Grid and martingale
⚠️ Shown so you can recognise it. Avoid providers whose results look like this.
What it is
Grid systems add trades at fixed distances as price moves against them; martingale doubles the size after each loss. Both "average down" so that a small bounce closes everything in profit.
The rules
How it looksSmooth equity, 90%+ winning days, very few closed losses.What is hiddenOpen positions growing against you; the floating loss is not on the balance chart.How it endsA strong trend without a bounce. Doubling 8 times turns 0.01 lots into 2.56 lots.Why sellers use itIt produces beautiful results for months, ideal for selling signals or EAs.
When it fails
One sustained move, which every market eventually makes, can wipe out the whole account.
Risk profile
Unlimited by design. This is the most common way "proven" EAs and signal services blow up their followers.
Who it suits
No one with money they need. Learn to recognise it, especially in providers' results.
Education, not advice. Goldman Academy teaches how markets and tools work. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell, and no lesson promises profits. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of losing money; only trade money you can afford to lose.