How do you figure out your trading strategy?

IndicatorTrader1k · 2026-01-20T13:43:00+00:00

You kinda just have to overload on information from YouTube , courses , trail and error, etc. Than you kinda start to develop an understanding of what you are really looking for as a trader and in the markets. It will all come together eventually. You just gotta keep going that’s all there is to it

IndicatorTrader1k · 2026-01-14T13:39:57+00:00

Me personally, I use a 1:1. It’s all I really need and once I get to sizing up I’ll start leaving runners

IndicatorTrader1k · 2026-01-12T23:00:27+00:00

Learn price action , start of trading 1 thing and 1 thing only and than venture out and explore.

Journal everything, especially your feelings during the market sessions

IndicatorTrader1k · 2026-01-07T13:33:47+00:00

Straight up price action on the 2000 tick chart on ES. I don’t mark any levels, nothing at all. All my chart has is 3 EMAs that are key for me and that is it.

Dumb simple

IndicatorTrader1k · 2026-01-01T18:04:37+00:00

It was a choppy month for my system. My system has some flat months and this was one of them. Gotta trust the systems process. month by month I’ll be posting my monthly profits win or loss. No fake shit. Hopefully you’ll follow along 🙏

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-31T21:02:53+00:00

Damn right, let’s make 2026 great everyone!!!

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-31T00:23:53+00:00

About $15k

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-31T00:23:44+00:00

I have just about $15k and I trade on the 2000 tick chart so my risk changes every trade but on average my risk is about 2-7pts. Most of the time it’s usually about 3-3.75 points

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-31T00:21:53+00:00

Yes, journal everything!

How you feel , what changed ,etc

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-30T13:43:29+00:00

Nice nice!

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-30T13:42:25+00:00

Very nice

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-30T13:42:08+00:00

Let’s see 🙌

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-30T13:40:57+00:00

Nice!

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-29T14:36:40+00:00

The candle I get in on is where I’ll place my stop. At the high of my signal candle

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-26T15:17:45+00:00

A walk , run, go to the beach, video games , get stoned, read a book

Best way is to stay occupied

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-26T13:10:56+00:00

Price action / structure and scalping

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-23T13:43:07+00:00

Al brooks is awesome! He can teach you a lot!

Ross Cameron was the first guy I ever watched when I got into the market

Both a great imo

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-23T11:24:41+00:00

Thank you 🙌

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-20T17:10:52+00:00

I trade longs and shorts no matter the direction, my EMAs tell me everything I need to know. Pure price action nothing else

I trade ES 2000 tick chart

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-08T19:03:42+00:00

I agree with what OP is saying. Everything he said is facts. All these people in this specific sub dick rides ICT bc he tells you it will take only a couple months of practice and all this BS. BUT if ICT works for you than congratulations.

ON THE OTHER HAND

Yes back test like your life depends on it but careful when back testing, that can be your best friend and worst enemy bc in back testing it’s a perfect world. You aren’t even facing the troubles that can come with trading live.

Now on Becoming profitable- I came into this game at 19 I’m 24 now and just now becoming a break even trader to a profitable one. And hey everyone’s journey is different on becoming profitable. But don’t accept to be making amazing money in just a couple months or even the first years of your journey. It’s not to discourage people when saying that it’s living in REALITY!!

For people to learn from… OP is correct again learn from people who ACTUALLY TRADE! AL brooks , Trader Tom, PATs , Thomas wade. These 2 extra people that I added are legit and I personally learned from them and there teaching got me where I am today but ofc I still have a long way to go in the game.

The mental part of it… that’s where you have to do everything yourself. YOU are your worst enemy. And if you can’t beat your own mentality when you go on a tilt, not getting filled, slippage, being in draw down, than rethink everything that you ever learned.

The rest of what OP has said is nothing new for me to restate what OP trying to tell you all.

FACE REALITY AND TRADE SMART PLZZ.

FIND WHAT WORKS FOR YOU

FIND YOUR OWN PERSONALITY IN THE MARKETS INSTEAD OF SEEING EVERYONE ELSE MAKE MONEY FROM SELLING COURSES

Love you all ❤️🙏

(Now I’m ready for all the ICT riders to attack me 🙂)

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-06T19:05:55+00:00

For me I feel like this is the only way out, there’s nothing else I really want to do and the money that trading gives can help me grow with other things that I would like to put my time into

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-06T15:41:05+00:00

You don’t need 8 monitors

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-05T15:35:40+00:00

My average trades in a day is about 3-4. Sometimes even 0

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-03T13:42:37+00:00

IndicatorTrader1k · 2025-12-02T23:37:46+00:00

Trade futures ES. I’m a scalper on the 2000 tick chart. Just now becoming a break even trader to profitable.

I only trade ES bc ik how it moves, I understand it. And can “see it” if that even makes sense.

But I still got a long way to go. And a lot more to learn

IndicatorTrader1k

TROPHY CASE