What happened

I began Week 1 with a £1,000 simulated balance. After the Japan 225 accelerated away from consolidation, I opened 150 units long at 68,767, with my protective level shown near 68,480. The position moved steadily in my favour as the one-minute structure continued higher.

My open profit reached £245.98, exceeding the challenge’s £200 session target. I then closed the trade with no position remaining, leaving a recorded balance of £1,252.95 and a weekly change of +£252.95. The size and planned downside made this an aggressive demo trade despite the profitable result.

What happened

I started Week 2 from the £1,252.95 balance recorded after the first session. I opened 150 Japan 225 units short around 71,841 with approximately £200 of planned risk and a similar profit objective. The short initially worked, reaching £65.38 in open profit before I reduced the position to 90 units.

Price then recovered against my remaining short and erased the early advantage. My recorded balance finished at £1,052.24, a weekly decline of £200.71. Equity was slightly lower at £1,050.33 because I still had a separate 0.55-lot USDJPY long open at a £1.91 unrealised loss when the stream ended.

What happened

I began Week 3 from the previous £1,052.24 recorded balance. By the documented Japan 225 setup, my visible balance had reached £1,149.48 before I opened 80 units long from 68,719. The trade initially showed £91.78 in open profit but then rotated sharply through the intraday range.

The same position later displayed a £74.18 open loss before recovering. I closed it before the stream ended, with no position remaining and a final balance of £1,241.24. That produced a £189.00 weekly increase, but the wide unrealised swing showed how much risk I carried while holding through volatile price action.

What happened

I opened Week 4 with a simulated balance of £1,241.24. I bought 120 Japan 225 units at 70,227, with my protective level visible near 69,868. The long briefly moved into profit, but the attempted breakout did not hold and price reversed quickly against my position.

My open loss reached £146.90 as the market approached the planned risk area. I closed the position with no trade remaining and a final balance of £1,037.01, producing a £204.23 weekly loss. My stop kept the outcome close to the predefined limit, although the entry itself failed to gain sustained follow-through.

What happened

I started Week 5 from £1,037.01 and made two separate Japan 225 long attempts. My first was 120 units from 68,901. When that trade failed to hold, I closed it and my visible balance fell to £930.69 rather than allowing the original position to continue unchecked.

I then re-entered with another 120-unit long from 68,881. The second attempt also moved against me and later showed an £84.15 open loss. I closed it before the end of the recording, leaving no position and a final balance of £829.93. My combined weekly decline was £207.08, with the re-entry compounding the first loss.

What happened

I began Week 6 from the record’s lowest week-end balance of £829.93. I first opened 150 Japan 225 units short from 65,225. That position developed strongly, reaching £190.87 in open profit and lifting my recorded balance to £1,195.89 after I closed it.

I then opened a second trade: 150 units long from 64,757. It first showed a £71.44 open loss before recovering to £115.38 in open profit. I had no position remaining at the end and my final balance was £1,218.56, a £388.63 weekly increase. The recovery was substantial, but I used aggressive size relative to the simulated account on both trades.

What happened

I began Week 7 with a simulated balance of £1,218.56. After a sharp Japan 225 selloff, I opened 100 units long at 64,752 with my stop set at 64,315.18. The position initially moved well and reached £108.96 in open profit, giving me a meaningful unrealised gain.

The market then reversed completely. The same trade later showed a £183.07 open loss before my stop sold all 100 units at 64,315. My final balance was £1,018.52, a weekly loss of £200.04 and a cumulative gain of £18.52 from the original £1,000 demo balance. My stop contained the loss, but I retained none of the earlier profit.

What happened

I began Week 8 from the £1,018.52 balance recorded after the previous session. After waiting through the early market movement, I opened 120 Japan 225 units long at 63,027. My initial take-profit level was 63,294.46 and my protective stop was 62,676.51, placing the planned downside close to the challenge’s £200 session risk limit.

The position did not move cleanly in my favour. It later showed a £171.16 open loss before recovering. As the market strengthened, I adjusted the profit target several times and eventually moved the stop above my entry price to protect a profitable outcome. The highest open profit captured in the recording was £488.38.

I did not close at that high. I later manually sold all 120 units at 63,560, leaving no position open and a final balance of £1,322.14. That produced a £303.62 weekly gain and lifted the cumulative record to +£322.14 from the original £1,000 simulated balance. The result was strong, although £184.76 of the highest visible open profit was not retained.