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Short, practical observations on how NAS100 actually trades, written by the mentors who trade it every day.
NAS100 moves fast, and fast markets expose emotional decisions. Strong psychology is not about feeling nothing; it is about having rules that protect you when emotions run high. OvertradingTaking trades because the market is moving, not because your setup appeared. The fix: a maximum number…
There are many NAS100 courses and mentorships, and quality varies widely. Here is what to look for, so you can compare any program, including ours, fairly.…
Both day trading and scalping close positions within the same day; the difference is how long trades last and how many you take. NAS100 day tradingA…
Few things move NAS100 like US economic data. Knowing when the big releases happen, and having a plan for them, protects your account. The releases that…
NAS100 and US30 are the two US indices most retail traders choose between. Both can be traded profitably; they simply behave differently. What they trackNAS100 (Nasdaq…
Prop firm challenges let you trade a firm's capital after proving you can follow its rules. NAS100 is a popular choice because it moves well during…
Most traders who fail on NAS100 do not fail because of their entries; they fail because of their risk. NAS100 risk management comes down to one…
Most traders who fail on NAS100 do not fail because of their entries; they fail because of their risk. NAS100 risk management comes down to one rule: decide how much you can lose before you enter.
NAS100 is quoted in index points. How much one point is worth depends on your broker and contract size: on many CFD accounts one standard lot is worth around $1 per point, but some brokers use different sizes. On futures, the NQ contract is $20 per point and the micro MNQ is $2 per point. Always check your broker's contract specifications before calculating position size.
Many traders risk no more than 1% of their account per trade (many prop firm traders risk even less). On a $10,000 account, that is $100 per trade.
Technically very little, because CFDs are leveraged. Practically, you need enough that a sensible stop, at a small fraction of your account, is still possible. Many traders start on a demo account or through a prop firm challenge rather than risking large personal capital.
Risk management is the first thing taught in every RisePips program, and the basis of passing a prop firm challenge.
Trading leveraged products such as NAS100 carries a high risk of loss. This article is education, not financial advice. Read our risk disclaimer.
Order blocks and fair value gaps are two of the most searched ideas in "smart money concepts" trading. Used on their own they are unreliable; used…
A liquidity sweep is when price briefly pushes past a level where many orders are resting (usually stop losses above a high or below a low),…
Market structure is the sequence of swing highs and swing lows price leaves behind. Reading it correctly is the foundation of trading NAS100: it tells you…
NAS100 can be traded almost around the clock, but it does not move the same way all day. Knowing the best time to trade NAS100 is…
Learning how to trade NAS100 is less about finding a secret indicator and more about following the same process every day. Here is the framework we…
NAS100 is the name most brokers use for the Nasdaq 100 index: the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. When you trade…
NAS100 doesn't trade the same way all day, and treating every hour like it's equally tradeable is how good setups turn into bad trades. The New…
NAS100 tracks 100 individual companies, and overnight news on any one of them — earnings, guidance, a single analyst downgrade — can move the whole index…
An order block is just the last candle before price made a strong, committed move away from it — nothing more mystical than that. On NAS100…
It's not risk management, and it's not strategy — it's trading every session regardless of whether a real setup is there. NAS100 doesn't hand you a…
Prop firms don't care how much you make on your best day — they care about your worst one. Daily loss limits and max drawdown rules…
Most traders who fail on NAS100 do not fail because of their entries; they fail because of their risk. NAS100 risk management comes down to one rule: decide how much you can lose before you enter.
NAS100 is quoted in index points. How much one point is worth depends on your broker and contract size: on many CFD accounts one standard lot is worth around $1 per point, but some brokers use different sizes. On futures, the NQ contract is $20 per point and the micro MNQ is $2 per point. Always check your broker's contract specifications before calculating position size.
Many traders risk no more than 1% of their account per trade (many prop firm traders risk even less). On a $10,000 account, that is $100 per trade.
Technically very little, because CFDs are leveraged. Practically, you need enough that a sensible stop, at a small fraction of your account, is still possible. Many traders start on a demo account or through a prop firm challenge rather than risking large personal capital.
Risk management is the first thing taught in every RisePips program, and the basis of passing a prop firm challenge.
Trading leveraged products such as NAS100 carries a high risk of loss. This article is education, not financial advice. Read our risk disclaimer.
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