Michael Francis
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General · 9m ago
weekend reset ability
How completely can you reset your mindset over the weekend so Monday opens without leftover emotion from the previous week? Do winning weeks leave you slightly overconfident and losing weeks leave yo…
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General · 10m ago
good loss vs bad loss
Do you still label every loss as either “good” or “bad” depending on whether you followed the plan? How useful has that distinction remained over time, and does it genuinely help you separate process…
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General · 12m ago
Pure Price Action Test and
Have you ever removed every indicator from your charts for a full week or two just to test pure price action? What did that experiment reveal about how dependent you had become on the tools, and did …
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General · 14m ago
Milestone Pressure Effect
When your account is close to a big milestone or the next payout threshold, does your decision-making quietly change? Do you tighten risk, force extra trades, or somehow manage to keep the exact same…
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General · 16m ago
Mental Rehearsal practice
Do you spend time before the session mentally walking through both winning and losing scenarios for your common setups? Has that kind of rehearsal helped you stay calmer when those exact situations a…
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General · 17m ago
slippage realty check
How much do real-world slippage and wider spreads actually eat into your edge compared with the clean fills you see in backtests? Have you started adjusting your minimum risk-reward or targets to com…
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General · 22m ago
Weekend Mental Carryover
How much does the previous week’s result affect your mindset when Monday opens? Do winning weeks make you overconfident, and losing weeks make you hesitant, or have you learned to reset completely?
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General · 23m ago
Loss Labelling Habit
Do you label losses as “good” or “bad” based on whether you followed the plan? How helpful has that distinction been in separating process from outcome when reviewing your performance
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General · 24m ago
Indicator Removal Test
Have you ever stripped all indicators off your chart for a period just to test pure price action? What did you discover about your reliance on them, and did any get permanently removed afterward?
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General · 26m ago
Account Milestone Pressure
When you’re close to a big account milestone or payout target, does your decision-making change? Do you tighten up, loosen up, or manage to keep the exact same pro
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General · 28m ago
Mental Rehearsal Value
Do you mentally rehearse different trade scenarios before the session starts? Has visualizing both winning and losing outcomes helped you stay calmer when those situations actually appear live?
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General · 30m ago
Slippage And Spread Impact
How much do real-world slippage and spreads affect your edge compared to clean backtests? Have you adjusted your strategy or targets to account for them, or do you still treat ideal fills as the base…
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General · 33m ago
Edge Documentation Habit
How detailed is your written description of your strategy and rules? Have you found that writing everything down clearly actually improves execution, or does it stay mostly in your head?
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General · 34m ago
Burnout warning signs
What early signs tell you that trading fatigue or mental burnout is starting to creep in? How do you respond once you notice them — full break, reduced size, or lighter schedule?
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General · 36m ago
Profit Target Adjustment
Once a trade is in profit, do you ever trail or extend the target based on new structure, or do you stick strictly to the original level? Which approach has worked better for your style?
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General · 37m ago
Multi-timeframe Conflict
When the higher timeframe and lower timeframe give opposite signals, which one do you usually trust? Have you developed a clear hierarchy, or does the conflict still create hesitation in the moment?
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General · 39m ago
Confidence vs Ego
Where do you draw the line between healthy confidence in your edge and ego that starts ignoring risk rules? Have you ever crossed that line and only realized it after a series of avoidable losses?
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General · 40m ago
Gap Opening Reaction
How do you handle overnight or weekend gaps that open against your position? Do you immediately adjust, wait for the first hour’s behavior, or stick to your original plan regardless of the gap?
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General · 43m ago
progress measurement
Besides account balance, what other metrics do you track to know whether you’re truly improving as a trader? Which non-monetary measure has given you the clearest feedback on your growth?
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General · 44m ago
Rule Exception Justification
What’s the most common reason you give yourself for breaking a rule in the moment? Looking back, how often was that justification actually valid versus just an emotional excuse?
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General · 46m ago
Chart time addition
How many hours a day do you realistically spend staring at charts? Have you noticed that more screen time sometimes leads to poorer decisions rather than better ones?
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General · 48m ago
evaluation vs funded mentality
During a prop firm evaluation, do you trade more carefully or more aggressively than once funded? What mindset shift happens after you pass, and does it help or hurt your consistency?
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General · 49m ago
Winner Management Regret
Have you ever watched a strong winner reverse after you held too long, or cut it short and watched it run without you? Which regret stings more, and how has it shaped your trade management rules?
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General · 51m ago
Trade frequency pressure
Do you ever feel you need to take a certain number of trades per day or week to feel productive? How do you fight the urge to force activity when the market simply isn’t offering clean setups?
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General · 53m ago
Long term vision versus daily noise
How do you stay focused on your long-term trading goals when daily wins and losses feel so loud? What reminder or routine helps you zoom out and avoid reacting to short-term noise?
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General · 56m ago
support and resistance respect
Have you ever ignored a clear support or resistance level because your other signals looked strong? What was the usual outcome, and has that experience made you more respectful of those zones?
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General · 57m ago
backtesting emotional disconnect
When reviewing backtested results, do they feel real enough to build confidence, or does live trading still feel completely different? How much weight do you actually give historical data once real m…
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General · 1h ago
end of the day pressure
As the session closes, do you feel urgency to take one last trade or close everything early? How do you prevent late-day decisions from becoming lower quality than your earlier ones?
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General · 1h ago
position sizing consistency
Do you keep the same risk percentage on every trade, or do you adjust size based on setup quality or recent performance? Have variable sizing helped your results, or has it introduced more emotional …
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General · 1h ago
false breakout handling
How do you usually react when price breaks a key level and then quickly reverses? Do you immediately cut the trade, wait for confirmation of failure, or sometimes hold hoping it resumes? What rule ha…
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