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What's a Good Return for Traders?
Most answers to this are vague or unrealistic. Here's what fund managers, retail traders, and funded accounts actually consider a good return.

Erica Lorrai
Jul 143 min read
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What Lot Size Should I Choose? How to Calculate Lot Size in Forex
Before you worry about strategy, indicators, or finding the “perfect setup,” you need to get one thing right: your lot size. This is what controls your risk, your consistency, and whether your account survives long enough to grow.

Erica Lorrai
Mar 233 min read


The Market Isn't Random. It's Just Rude.
Stop runs, fakeout breakouts, sudden moves — none of it is random. Here's why the market feels chaotic until you learn to read the structure.

Erica Lorrai
Mar 232 min read


How To Stop Overthinking Trades
Overanalyzing costs just as much as impulsive trading. Here's why smart traders overthink the most — and how to simplify until there's nothing left to doubt.

Erica Lorrai
Mar 162 min read


30-Pip Win Psychology - Why you shouldn't hold trades past target
Watching price keep running after you close a winning trade is dangerous. Here's why your target is the win — and moving it isn't flexibility.

Erica Lorrai
Mar 92 min read


Why You Stop After Winning Trading
A good day can undo itself fast. Here's why overconfidence after a win is as dangerous as panic after a loss — and how to protect your gains.

Erica Lorrai
Mar 22 min read


Why You Don't Need More Trading Strategies
Jumping between strategies isn't the fix — mastering one is. Here's why depth beats variety, and how to actually commit to a strategy.

Erica Lorrai
Feb 232 min read
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What's a Good Return for Traders?
Most answers to this are vague or unrealistic. Here's what fund managers, retail traders, and funded accounts actually consider a good return.

Erica Lorrai
Jul 143 min read


My Pre-Trade Setup Checklist
Before I take any trade there's a checklist. And I don't skip it. Not on good days, not on slow days, not when I'm convinced I already know what the chart is doing.
Here's what's on it.

Erica Lorrai
Jul 143 min read


What Is the Best Way for a Complete Beginner to Understand Forex?
New to forex? Learn the best way for a complete beginner to understand forex trading, charts, currency pairs, risk management, and how to get started the right way.

Erica Lorrai
Jul 143 min read


The One Rule That Keeps Me From Revenge Trading
You just took a loss. And now you want it back. Like, right now. So you open another trade. Maybe you size up a little — because if you just hit this one, you're back to even. That's revenge trading. And it's the fastest way to blow an account. What's Actually Happening Here's what's going on in that moment: your brain registers the loss like a threat, and your emotional brain takes over. You're not looking at price action anymore. You're looking at your P&L. You're not tradi

Erica Lorrai
Jul 132 min read


Why Logging Trades Works
Your memory protects your ego. Your journal doesn't. Here's why logging trades actually works, plus a simple template you can copy today.

Erica Lorrai
Jul 123 min read


Clean vs Messy Trading Setups
Messy setups feel exciting. Clean ones feel boring. Here's a side-by-side comparison and a simple test to tell which one you're actually looking at.

Erica Lorrai
Jul 113 min read


How to Review Your Trading Week
Checking your P&L isn't a review. Here's a real weekly process — rules, clean setups vs reaches, loss patterns, and what went right.

Erica Lorrai
Jul 103 min read


How to Analyze Your Own Chart: A Step-by-Step Process
Stop waiting for someone else's analysis. Here's a simple, repeatable 5-step process for reading your own chart, from context down to confirmation.

Erica Lorrai
Jul 94 min read


Position Sizing in Trading
Your stop loss tells you where you're wrong. Position sizing tells you what that costs. Here's how to calculate it and why it's the real edge.

Erica Lorrai
Jul 83 min read


Risk-Reward Ratio: What It Actually Means and Why It Matters More Than Win Rate
Win rate gets all the attention, but risk-reward ratio decides whether you're actually profitable. Here's the math, explained simply.

Erica Lorrai
Jul 74 min read
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