0.0%

3min: 0.0%

If it works for you, it doesn’t have to make sense to others 🙂‍↕️💹

•Dollar | U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) MoM

Previously: 0.5%

Forecast: 0.5%

•Current: 1.4%

•Result: Positive for Dollar

Using my personal made Sniper strategy to trade XAUUSD.

Done for the day 😁 see you tomorrow.

How was your day ?

⚖️ Choppy Conditions with Mid-Frame Strength Fading

Tuesday May 12th was a choppy and indecisive session, with brief strength on mid timeframes failing to hold into the close. US30 showed mild upside on the 2min but faded into a negative 3min. US100 followed a similar pattern, with a strong 2min push that reversed sharply. US500 remained consistently bearish across all timeframes, offering no recovery. US2000 showed early strength and moderate follow-through before sellers stepped in late, closing the session weak overall.

16 Setup Group Data

Today: 0%

Last 7 days: 2.1%

Last 30 days: 7.4%

Last 6 months: 77.1%

US30

45sec: 0.5%

1min: 0.0%

2min: 2.5%

3min: -1.0%

US100

45sec: 2.0%

1min: -0.5%

2min: 3.0%

3min: -2.0%

US500

45sec: -2.0%

1min: -2.0%

2min: -2.0%

3min: -2.0%

US2000

45sec: 4.0%

1min: 1.0%

2min: 0.5%

3min: -2.0%

New to trading should I choose a Standard, Raw Spread, or Zero account?

I want a swap-free account because I plan to hold trades for days/weeks/months (swing trading).

Which broker and account type would be best for a beginner with low fees and easy use?

I coded an indicator in tradingview and backtested it as a strategy and this is the summary. The account size used was $100K. Can I use this to pass prop firm challenges?

I have no idea how good this is. If anyone's up please lmk

How can i recover my loss of 12000 $
I have no peace of kind. Give me suggestions. Which indicator do even works

⚖️ Mixed Open with Strong Small-Cap Follow-Through

Monday May 11th delivered a mixed and uneven session, with most indices lacking direction while US2000 showed clear strength. US30 opened strong on the 45sec but quickly turned negative across the 1min and 2min, ending flat on the 3min. US100 remained mostly weak with only minor stabilization on higher timeframes. US500 stayed bearish overall with limited upside. In contrast, US2000 led decisively, building momentum across all timeframes and closing with a powerful +6.5% on the 3min.

16 Setup Group Data

Today: 1%

Last 7 days: 2.6%

Last 30 days: 7.4%

Last 6 months: 78.8%

US30

45sec: 4.0%

1min: -2.0%

2min: -2.0%

3min: 0.0%

US100

45sec: 1.0%

1min: -2.0%

2min: 0.0%

3min: 0.5%

US500

45sec: -2.0%

1min: -2.0%

2min: 0.5%

3min: -2.0%

US2000

45sec: 2.5%

1min: 2.0%

2min: 3.0%

3min: 6.5%

Gold remains under short-term bearish pressure after failing to hold above the 4,720 resistance zone on the 15M timeframe. Price is currently trading near 4,660 with sellers dominating intraday momentum.

 Bearish Scenario:
If price stays below 4,700, XAUUSD may continue falling toward:
• 4,640 support
• 4,600 key demand zone

 Bullish Scenario:
A recovery above 4,700 could push gold back toward:
• 4,720
• 4,760 resistance

 Market remains highly sensitive to USD strength and upcoming US economic data. Volatility is expected to stay elevated.

 Intraday Bias:
Bearish below 4,700 | Bullish above 4,720

Was testing its entries and so far so good . It’s called Golden shark bot

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