Interview with a Funded Trader: Total Payouts of $16,268
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Abas, a 23-year-old trader from Pakistan, shares his journey to earning $16,268 in total payouts with The5ers. He began trading crypto in 2023, lost heavily in the crash, and turned to forex after realizing he needed a more structured market. With no mentor or paid course, he learned purely from free YouTube tutorials and self-study.
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Early on, Abas struggled with emotional control, blowing multiple personal accounts and failing several prop firm evaluations. But through trial and repetition, he built discipline—learning to treat each challenge as training instead of failure.
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His first payout was a defining moment. After so many losses, receiving that first withdrawal validated his effort and belief. He used part of it to buy his mother a gift—turning trading into something meaningful beyond charts and numbers.
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Abas’ trading approach is clean and methodical: focusing on market structure, trend, and liquidity sweeps. He analyzes on the 4H and 1H charts, enters on the 15M timeframe, and risks just 1% per trade. He avoids indicators and sticks to simple break-and-retest setups.
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For Abas, trading is 80% mindset. He stresses patience, self-belief, and emotional balance. If there’s no setup, he simply doesn’t trade. His advice to new traders: stay consistent, learn from free resources, and remember that slow, disciplined growth beats chasing profits.