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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


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


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


The Math on How to Double a Trading Account in Under 4 Weeks
I ran the same trading method from 8 different start dates — including the worst possible week in my entire dataset. Every single one doubled a $10,000 account. The longest it took was 23 calendar days.

Erica Lorrai
Jun 235 min read


What a Stop Loss Is and Why People Still Don't Use One
A stop loss is your exit plan for when you're wrong. Here's what it actually is, why so many traders skip it, and what happens when you don't set one.

Erica Lorrai
May 252 min read


Daily Loss Limits and Why They Exist
A daily loss limit isn't a punishment — it's protection. Here's why your worst trades happen after the third loss, not the first, and how to stop it.

Erica Lorrai
May 182 min read


Is Forex Rigged? Why a Demo Account Is Where You Start
Is forex rigged? Your stop gets hit and price reverses. Every time. Here's the real, documented explanation — and what's actually changed in 2026.

Erica Lorrai
May 27 min read


How Do I Turn Trading Profits Into Real Wealth?
Learn how to manage trading profits, take withdrawals, use prop firm payouts, store cash safely, and turn trading income into real-world wealth.

Erica Lorrai
Apr 276 min read


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
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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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The Flashcard Library is designed to help you quickly identify price patterns, market structure, EMA setups, TDI signals, and other key concepts you'll see in real charts. Each card includes clear examples and explanations to help reinforce what you've learned in the courses and trade reviews.

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