Common First-Time Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

Mistake 1: Wrong instrument or timeframe

Symptom: strategy doesn’t trade or behaves oddly.

Fix: confirm you followed the strategy table exactly (NQ vs MNQ, 1m vs 30s vs 3m).

Mistake 2: Not actually connected (SIM101 only)

Symptom: only SIM appears, chart might freeze.

Fix: Control Center → Connections → connect and wait for green.

Mistake 3: License pasted wrong

Symptom: UNLICENSED or validation failed.

Fix: re-paste carefully, no spaces, confirm Output window messages.

Mistake 4: Enabling but expecting instant trade

Symptom: “It’s doing nothing.”

Fix: check status (SCANNING/WARMUP). If it’s scanning, it’s working.

Mistake 5: Running multiple strategies on the same prop account

Symptom: hedging violations or stacked risk.

Fix: best practice is one strategy per account