"I got a fright" A full record of one day — Five-step averaging down, maximum unrealized loss about 5.9 times the profit
Series: Yoko and Kenji's GOLD EA Mastery Notebook Episode 21 (Discretionary Freedom LITE – Records of Difficult Days and Demo Account)
Hello, this is Yoko.
From 9:00 AM on Thursday, November 5, we ran “Namping Technique: Discretionary Freedom LITE” on a demo account. Today,to be honest, it was a tough day.The result ended in profit, but I was anxious the whole time.
Not only good things, I will also leave the parts I struggled with without hiding them.
First, the conclusion (demo account – one day record)
・Settlement cycle:12 trades(24 positions). All settled in profit
・Total settlement P/L:+¥29,110
・Maximum intraday drawdown:¥172,828
The maximum drawdown was about5.9 timesthe profit.
※This is the sum of the P/L in the settlement history. It is a one-day record on a demo account and does not guarantee future profits.
Yesterday I took a break
November 4th was a day when the results of the US midterm elections would come in during Japanese daytime. Following Kenji’s advice,I did not trade that day and took a breakbecause the market can move a lot around announcements.
And today (the 5th) when the results came in yesterday, GOLD had risen. “There may be a pullback in the rise.” With that in mind, at 9:00 AM,SELL (short)I restarted the half-discretionary trading.
This is my market view.There is no guarantee that it will fall.And today, it moved in the opposite direction from that view.
All settlements today
The time is Japan time (settlement history is shown in the broker’s server time; Japan time is +7 hours). The initial lot is 0.05.
Non-nanpin single take profit: 6 trades(9:03, 9:38, 10:05, 14:26, 14:30, 14:45)
Each around +¥1,200. Total+¥7,143
Cycles with nanpin added: 6 trades
・9:03–9:37 (4 entries): +¥5,408
・9:38–10:00 (2 entries): +¥2,270
・10:10–10:26 (3 entries): +¥4,443
・10:28–14:20 (5 entries): +¥5,682 ← today’s most painful period
・14:35–14:41 (2 entries): +¥2,049
・14:50–16:26 (2 entries): +¥2,115
The total of the nanpin cycle is +¥21,967. When added to the single trades’ +¥7,143, +¥29,110is the result.
▲ November 5 settlement history (24 positions). Time is broker server time (+7 hours from Japan).
The most painful moment: 5-level nanpin
The SELL entered at 10:28 went against me. GOLD kept rising, and nanpin reached5 levels, piling up.
① 10:28 4,101.40 USD 0.05 lot
② 10:34 4,112.05 USD 0.08 lot
③ 10:38 4,122.62 USD 0.11 lot
④ 10:50 4,133.31 USD 0.17 lot
⑤ 12:54 4,143.71 USD 0.25 lot
Total: 0.66 lot(about 13 times the initial 0.05 lot)
It’s a mechanism that buys down (this time selling up) by increasing the lot every roughly ¥10. The fifth level entered at 12:54. The day’s maximum intraday drawdown,¥172,828was reached during the period this fifth level piled up.
Settlement was at 14:20. When GOLD had retraced to about $4,130, the five orders were settled together. The results for each were:
① 0.05 lot: −¥22,492
② 0.08 lot: −¥22,451
③ 0.11 lot: −¥12,622
④ 0.17 lot: +¥8,989
⑤ 0.25 lot: +¥54,258
Total for five: +¥5,682
The losses from the previous three trades (−¥57,565) were offset by the profit from the largest, most recently entered 0.25 lotwhich helped close in positive. Because GOLD recovered, the day ended in profit. If it hadn’t recovered and had kept rising, the sixth level would have been entered and the drawdown would have been larger.
My reflection: I got greedy in the second cycle
My reflection today is clear.I took another cycle position.
In the morning I carried a large drawdown temporarily. Still, I managed to complete the cycle. At 10:26, I settled at +¥4,443. I should have stopped there.
Yet two minutes later at 10:28, I yielded to greed again andentered short once more.This began today’s most painful five-level nanpin. It took almost4 hoursto settle. During that time I couldn’t focus on other things.
Profit was +¥5,682. Considering the time spent and the drawdown faced (maximum ¥172,828),this one cycle wasn’t worth it. After finishing one cycle, I should step back for a while. That is today’s biggest lesson.
Compare profit and maximum drawdown
Let me line this up with previous records.
・Nov 2 (Episode 17): Maximum drawdown about3.6 times the profit
・Nov 3 (Episode 18): Maximum drawdown about0.3 times the profit
・Nov 5 (this time): Maximum drawdown about5.9 times the profit
Even with the same tool and the same person, the results vary this much from day to day on a demo account.Please don’t look at Nov 3’s record alone and think “easy.”And you don’t need to look at Nov 5’s record and think “dangerous.” I want you to look at both.
What I realized today anew
・Even on days that end entirely in profit, there are moments with large losses in between. If you only look at settlement profit, you won’t see this hardship.
・As you add nanpin levels, the lot size jumps quickly.Starting at 0.05 lot, the fifth level is 0.25 lot.
・Today the market recovered.There are days when it does not recover.Before that day, you need to decide what maximum drawdown you can endure and set that limit beforehand.
・Today’s ¥172,828 drawdown happened because this was a demo account. If the same numbers involved real money, I’m not confident I’d remain so calm.
Before big events like US elections, the market can move differently than usual. I took yesterday off for that reason. However, even after events like today, moves can remain volatile.The most difficult part of this tool is deciding on the direction yourself.So.
Try recording the same in the trial version
In the 7-day trial, write down the following four items.
① Lot size and number of LOOPS
② Total settlement P/L
③Current maximum drawdown
④ The number of nanpin levels (and the lot for the deepest day)
Only item ② won’t reveal the day’s hardship. Please look at items ③ and ④ together.
▶【7-Day Free Trial】 Nanpin Technique: Discretionary Freedom LITE▶Product Version (LITE)
Thank you for reading to the end.
Yoko
※This article is a record of demo account operations as of November 5, 2026. Profits and losses are based on the display values in the settlement history. Demo account results do not guarantee actual trading results or future profits. Nanpin-type tools carry risks such as large drawdowns, margin calls, stop-outs, and other losses. Please make investment decisions at your own risk.