My True confessions about Tradingsim practice.
I have blown out my first a/c. I made about $80,000/- in the first a/c and it went down continuously thereafter and finally blown out.
The following are the reasons for blown out.
1. Changed strategy frequently especially after entering trade.
2. Entered with full capacity that includes complete leverage.
3. Not exited loosing trades expecting it would reverse.
Again, Tradingsim is kind enough to allot me another $50,000 to continue my practice.
In the second spell I successfully doubled my a/c.
The following are implemented though I feel somemore strict implementation is required.
1. Enter the trade with 100 lot at the opening either long or short. (There is no hard and fast rule here).
2. If the initial trade becomes successful after 2 bars (I used 15 min TF), I scaled in at every favourable move. Here I used my complete leverage.
3. If the initial trade becomes looser after 2 bars, I take a contrarian view and initiate my trade against my initial trade. If it succeeds I again scale in using my leverage completely or as per the trade requirement.
4. Exited Trade as and when there is descent profit or at minimum loss.
Notes : There were occasions, when i scaled in the trade became looser either because of my aggressive scaling in or reversal of price. I guarded carefully against those situations closed the trade on immediate danger signs. If confident of reversing the trades, I did it without hesitation. Even if I have to reverse the trades two or three times within a single session I did it even if it is at a loss. Ultimately, it paid me.
Hope this will help.