From my experience, manual trading has not worked for me. So, I am planning to switch to copy trading. Buddy! You can also research carefully and choose what suits your needs.
Don't be afraid to cut your losses when a trade is not going as planned, and always use stop loss orders to manage risk.
I am also into copy trading with Zulutrade, and my reason for switching from manual trading to copy trading was the same as yours. Btw, on which platform are you planning to start copytarding?
In my opinion, new traders should be patient and stay disciplined. I would recommend developing a trading plan that suits your goals and risk tolerance.
I would advise beginners to start their acquaintance with trading on a demo account first. After all, no one knows for sure how well the trading strategy or indicators you found online will work. It is also important to be able to control risks and your emotions when trading, and you must take the choice of a broker seriously, since your results and comfort in trading will depend on the trading conditions. For example, I liked the conditions at fxopen.
Since you mentioned liking the conditions at FXOpen, what specific features or benefits stood out to you? Was it the spreads, execution speed, or perhaps their customer support?
I am a day trader, making trades for a small number of pips. Therefore, tight spreads are important to me (for example, for EURUSD the spread is only 0.1-0.2), fast order execution speed and a stable operation of the trading platform. I also paid attention to the presence of regulation (this broker has an FCA license).
Again all these traits require time to build up the skills which comes up eventually however at that time most of the impatient new traders have lost money and had left the industry.
Beginners often rush and want to earn more money in a short period of time, which results in overtrading, fatigue and, as a consequence, frequent mistakes and losses. Therefore, it is better not to rush and pay attention to the quality of transactions, not their quantity, in order to be able to earn on Forex.