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Prop Firm End of Day (EOD) Trailing Drawdown Calculator
Calculate realistic timelines for prop firm challenges that use End-of-Day (EOD) trailing drawdown rules. This calculator simulates your entire trading journey day-by-day to determine if your strategy can reach profit targets without violating trailing drawdown limits.
Prop Firm Static Drawdown Calculator
Estimate how many trading days it takes to reach your profit target with static or fixed drawdown limits. This calculator helps validate your strategy for prop firm evaluations that use static drawdown rules, where your maximum loss limit remains fixed throughout the challenge.
Study Notes: ICT OTE Pattern Recognition Series – Vol. 01
These are my study notes from ICT OTE Pattern Recognition Series – Vol. 01. I’m documenting them for personal review and to share my trading journey. Original ICT video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9F_aT9f038 What is the Optimal Trade Entry Pattern? The Optimal Trade Entry (OTE) is a simple trading pattern that helps you find good spots to buy…
Study Notes: Market Maker Primer – Higher Time Frame Concepts
These are my study notes from ICT Market Maker Primer – Higher Time Frame Concepts. I’m documenting them for personal review and to share my trading journey. Original ICT video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcAfcpUCbDw What is Higher Timeframe Trading? Think of higher timeframe trading like watching a movie instead of looking at single photos. Instead of watching price…
Study Notes: Market Maker Primer – Trade Psychology & Effective Journaling
These are my study notes from ICT Market Maker Primer – Trade Psychology & Effective Journaling. I’m documenting them for personal review and to share my trading journey. Original ICT video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSqIeu9tjek Trading be exciting, but it’s also challenging. Many new traders lose money because they don’t understand their own emotions. This guide will help…
Study Notes: Market Maker Primer – Target Selection & Profit Objectives
These are my study notes from ICT Market Maker Primer – Target Selection & Profit Objectives. I’m documenting them for personal review and to share my trading journey. Original ICT video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNEt9QTCTtk What is Target Selection? When you trade, you need to know two important things: Target selection is about finding the best places to…
Study Notes: Market Maker Primer – Intro To ICT Optimal Trade Entry
These are my study notes from ICT Market Maker Primer – Intro To ICT Optimal Trade Entry. I’m documenting them for personal review and to share my trading journey. Original ICT video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg0-CFJOJvg What is Optimal Trade Entry (OTE)? Optimal Trade Entry, or OTE for short, is a simple trading pattern that helps you buy…
Study Notes: Market Maker Primer – The ICT ATM Method
These are my study notes from ICT Market Maker Primer – The ICT ATM Method. I’m documenting them for personal review and to share my trading journey. Original ICT video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30petm6SZz0 What is the ICT ATM Method? The ICT ATM Method is a simple way to trade currency pairs (like EUR/USD or GBP/USD). Think of…
Study Notes: Market Maker Primer – The ICT Smart Money Technique or SMT
These are my study notes from ICT Market Maker Primer – The ICT Smart Money Technique or SMT. I’m documenting them for personal review and to share my trading journey. Original ICT video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isXicdayBwA What is SMT? The Smart Money Technique (SMT) is like having X-ray vision for the forex market. It helps you see…
