A same-size hedge stops your loss from growing. It also stops everything else, while swap and spread quietly bill you for the privilege. Here's how locks happen, what they cost, and how to get out.
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Your platform says the loss isn't real until you close it. Your margin engine disagrees, every second. Here's what a floating loss actually costs you, and a triage framework for deciding what to do tonight.
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A grid EA's balance curve can climb for months while the equity underneath quietly drowns. Here is how to calculate a grid's true worst-case exposure before you switch one on, not after.
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A decision framework for the worst possible moment: trade open, account red, judgment shot. Five questions, honestly scored, that tell you whether to close, reduce or hold, before the market decides for you.
23 min read
Your balance can sit untouched at $10,000 while your account quietly loses nearly half its value. Here's how the gap between balance and equity drawdown works, and why only one of those numbers can hurt you.
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Your balance says $5,000. Your equity says $3,850. Only one of those numbers is real, and it's not the one most traders stare at. Here's how to read your own account properly.
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Most trapped accounts we see fall into one of four patterns, and each one has a different way out. Here's the full taxonomy, the honest escape options, and what each route actually costs.
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