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Successful Traders

$125K Funded Trader Scaled His Account and Withdrew $8,482

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“My greatest psychological strength in trading is self-awareness and emotional control”

Michael K. is 30 years old from Malaysia.

Michael K. is one of The5ers’ $125K High Stakes funded traders. He scaled his account for a total of $8,482.

We spoke with Michael about his trading plan, insights, and lessons gained while trading in the markets and our platform as a funded trader.

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Michael’s $100K High Stakes Evaluation Account – Step 2

Michael’s $100K High Stakes Funded Account

Tell us a little bit about yourself.

I’m Michael, an engineer and forex trader with 5 years of experience. I started by following signal groups, and over time developed my own strategy using Fair Value Gaps and Order Blocks.

How long have you been trading?

I have been trading for 5 years.

Briefly describe your Trading Plan and how it contributes to your success.

My trading plan involves using weekly projections to establish a directional bias for the week. I then look for entries using daily or hourly price delivery arrays (PD arrays), focusing on setups during the London and US trading sessions.

Share with us a challenge you faced in your trading career and how you overcame it?

One of the biggest challenges I faced in my trading journey was the feeling of isolation. Trading can be a lonely path, especially when you’re spending hours backtesting or going through a losing streak. I often felt bored and disconnected during those long sessions, and the emotional toll of consecutive losses made it even harder.

What helped me push through was reminding myself of my trading plan and the long-term vision I had. I learned to treat backtesting as a form of discipline and growth, not just a task. Sticking to the trading plan became my anchor, which taught me resilience and helped me build confidence in my strategy.

What is your mental/psychological strength, and how did you develop it?

My greatest psychological strength in trading is self-awareness and emotional control.
I developed this through consistent backtesting and live data recording, which helped me understand not just market behavior, but also my own reactions to it.

I studied how the brain responds to stress and uncertainty—not to eliminate emotions entirely, but to manage them effectively. This mindset allows me to stay disciplined, especially during losing streaks, by sticking to my trading plan and trusting the process.

What was your strategy to successfully pass The5ers’ evaluation?

My strategy was simple but powerful: stick to the plan, no matter how bad the setup looks.
Early in my journey, I was afraid of losing and constantly sought extra confirmation. But I learned that winning trades often look uncomfortable at first. Accepting that losses are part of the game helped me stay disciplined. I focused on execution over perfection, trusting my process and letting the probabilities play out.

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