40% off evals

ES & NQ futures

Learning to trade futures, and writing it all down until I get funded.

I'm an engineering student practising for a 50k prop firm evaluation. I explain each idea in plain English on TikTok, and I log my paper account here, losing days included.

Watch on TikTok Join the Discord →

Education only. Nothing on this site is financial advice. Trading futures is risky and most people lose money.

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New here? Start with this.

  1. 1

    Watch the basics

    Candlesticks, then Timeframes, then Trends and ranges. About a minute each.

  2. 2

    Learn the words

    FVG, SMT, liquidity sweep... the glossary explains every term in plain English.

  3. 3

    Practise for free

    Paper trade first. Use the eval tracker and risk calculator like it's a real account.

  4. 4

    Join the Discord

    Play Candle Clash every day and ask questions when you're stuck.

i.

About me

I'm Boris. I study engineering, and I try to trade the same way I'd approach a design problem: write the rules down, test them, and trust the numbers over my mood.

Right now I'm on a paper account sized like a 50k prop firm evaluation. The plan is to be boringly consistent there before any real money goes in.

BXTrades is my personal education page. I'm not a broker or investment firm, I never manage anyone's money, and I'll never DM you asking you to invest.

Markets
ES / NQ
Account
$50k paper
Live sessions
TikTok
Day job
Engineering student

The plan

  1. Learn the basicsMarket structure, liquidity, equilibrium
  2. Paper trade like it's a funded accountSame rules, same limits
  3. Pass a 50k evaluationHit the target without breaking a rule
  4. Get fundedTrade a real prop firm account
  5. Scale upConsistency first, size second

My setup

Boris's desk: a laptop on a stand, a Philips monitor with a webcam on top, a microphone, and a Logitech keyboard and mouse
Fig. 2: the desk, TradingView open on both screens
Laptop
Dell XPS 14 on a stand
Monitor
Philips
Webcam
Trust
Mic
Fifine AM8 (USB/XLR)
Keyboard & mouse
Logitech wireless
Charts
TradingView
ii.

Trading Made Simple

My TikTok series. One idea per video, explained like I'd explain it to a mate.

@bxtrades_ on TikTok → Stuck on a word? Glossary →
iii.

My backtests

Pages straight out of my journal, annotations and all. Tap one to see it full size.

Backtests are replayed on past data, not live trades, and they're shared for education only, not as trade signals or financial advice. I'll keep adding the losing days too.

iv.

Free tools

Things I built for myself and the Discord. They work on your phone, and your data stays in your browser.

  1. 01

    Eval tracker

    Set your own account size, target and drawdown, log trades, and watch your progress towards passing.

    Open →
  2. 02

    Prop firm risk calculator

    Pick a firm and account size, enter your stop, and see how many contracts to trade and how many losses you can take before the account fails.

    Open →
  3. 03

    Backtesting journal

    Log trades, tick off your EXPO checklist, and your win rate, average R and equity curve fill themselves in.

    Open →
  4. 04

    Market session clock

    Which sessions are open right now and the countdown to the New York open, shown in your own time zone.

    Open →
  5. 05

    Trading glossary

    Every term from my videos and annotations in plain English: FVGs, SMT, AMD, liquidity sweeps, R and more.

    Open →

Prop firm discount

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Use my code at checkout, or go through my link and it's applied for you.

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Affiliate link and code: I may earn a commission if you use them, at no extra cost to you. Most people fail prop firm evaluations, so only pay for one you can afford to lose.

v.

BXT's Community

The Discord where we talk charts, I post when I go live, and we play a daily game.

Daily game

Candle Clash

Each day, call whether NQ closes up or down. Get it right, climb the leaderboard.

Pick a side here, then post it in the Discord.

Discord

What's in there

  • Candle Clash every day, with a reminder
  • A ping when I go live
  • Questions and chart sharing
Join BXT's Community
vi.

FAQ

The questions I get most in my TikTok comments.

Are you profitable yet?

Not yet, and I won't pretend otherwise. I'm on a paper (simulated) account, practising for a 50k evaluation. Everything I post comes from that account or from backtests, and I post the losing days too.

Do I need money to start?

No. You can practise for free on a paper account. I use TradingView's paper trading. Only think about paying for an evaluation once you're consistent on paper.

Which prop firm should I pick?

The one whose rules you can actually live with. Compare the profit target, the max drawdown (and whether it trails), any daily loss limit, and the price. My risk calculator has common firms built in. I have a 40% off code for TradersScale, but that's an affiliate code, so don't pick a firm just because of a discount.

What are ES and NQ?

Futures contracts on the US stock market. ES follows the S&P 500 and NQ follows the Nasdaq-100. One point on NQ is worth $20 per contract and on ES $50. The micro versions, MNQ and MES, are a tenth of the size, which is why beginners often start with them.

What do all the words in your annotations mean?

FVG, SMT, AMD, liquidity sweep and the rest are all explained in plain English in the glossary, with links to my videos where I've made one.

How do I play Candle Clash?

Join the Discord. Each day there's a reminder post: call whether NQ closes up or down, and the leaderboard tracks who reads the market best.

Are you a broker? Can I invest with you?

No. BXTrades is my personal education page: videos, backtests and free tools. I'm not a broker or investment firm, I never manage anyone's money, and I'll never DM you asking you to invest. If anyone messages you claiming to be me and offering to trade for you, it's a scam. Please report it and let me know in the Discord.

Is any of this financial advice?

No. Everything here is education and entertainment. I'm a student, not a financial adviser. Futures are risky and most people who try to trade them lose money.