📊 FTMO Free Trial — Day 1 Summary
Date: 29 September 2026
Account: $100,000 Free Trial
Markets: XAUUSD (Gold) & GBPUSD
Today was my first trading day on the FTMO free trial.
I executed 32 trades across Gold and GBPUSD. It was not a clean trading session — I closed several positions at a loss while only a few trades managed to close in profit.
During the session, I also noticed what appeared to be spread widening that affected some of my executions, so I became more cautious and reduced my exposure rather than forcing additional trades.
Despite the difficult session, the account finished positive:
Starting Balance: $100,000.00
Ending Balance: $100,156.61
Daily P&L: +$156.61 (+0.16%)
Trading Statistics:
Trades: 32
Win Rate: 40.63%
Profit Factor: 1.32
Average R:R: 1.93
Average Win: $49.74
Average Loss: -$25.79
Total Lots: 15.62
🧠 Day's Lesson
The main takeaway today wasn't simply the $156 profit. It was the importance of execution quality and market conditions.
A profitable day doesn't necessarily mean every trade was good, and a low win rate doesn't automatically mean the strategy failed. What matters is controlling losses, maintaining reasonable risk-to-reward, and recognising when market conditions are affecting execution.
Day 1 complete: +$156.61.
Next session, the focus is on better selectivity, cleaner execution and protecting the account rather than forcing trades.
