Ron Bohning

Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat! 🎃🍬 To celebrate Halloween, I'm giving away one 50k LucidPro account. 👇 To enter: 1️⃣ Like this post 2️⃣ Follow @RonBohning and @TradingLucid 3️⃣ Comment with your favorite Halloween candy below! 🍫🍬 I'll pick a winner at random on Saturday, 10/31 at 8:00 pm CST, and I may try Grok for the winner this time. Good luck! 👻 lucidtrading.com/ref/MNQ

A little AI research: Rarely does the NASDAQ see a hard selloff on October's final day. Over the last 25 years, a drop of 2%+ has only happened 4 times (16% of the time). In fact, 52% of the time, the final session closes green or flat. While earnings keep volatility high, history favors a stable finish. Interesting 🤔 $MNQ

I think the ghosts and goblins are out in full force today! Hope you caught a nice short today?!?! Stay safe this weekend and have a good one, my fellow traders! $MNQ $QQQ

Wonder if the midterms + Middle East unrest will be the ultimate market catalyst? No crystal ball here, but I have a strong feeling something is brewing.

Rough Thursday NY session, but I caught a break and got home early from work, right as $MNQ tested below 29,000. Couldn't resist the short! Done for the week and the month. One step closer to another funded account. Hopefully the ghosts and goblins stay away while you have a successful last day of the month! #LucidFlex #Eval $MNQ

Could not catch the right bounces or drops and just had to say stop! Time for work; play it safe during the press conference, traders! #LucidFlex #FOMC $MNQ

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!