- Risk Management First – Never risk more than you can afford to lose. Protect capital. - Discipline Over Excitement – The best trades are boringly consistent, not adrenaline-driven. - Don’t Average Losers – Cut losses quickly, let winners run. - Find Your Own Edge – There is no single “holy grail” system. Your edge must fit your psychology. - Think Independently – Don’t chase tips or hype; make your own decisions. - Be Patient – Most money is made by waiting for the right setup, not constant trading. - Respect the Market – Arrogance is punished. Stay humble. - Learn From Mistakes – Every loss has a lesson; review and improve. - Trading Is a Mental Game – Controlling emotions is as important as strategy. - Longevity Is Success – The ultimate goal is to stay in the game for decades. Here is a quick overview of how I scalp, and my setup. (FYI, I scalp mainly the NQ) 1 target at 15 points, no trails. Stoploss at 15 points. I use the "OT" to confirm trend and momentum, then use Profit Trigger for "trigger" to get in a position. I focus on getting 1-2 trades per account. I focus on my 3-strike rule stoploss strategy. I only do ONE copy trade per session per batch. Win or lose, I decoupled immediately after. These are some of the birds eye view of my scalping setup. Feel free to use it if it fits "your cup of tea"

1. Focus on 15-point trades on the NQ. 2. 1 to 2 mini contracts. Do not go more than 2 contracts. The 50K account size is already heavily over leverage at 2ct. Going beyond that is a higher risk of losing the account. 3. ONE TARGET, no trailing target. Remember, it’s intraday trailing, NOT EOD. 4. 1-2 trades MAX per account/batch. DO NOT break this rule. 5. It is a 1:1 ratio setup. Which means stop loss should NOT be more than 15 points. 6. During the EVAL stage, I recommend you run 2 mini contracts at 15 point targets. That way, you can get to passing the EVAL faster. 7. Once you are funded. REDUCE your contract size to 1 mini ct. Complete a 15-point trade every day, and you will qualify for a payout every month. 8. Ignore the time frame required to withdraw. Just focus on 1 payout per month. This way it will give you some time to recover from mistakes and not be too stressed about it. 9. Once your account is OVER the buffer requirement. Every single day, you just need to profit $200 to get a payout of $2000 every 10 days. It's simple. But it's the lack of your self-control that is what's causing you to not be able to follow this. Want to know the full guide? Check out my PROP FIRM PROFITS SUPER GUIDE. I have full details, step-by-step, outlined on how to do this not only with Apex, but with other firms too. And yeah...I will also show you how to easily snipe that 15-point trade daily as well. You can check that out here, https://smartleveragetrader.com/super-guide

This is generally true for NQ, ES. If you trade the metals. Their 8:30 open also provides great opportunity. The overlap into the 9:30 sometimes, that's where the main move is for them. There are always exception to the rule. Generally, if you don't get a move in the morning session, the big boys may sometimes run the move over LUNCH. Which means you'll get a wicked move between 11:00 and 12:00. Doesn't happen all the time, but just general rule to keep an eye out for.

Once you have qualify for a FUNDED ACCOUNT. (Eligible to get pay on your trading) THE VERY FIRST THING YOU SHOULD DO BEFORE TAKING ANY TRADES: Go into your backend settings, and put a LIMIT on your daily MAX LOSS on the account. (Both RITHMIC and TRADOVATE will have this option.) For me personally I use either $600 or $1000 depending on how big my account is. For a 50K account, I recommend $600 MAX LOSS for the day. What happens is...it will help you prevent over trading by locking you out once you hit the $600 max loss. You need to respect your rules and process and DO NOT go back in and remove the limiter once you have hit it on the day. Respect your rules is respecting yourself. If you can't even do that...life is going to slap you and it's just, well, you get it...lol

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