I want to start trading from scratch and I’m looking for guidance from experienced and profitable traders in Hyderabad. Could someone recommend a genuine mentor or trader who can help me learn trading in a structured way?

Serious question: has anyone here actually succeeded in stopping themselves after a bad day?
Not asking about strategy. Asking about the 90 seconds after a loss.
I’ve been talking to maybe 25-30 traders over the last month, and the pattern is almost identical every time. Nobody says “my setup stopped working.” They say some version of:
• widened the SL because it was about to reverse
• doubled the size to recover the day
• took a trade I had no plan for, just to be in something
• told myself I’d stop after one more
And almost everyone knows they’re doing it while they’re doing it. That’s the part I find strange. It isn’t an information problem. Everyone can recite the rules.
So what I’m trying to understand is what actually works, if anything:
1. Has anything ever genuinely stopped you? Journaling, a fixed rule, a friend, walking away, a broker limit?
2. Or does everything eventually get overridden because you’re the one holding the override?
3. If something existed that you literally could not override once the session started — would that feel like help, or would it feel like a cage you’d never sign up for?
I’m asking because I’ve been building something in this space and I’m at the point where I need to know whether the premise is even right. I’d rather hear “nobody wants this” now than keep going on an assumption.
Not linking anything here, this isn’t a plug. Just want the honest answers.

good style

Got these today. Long term, are they ok? Just wanna make sure I don’t lose everything. Pretty sure I made good trades. I’m inexperienced. So far I’m up $25 today, but I’m not worried about today I’m worried about long term. It’s fine if a lose a bit short term. Some help or tips would be nice 😊

This week's opportunistic insider buys, ranked by conviction — open-market, own cash, with routine trades and 10b5-1 plans stripped out (the Cohen–Malloy–Pomorski method):

1. $CMC — President and CEO bought $504K on the open market — stake +4.7%, held directly (personal capital), 2.47× our DCF value, debt 0.7× equity. (conviction 32/100)
2. $IPX — Executive Chairman bought $1.1M on the open market — stake +2.0%, held directly (personal capital). (conviction 35/100)

Track record so far: 737 matured opportunistic buys, avg 7.2% over 63 days (0.3% vs S&P), 62% positive, t-stat 2.69. Small sample — past performance ≠ future results.

Educational, not advice. A signal is a starting point — every trade needs a planned entry and exit.

I’m a 31 yr old female and been working blue collar for 10 years. I’m interested in a trade apprenticeship. I think apprenticeships pay $18/hr and takes 2-4 years depending on how much OT you do. Let’s say I do that, will I be expected to work 60+ hr weeks? I love blue collar, but I’d rather not work more than my man. He works 50 hrs max. Plus we want children. Does getting into trades sound like a disaster plan for me? And how many hrs do y’all work a day on average? Trying to see if it could be manageable balancing a trade career, with a couple pregnancies in the future, raising little ones and being a wife and mother.

Hi, I Tested DRD strategy on nifty spot for past 3 years , it is profitable , but average annual profit divided by max drawdown is not going above 2.2, I tried 3minute bars as entry signals, used a 15 minute cooldown period between consecutive trades,risk reward of 1to 3, and 1to5 , but unable to see improvement. Anyone has any idea how to modify it for better results?

Great month so far! Last month made over $10k profit from 2 accounts. I feel like I’m in the trading form of my life at the moment even though this isn’t the most I’ve made from them but my trades have been so clean. Idk if it’s my focus or my confirmations or my entries but everything is just clicking right now. I’m loving this!

My strategy:

The idea behind this strategy is combining Volume Profile with Order Flow to identify high-probability reversals, specifically failed auctions. Volume Profile provides the context by showing where price is likely to react, while Order Flow confirms whether buyers or sellers are actually in control. Rather than trying to predict what the market will do, the strategy waits for evidence that one side has failed and the other side has taken control before entering a trade.

The Volume Profile used in this strategy is the Overnight Volume Profile, which is drawn from 6:00 PM to 9:30 AM New York time. From this profile, three key levels are identified: the Value Area High (VAH), Value Area Low (VAL), and the Point of Control (POC). These become the main areas of interest once the regular trading session opens. The focus is on waiting for price to interact with either VAH or VAL rather than taking trades in the middle of the range, where there is generally less edge.

Once price reaches one of these levels, the next step is to watch the Order Flow for signs of absorption. Absorption occurs when one side of the market is aggressively buying or selling, but price fails to continue moving in that direction. For example, if price trades above the Value Area High and large aggressive buy orders continue entering the market but price struggles to move higher, those buyers are likely being absorbed by larger passive sellers. The opposite is true at the Value Area Low. If aggressive sellers continue hitting the bid below VAL but price refuses to move lower, it suggests that larger buyers are absorbing the selling pressure.

One of the simplest ways to recognise absorption is by paying attention to where aggressive orders appear within a candle. Aggressive buyers printed within the body of a bullish candle generally indicate successful buying because price continued higher. However, aggressive buyers appearing primarily in the upper wick suggest that they were rejected, meaning they bought aggressively but failed to push price higher. The same logic applies to sellers. Aggressive sellers within the body of a bearish candle indicate successful selling, while aggressive sellers concentrated in the lower wick often indicate they have been absorbed and price is rejecting lower levels.

After identifying absorption, the strategy does not enter immediately. Instead, it waits for follow-through. This is the confirmation that control has actually shifted. The final cluster of aggressive orders that pushed price beyond VAH or VAL is marked as an absorption zone. If buyers were absorbed above VAH, price should then close back below this area with aggressive sellers stepping in. If sellers were absorbed below VAL, price should reclaim the absorption zone with aggressive buyers showing follow-through. Only after this confirmation is a trade considered.

For a short setup, price first trades above the Value Area High, aggressive buyers attempt to continue the breakout but fail, sellers begin to take control, and price closes back below the absorption zone. This sequence confirms that the breakout has failed and that sellers have regained control. For a long setup, price moves below the Value Area Low, aggressive sellers fail to extend the move lower, buyers step in aggressively, and price closes back above the absorption zone, confirming that the failed breakdown is likely to reverse.

Risk management remains straightforward. The stop loss is placed beyond the absorption area, as a move beyond that level suggests the absorption failed and the original breakout may actually continue. Profit targets can be set at the Point of Control, the opposite side of the Value Area, or by using a fixed RR such as 1:2 or 1:3, depending on market conditions and personal preference.

The strength of this strategy is that it combines market context with real-time confirmation. Volume Profile identifies where reactions are statistically more likely to occur, while Order Flow reveals who is actually winning the battle between buyers and sellers. Instead of assuming that every touch of VAH or VAL will result in a reversal, the trader waits for clear evidence that one side has been absorbed and the opposing side has successfully taken control. This reduces the number of premature entries and increases the probability of trading genuine shifts in order flow rather than simply reacting to price reaching a level.

Ultimately, this is a failed auction strategy, not a breakout strategy. The goal is not to chase moves beyond the Value Area but to identify when those moves fail due to absorption and then trade the reversal once follow-through confirms the change in control.

Thank you for taking time to read to the end! Good luck to all of you that are on your trading journey. Get funded, remain disciplined and get those payouts!!!