FOMC wait and see kind of morning. Today’s meeting is priced as a hold (~90–92% odds) at 3.75–4.00%.A 25 bp hike is only ~8–10%. The real focus is the tone — especially whether Warsh keeps a December hike (currently ~75–85% priced) firmly on the table. Decision at 2 PM ET, presser at 2:30. $MNQ #FOMC

A nice, modest win today. Just keep on adding them up. I'm being pretty conservative with this eval so far. #LucidFlex #Eval $MNQ

Nothing Burger kind of day for me, with $3 profit on Friday and $10 today. Just starting out easy after the most recent funded setback. $MNQ took off quickly this morning after the open and I was not anticipating that quick of a jump. Just the NASDAQ being its normal self. There's always another day. Almost time to get ready for work; hope you had a nice weekend and enjoy your afternoon/evening! #LucidFlex #25kEval

Wow, you are absolutely killing it with this account. Nice job!!! #LucidFlex #Payouts #GiveawaySuccess

**5 Drawdown Approaches That Actually Protect the Account** (From the Oct 20 LucidPro 25K giveaway replies) Simple rules traders are actually using: 1️⃣ **Fixed % risk per trade (≤1%)** Never risk more than 1% of the account on any single trade + always use a hard stop. One loss stays small. 2️⃣ **Hard Daily Loss Limit that locks you out** Set a daily max loss *before* the session starts. Hit it → done for the day. No “just one more.” 3️⃣ **Stop after 1–2 losses (no revenge)** Max 1–2 losers, then flat. The moment you feel the urge to size up or chase, close the platform. 4️⃣ **Cut size after losses** Start at full risk. After a loss, drop risk ~50% until you recover that loss. Automatically dials exposure down when you’re already red. 5️⃣ **One-and-done / screens-off rule** Limit yourself to 1 trade (or a set number) per day, or shut everything down once the plan is complete. Removes the ability to keep clicking. These five cover size, daily circuit-breakers, loss-count limits, adaptive sizing, and forced inactivity — the levers that protect the drawdown buffer. Which one is *your* #1 rule? Drop it below 👇 Not financial advice. Trading involves risk. -- Thanks to @grok for summarizing! -- #MNQ #PropFirm #Drawdown #RiskManagement

I will be profitable, but trading an account with an intraday drawdown was a mistake. What was I thinking? It's already gone. I hesitated on my correct entries, panicked with FOMO, and it was over before I knew it. Advice for anyone attempting funded account evaluations and making your first profits: stick to accounts with End-of-Day (EOD) drawdown limits and no consistency rules. Save yourself the headache. Yep, and now that I'm putting it out there publicly. Go ahead and roast away, or maybe no one cares? #LucidDaily #Funded

Not there yet, but nicely said!

Ok, time to announce that @RomanBreakouts and @Happypupybaby are the winners of the giveaway today. Congrats to you two; I'll DM the codes! Roman had a nice, short summary of drawdown that I liked. Cheft went into more detail about his protection. Thanks to everyone for sharing your strategies. Thanks for your support when you use my code. I don't make a lot, but it definitely helps with my evals and becoming a profitable funded trader. Lastly, there will be more giveaways to come. So be on the lookout, and I hope it's been a profitable week for you!

I'm far from a pro at this, but these accounts are one trade or no trade a day. Only A+ setups! True discipline at its best, if you conquer it. Now I'm under the microscope. 🧐 #LucidDaily #Intraday #Drawdown

This is a no-trade day for me. Not taking any chances with that intraday DD.

Yeehaw, I passed! Full disclosure: this is my 4th funded account, and I have blown the others. I will have to be very careful navigating this intraday DD with LucidDaily. I really think I've had my ahhhaaa moment, and I'm starting to get this stuff, and it took 2.5 years! #LucidDaily #PassedEval

Forgot to cancel the trailing stop and got stopped out by a tick. Otherwise, I would have passed the eval today. Locked out for the rest of the day—moving on to tomorrow. #MNQ #Scalp #LucidDaily #Evaluation