What new members should read before posting their first strategy
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2026 6:45 pm
Every forum sees the same pattern: someone joins, posts "my 95% win rate M1 strategy", and the thread turns into an argument. Sometimes there is a good idea underneath, but nobody can test it because the post is missing basic information.
A short list that makes a first strategy post useful:
1. Pair, session and timeframe. "EURUSD, 07:00–10:00 UK, M1 entries with M15 bias" is specific.
2. Entry rule that someone else could follow without asking you.
3. Stop and target in pips, and how they're chosen.
4. Costs assumed. Spread plus commission per trade.
5. Sample size and period. "80 trades over 6 weeks, demo" is honest and fine.
6. What the losing trades look like, not just the winners.
7. Screenshots with time and spread visible.
A post with these points gets real feedback. One without them gets "looks curve-fitted" and silence.
Existing members: what would you add? And new members, what's the thing you wish someone had told you before your first post?
A short list that makes a first strategy post useful:
1. Pair, session and timeframe. "EURUSD, 07:00–10:00 UK, M1 entries with M15 bias" is specific.
2. Entry rule that someone else could follow without asking you.
3. Stop and target in pips, and how they're chosen.
4. Costs assumed. Spread plus commission per trade.
5. Sample size and period. "80 trades over 6 weeks, demo" is honest and fine.
6. What the losing trades look like, not just the winners.
7. Screenshots with time and spread visible.
A post with these points gets real feedback. One without them gets "looks curve-fitted" and silence.
Existing members: what would you add? And new members, what's the thing you wish someone had told you before your first post?