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№ 0029● STRATÉGIE

Order Block: Definition, Validity and Mistakes

An order block is the last opposite candle before an impulse that breaks structure. Definition, 4 validity conditions, a trade plan and 3 classic mistakes.

·8 minREAD →
№ 0028● STRATÉGIE

Losing Streaks: How Many to Expect by Win Rate

At a 40% win rate, 7 losses in a row are normal over 100 trades. The table of expected streaks at 33, 40, 50 and 60%, and what they cost your account.

·8 minREAD →
№ 0027● PSYCHOLOGIE

Overconfidence in Trading: The Bias of Good Traders

The more you trade, the less you earn. What real brokerage account data says about overconfidence, and how to spot it in your own journal.

·5 minREAD →
№ 0026● PSYCHOLOGIE

Loss Aversion in Trading: The Disposition Effect

A loss weighs about twice as much as an equal gain. That imbalance drives the disposition effect and wrecks reward-to-risk ratios. How to counter it.

·6 minREAD →
№ 0025● PSYCHOLOGIE

Confirmation Bias in Trading: The Chart That Agrees

You are not looking for what is true, but for what reassures you. How confirmation bias creates bad trades, and how to neutralize it.

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№ 0024● PSYCHOLOGIE

FOMO in Trading: Why You Enter at the Worst Time

FOMO doesn't cause random bad trades: it makes you enter where risk is highest. How it works, what makes it worse, and three countermeasures.

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№ 0016● OUTILS

Trade Blotter vs Trading Journal: Differences | TradeStack

Trade blotter or trading journal? One records your executions, the other explains your results. Full comparison and why you actually need both.

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№ 0014● OUTILS

Trade Blotter: Definition, Contents and Uses | TradeStack

A trade blotter is the chronological record of every execution on an account. Definition, required columns, a worked example and the retention rules.

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№ 0013● OUTILS

Volume Profile: Where Price Actually Traded | TradeStack

Volume profile shows where price traded, not when. POC, value area, low-volume rejection zones, and how to use them for your levels and stops.

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№ 0012● PROP FIRM

Pyramiding: Adding to Winning Trades | TradesStac

Pyramiding means adding to a winning trade. Done right, it scales a winner. Done wrong, it turns a green trade red. Here's the math and the rules.

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№ 0011● OUTILS

Seasonality in Trading: Myth or Real Edge | TradeStack

Most trading seasonality patterns are data mining. The few real ones, why they work mechanically, and how to use seasonality without getting burned.

·8 minREAD →
№ 0010● OUTILS

Ichimoku Trading: Read the Cloud Right | TradeStack

Ichimoku trading: most people only watch the cloud. The 5 components, the Kumo plus Tenkan/Kijun confluence, and the signals that actually work.

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№ 0007● TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Bollinger Bands: The Traps to Avoid | TradeStack

Bollinger Bands aren't overbought levels. Touching the band in a trend isn't a reversal. The squeeze and how to actually use Bollinger Bands.

·8 minREAD →
№ 0005● DÉBUTANT

Realistic Trading Returns: The 10% Myth | TradeStack

Making 10% a month, consistently? It's a mathematical lie. Realistic trading returns, the drawdown trap, and what a real trader actually targets.

·8 minREAD →
№ 0004● DÉBUTANT

Market Regime: Trade the Trend or the Range | TradeStack

Markets range 70-80% of the time. Running a trend strategy in a range bleeds you out. How to spot the market regime before you pick a strategy.

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№ 0003● DÉBUTANT

Order Types in Trading: The Stop-Limit Trap | TradeStack

Market, limit, stop, stop-limit: which order types to use and when. Plus the stop-limit trap that leaves you stuck in a losing position on a gap.

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№ 0001● PROP FIRM

Prop Firm Challenge: What Traders Get Wrong | TradeStack

Passing a prop firm challenge is the easy part. Here's why most traders fail their funded account within 60 days, and what to do differently from day one.

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