john

Good morning, fam. 🌄 I just breached my $100k 2-Step Flex Master Account with @fundingpips Impatience became my downfall this time. I had already secured a $3,400 payout from the account, with the payout date set for July 22. Instead of waiting for the payout, I decided to take two more trades, risking $1,000 on each trade. My plan was simple: if both trades hit SL, I would stop trading and wait for the payout. If they hit TP, all good, I would still wait for the payout. Guess what happened? I took my first Gold trade, and it hit SL. Then I placed another buy limit on Gold, thinking it would be triggered in the next 2 or 3 hours. While I was offline, Trump, comments about no ceasefire moved the market. When I came back, I discovered my buy limit had been triggered in less than 10 minutes, and it also hit SL. The combined loss on those two trades was $2,004. According to FundingPips' Risk Per Trade Idea rule, because the second trade was opened within 10 minutes in the same direction, both trades were treated as one trade idea. The total loss exceeded the 2% limit by just $4, and my account was breached. The account had a $12,000 maximum drawdown, yet I lost it all because of one impatient decision. Moral of the story: Once you've secured your payout, don't keep trading. No matter how tempting it is or how small the extra opportunity seems, protect what you've already earned and wait for your payout. Good morning, everyone. 🌄