Lord of Ticks ♛ retweeted
🚨 #DAX Full Bull Cycle EXPLAINED 🚨
Narrative is BULLISH for now...
Waiting for a Catalyst to end that Bull market
While Market Auction Theory maps where price does business...
... Elliott Wave Theory remains one of the best framework for understanding PRICE DISCOVERY.
Lord of Ticks ♛ retweeted
#DAX Cash Daily
DAX is going out of this multi-month consolidation in a strong fashion!
Higher Time Frame Traders will get punished trying to short this!
🚨 #DAX Full Bull Cycle EXPLAINED 🚨
Narrative is BULLISH for now...
Waiting for a Catalyst to end that Bull market
While Market Auction Theory maps where price does business...
... Elliott Wave Theory remains one of the best framework for understanding PRICE DISCOVERY.
Lord of Ticks ♛ retweeted
⚠️ #DAX All Time High in Approach? ⚠️
Price is advertising above Cash Value High after having being rejected once!
This time the DAX might be setup for nice push upward this LVN (not much volume up there) to reach All Time High
Lord of Ticks ♛ retweeted
Requesting my 9th payout tomorrow from @FTMO_com ($100k account)!
Here's what prop firms actually taught me:
Discipline isn't optional
Systems beat emotions
Consistency > home runs
The edge isn't the setup. It's the operator.
4 Advanced Tradeify Funded Accounts → PAYOUT TARGET HIT in just 15 trading days 💥
💰 +$6,000
📉 Avg. risk per trade: $150
📊 Total R: 13
All thanks to the #DAX Trading Machine — systematic, repeatable, and scalable.
Lord of Ticks ♛ retweeted
German #DAX - New Playground
- No better than Elliott Waves Theory to understand Market Cycles -
Lord of Ticks ♛ retweeted
The #DAX has been in a Bullish Cycle for more than 1000 Days...
--- Elliott Waves Theory --- Market Cycles Explained
This could be soon the start of a NEW Bearish Cycle.
25k is a nice psychological mark and also represents the 161.8% extension of wave 1 (Strong Confluence)
Lord of Ticks ♛ retweeted
#DAX (The most underatted asset on FinX)
- 4H Overview -
All Time High or not?
3 Different scenarios I'm looking at right now:
2in1 Red: ABC with a possible irregular correction in play for ATH
Blue: More complex ABC with an inverse Triangle
The #DAX is in multi-months corrective pattern.
There is high probability to revisite the green imbalance area in a near future.
Lord of Ticks ♛ retweeted
I’m trying to avoid getting into a predictive state of mind early in the week.
Especially after a strong move like we had on Friday.
Probabilities favor another leg down this week...
But revisiting higher levels first before that move down is just as likely.
At the end of the day, it really doesn’t matter.
My only goal is to focus on what’s right in front of me.
A choppy price action where the precision of execution has to be perfect to extract money from the market.
Lord of Ticks ♛ retweeted
Sharing this morning’s Playbook 📘
Intraday Trading is a PRECISION GAME
#FDAX – Morning Reversal Playbook
Morning reversals are best taken after 9AM (UK Time), once the first hourly candle closes.
I personally avoid trading the opening hour on Mondays — and today was one of those sessions where I just watched the move unfold without me.
As an intraday trader, I know today the is day where I’ll be looking for just one opportunity.
Why?
Because we had a significant move on Friday and it’s also a U.S. bank holiday — increasing the odds of a Daily Inside Bar, meaning a choppy algo-driven day.
Even though the futures markets are open, volatility is usually limited on days like this.
Waiting for a one-shot, one-kill IN/OUT trade later in the U.S. session...
Most likely a Continuation Play — or I will be sitting on my hand.
Lord of Ticks ♛ retweeted
5m Reversal Entry Setup
Here’s one setup that can change your trading if you master context + key levels 👇
Pattern: 4 Candles in a row
🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
✅ Entry: Breakout of the last green candle’s low
Simple. Powerful.
You could make a living with just this one setup if you truly understand context.
Lord of Ticks ♛ retweeted
#DAX - Textbook Triangle - right below ALL TIME HIGH
After a TRIANGLE, the trend usually reverses
Lord of Ticks ♛ retweeted
#DAX Trading Machine provided 4 Setups YESTERDAY
I took ONLY 2...
2 is also the minimum number of hours I spend on DATA every single day to feed the machine.
About time...
The DAX Trading Machine is just the name I gave to my own trading process. It’s not a magic system or a secret indicator — it’s the result of a lot of study, trial and error, and learning how pros approach the market.
I named it to give my process an identity — something sharper than “my trading notes’’ in Notion. It’s still evolving, but the aim is always the same: stay systematic, disciplined, and repeatable.
Here’s the breakdown:
1️⃣ Time Windows (Market Profile)
The DAX has personalities throughout the day. The London open is explosive, midday can be slow, the PM session often trends cleaner or vice-versa. I map these into windows (Pre-Market, London Open, Midday, PM Session, NYC) and study how each behaves.
2️⃣ Step Framework (4 Steps)
To stay disciplined, I follow the same 4-step process live on my charts along side my initial trading ideas (that I share here on X).
Context → What’s the bias? (trend, PDH/PDL, Elliott waves, imbalance, open behavior).
Playbook in Play → What scenario might be forming (London liquidity grab, morning reversal, afternoon expansion move, etc.)
Reference Setup → Price action confirmation: 15m/1h breakout candles formation alongside Key Levels (mostly used for Exit)
Execution Breakout Setup for ENTRY → The precise entry.
Every trade is labeled with its Playbook (e.g., Playbook Scalp XXX or Playbook Hold XXX) for clarity and discipline and is ALWAYS based around a systematic breakout entry system (3m/5m or 15m).
I always build trading ideas and potential playbooks before London or NYC opens. But markets change fast, and that’s why the Live Plan is key—I keep updating it with new information, even if it means changing my initial trading plan completely.
3️⃣ Scalability & Mindset
Routine trades stay steady with normal sizing. But when a high-probability setup emerges — what I call a “Playbook Hold Setup” — I size bigger and aim for extended targets.
This way, the focus stays on stacking consistent R, not chasing home runs, while still maximizing when opportunity is there.
✨ In short:
The DAX Trading Machine is my personal intraday framework — professional in structure, but always evolving. It’s not about calling tops and bottoms, but about reading market rhythms and executing with discipline.
Lord of Ticks ♛ retweeted
4 Advanced Tradeify Funded Accounts → PAYOUT TARGET HIT in just 15 trading days 💥
💰 +$6,000
📉 Avg. risk per trade: $150
📊 Total R: 13
All thanks to the #DAX Trading Machine — systematic, repeatable, and scalable.
The DAX Trading Machine is just the name I gave to my own trading process. It’s not a magic system or a secret indicator — it’s the result of a lot of study, trial and error, and learning how pros approach the market.
I named it to give my process an identity — something sharper than “my trading notes’’ in Notion. It’s still evolving, but the aim is always the same: stay systematic, disciplined, and repeatable.
Here’s the breakdown:
1️⃣ Time Windows (Market Profile)
The DAX has personalities throughout the day. The London open is explosive, midday can be slow, the PM session often trends cleaner or vice-versa. I map these into windows (Pre-Market, London Open, Midday, PM Session, NYC) and study how each behaves.
2️⃣ Step Framework (4 Steps)
To stay disciplined, I follow the same 4-step process live on my charts along side my initial trading ideas (that I share here on X).
Context → What’s the bias? (trend, PDH/PDL, Elliott waves, imbalance, open behavior).
Playbook in Play → What scenario might be forming (London liquidity grab, morning reversal, afternoon expansion move, etc.)
Reference Setup → Price action confirmation: 15m/1h breakout candles formation alongside Key Levels (mostly used for Exit)
Execution Breakout Setup for ENTRY → The precise entry.
Every trade is labeled with its Playbook (e.g., Playbook Scalp XXX or Playbook Hold XXX) for clarity and discipline and is ALWAYS based around a systematic breakout entry system (3m/5m or 15m).
I always build trading ideas and potential playbooks before London or NYC opens. But markets change fast, and that’s why the Live Plan is key—I keep updating it with new information, even if it means changing my initial trading plan completely.
3️⃣ Scalability & Mindset
Routine trades stay steady with normal sizing. But when a high-probability setup emerges — what I call a “Playbook Hold Setup” — I size bigger and aim for extended targets.
This way, the focus stays on stacking consistent R, not chasing home runs, while still maximizing when opportunity is there.
✨ In short:
The DAX Trading Machine is my personal intraday framework — professional in structure, but always evolving. It’s not about calling tops and bottoms, but about reading market rhythms and executing with discipline.
Lord of Ticks ♛ retweeted
So many traders ask: What should I focus on improving? Win rate? Risk reward?
In our latest youTube video, Richard explains why both are poor metrics for judging performance. A 55% win rate is about as good as it gets, and even the best traders in the world rarely exceed that. Chasing a higher number won’t make you profitable.
Instead, it comes down to scale. Small losses, controlled risk, and pressing harder when the market moves in your favour.
Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=l5uks5W3…
#daytrading #trading #tradeplan #tradingstrategy #tradingtips #riskreward #winrate
Lord of Ticks ♛ retweeted
Want to trade #DAX with a prop firm but unsure which path to take? CFD or Futures—what’s the real deal?
CFD:
#FTMO
This is the only CFD prop firm I can recommend. Most others have hidden rules.
✅ Pros:
No major rules apart from 5% and 10% max drawdown.
Good spreads, even for scalping.
No high-impact news restrictions on GER40.
❌ Cons:
1️⃣ Difficult to get funded – You need 15% profit across two phases, which is tough.
2️⃣ Expensive.
Futures:
✅ Pros:
Easier to get funded.
Cheaper than CFD accounts, which usually take an average of three attempts to get funded if you're a good trader.
❌ Cons:
Strict rules. You don’t just need to be a good trader. You need to be very good to stay consistent with payouts.
If you hit a drawdown, your account is basically gone.
Additional cost. You need to pay $20/month to Tradovate for #EUREX data feeds.
Best Futures Prop Firms for #Dax
1️⃣ Tradify – Straight-to-funded accounts available. Best prop firm for trading the #DAX. ( 800K monthly visitors = growing).
2️⃣ Apex – Big money potential, but the rules are the hardest. If you follow them, you get paid. Their reputation took a hit last year, but the business is still steady, and they seem to have found the right formula. (3.1M monthly visitors = growing).
3️⃣ Bluesky – Max 3 accounts. More for professionals. They transition you to a broker. Looks serious. (150K monthly visitors = steady).
I've been trading prop firms for more than 2 years now. I shifted to futures prop trading in September.
Currently, I'm trying to scale with Apex accounts and will also retry Tradify (I tried once and lost the accounts quickly).
You need to decide how you want to approach this business. For me, getting funded as quickly as possible is key.
I've traded MAM accounts and a personal account for 7 years. Prop trading is by far the hardest. It brings back all your trading flaws very quickly, it’s a real fight.
Right now, my ROI is just under 2, which is far from my expectations. I would have made more money trading my own account, no doubt. BUT once I get this right, the scaling potential is massive.
Still a work in progress. 🔥💪
Lord of Ticks ♛ retweeted
99% of traders blow their prop accounts.
The 1% all share ONE thing: ruthless risk management.
Every prop firm trader needs this RISK MANAGEMENT framework.
It’s how you stay in the game long enough to win it.
– A thread 🧵
Lord of Ticks ♛ retweeted
#DAX nasty selloff this morning.
Still bullish on higher timeframes, looking for a revisit of 24K levels.
Posting charts here on X isn’t really my thing anymore.
I need to move away from this predictive state of mind to perform better.
From now on I’ll be focusing solely on the DAX Trading Machine and sharing more detailed Playbooks instead.
Thanks to everyone following along (and even those unfollowing 😅
(My unfollower ratio isn’t bad at all)
Taking a small break from X until next week.
See you all soon 👋
Lord of Ticks ♛ retweeted
Traders don’t blow accounts because of one loss — they blow up because they never RESET.
Here’s my post-loss process 👇
🔁 Step 1: 2-Minute Reset
Stand up from the desk
3 deep breaths
Say: “I executed my edge. Now I RESET.”
📓 Step 2: 2-Minute Loss Journal
Was it my playbook?
Did I size right?
What did I learn?
Emotion in 1 word
Still tilted? Go walk. Come back later.
Control your state, not the outcome.























