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I've gone the funding route it leads to me realizing that im trading a sim when i get a particularly bad day and throw out my strategy knowing i can reset. So Im just going to continue my live trading. Im only back doing combines for the summer because i think i would literally be just throwing my account in the trash in these trading conditions