Futures Basics
Contracts, ticks, margin, and how this junk really works.
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Straightforward answers about contracts, ticks, drawdown, and prop firm rules. No guru promises, no get-rich garbage, just what you actually need to know.
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Prop Firm Trading
Evaluations, trailing drawdown, rules, and common failure points.
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Tradovate, NinjaTrader, DOM trading, and clean chart layouts.
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Risk, drawdown, execution, plus how and why most traders bleed out.
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Ticks, Points, And Dollar Value
How many ticks are in a point, how much each tick is worth, and what that means in real money.
Trailing Drawdown Explained
The real mechanics of trailing drawdown and why it silently kills most evaluation accounts.
How to Trade Around Whipsaws
A practical playbook for avoiding and surviving price whipsaws.
Trailing Drawdown Simulator
Paste your trade P/L sequence and see exactly when a prop-style trailing liquidation line would have killed the account.
Futures Trading Basics
Core concepts: contracts, leverage, margin, and how futures differ from stocks and crypto.
ES vs MES vs NQ
Differences in size, tick value, and which one makes sense for smaller accounts.
Day Margin vs Overnight Margin
Why your broker lets you trade big size intraday and then slams on the brakes after hours.
Contract Expiration And Roll
What rollover means, why charts look weird on roll day, and how to not get blindsided.
Prop Firm Trading
Evaluations, rules, payouts, and the common ways people burn through accounts.
How Evaluations Work
Profit targets, trailing drawdown, minimum days, and what the firm actually cares about.
Common Evaluation Mistakes
Scaling too fast, revenge trading, and not understanding the daily loss limit.
Apex-Style Rules By The Numbers
Example using a typical 50k futures evaluation: limits, risk, and realistic expectations.
Platforms And Tutorials
Basic setup for charting, orders, and risk management on common futures platforms.
Tradovate For Beginners
How to set up charts, DOM, and simple hotkeys without overcomplicating everything.
NinjaTrader Basics
Connecting data, placing orders, and avoiding indicator overload.
A Simple, Readable Chart Layout
One layout you can actually read in real time instead of a rainbow of nonsense.
Market And Risk Basics
Risk, variance, and why being “right” on direction does not always mean you get paid.
What Is Drawdown Really?
Not just a number on a dashboard, but what it means for your account staying alive.
Why Good Ideas Still Lose Money
Slippage, spreads, fills, and the gap between idea and execution.
Risk Per Trade For Small Accounts
How much is too much, and how people quietly blow up without noticing.