Journaling my binary options challenge 100 to 10K. Day 5. Challenge Completed
hey folks,
back with day 5 of the challenge just that its completed haha. hit 10k. super happy with how accurate i was throughout although i risked more than what i should today. but with the accuracy i had, i could go easily.
will update on my withdrawal soon
for anyone who missed the previous posts, the goal was to journal this account from 100 to 10k trading only live markets using price action and orderflow.
day 1 finished around 220
day 2 finished around 490
day 3 finished around 1,200
day 4 finished around 3,500
day 5 finished around 10,000+
today was easily the biggest day of the entire challenge.
finished with 17 wins and 2 losses, taking the account from roughly 3,700 to just over 10,000 and completing the challenge way before than what i expected. the magnitude of trades we took was higher today but it paid off
all trades were taken on EUR/USD and, just like every day leading up to this point, the majority of the profits came from identifying trapped buyers and trapped sellers using orderflow, absorption, liquidity shifts, and failed continuation attempts around key levels.
if i'm being completely honest, not every trade today was an A+ setup.
a few of the trades were definitely more aggressive than what i would normally take. after seeing how responsive the market was throughout the morning, i found myself taking a couple of earlier entries and a few higher-risk setups that relied more heavily on reading the orderflow in real time rather than waiting for perfect confirmation.
few examples from today's session:
EUR/USD – 10:12
a textbook trapped-seller setup. selling pressure remained heavy, but price stopped responding to it. once the breakdown failed, buyers stepped in and the move expanded quickly.
EUR/USD – 11:25
one of the cleaner trades of the session. aggressive selling met strong absorption and the imbalance became obvious on the orderflow. once trapped participants started exiting, price moved sharply higher.
EUR/USD – 12:18 (loss)
my first losing trade of the session. i attempted to anticipate a reversal before the market had fully confirmed it. the idea made sense from an orderflow perspective, but the timing was early and price never followed through.
EUR/USD – 12:54 (loss)
another aggressive attempt that didn't work out. i saw what looked like trapped sellers developing and tried to get ahead of the move. instead, the market continued rotating and invalidated the setup. a good reminder that not every absorption signal turns into a reversal.
EUR/USD – 13:09
without question one of the best trades of the day. sellers became trapped at exactly the wrong location and once they started exiting, the move accelerated quickly. this trade contributed a significant portion of today's gains.
EUR/USD – 13:27
the final trade of the challenge. by this point the account was already very close to the target, but the setup was clean and the orderflow aligned perfectly. a strong finish and a fitting way to complete the challenge.
overall, there's a difference between being aggressive and being reckless.
with that said, the challenge is now complete.
starting balance: 100
end of day 1: ~220
end of day 2: ~490
end of day 3: ~1,200
end of day 4: ~3,500
end of day 5: ~10,200+
i'll be placing the withdrawal request today and, assuming everything goes smoothly, i'll post an update later tonight or tomorrow with the withdrawal details, processing time, and whether the funds arrived successfully.
thanks to everyone who followed along throughout the challenge. looking forward to updating you all with my 10k withdrawal