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  • #1
  • First Post: Edited 5:07am Oct 23, 2025 4:45am | Edited 5:07am
I’ve been around this market on and off since 2015, trading, hanging out in forums, watching different strategies and people come and go. I’ve seen many fx platforms rise and then turn out to be scams. I have gone through a lot to learn, But honestly, I’ve never been consistently profitable. Sometimes I’d make a lot, but then lose it all later. I’ve tried sticking to one plan but could never fully make it work. I’ve tested everything from price action to even weird stuff like trading based on the moon and planets, but none of it really went anywhere.
Even when AI came out, I thought it might finally help, but these “famous AIs” felt like they are too limited and don’t actually give you the real value or guidance you’d expect.
I know there are people like me who just want to make something like $20 a day consistently, that would be enough, but I haven’t been able to sustain it. So now I really wanna figure out what I can actually do to be profitable or at least depend on trading properly.
I don’t really need the usual advice, I’ve seen plenty of that and words alone don’t help. What I feel I need is real guidance, something that can actually push me forward.

I have experience but i cant find a method or way to learn and stuck with it to be profitable, What should i do ?
Investing is SIMPLE but NOT EASY
  • #2
  • Oct 24, 2025 11:51pm Oct 24, 2025 11:51pm
Quoting Moly_Cam5
I have experience but i cant find a method or way to learn and stuck with it to be profitable, What should i do ?
Hey!
I’ll skip the usual pep talk and just tell it like it is: while you’ve been grinding away trying to guess the next Forex move, assets like the S&P 500, Gold, and Bitcoin have been quietly climbing year after year.

With those, you don’t need to “spot the trend” — the trend’s been up for decades (or since inception, in crypto’s case). You don’t even need tight stops — sure, there are dips, but the long-term trajectory keeps coming back stronger.

All it really takes is solid risk management. And timing? Honestly, it barely matters. Just keep buying. I’ve personally had 13 winning trades in a row on this approach — something I’ve never pulled off on Forex.

Sometimes the simplest path is right in front of you
  • #3
  • Oct 25, 2025 9:27am Oct 25, 2025 9:27am
Quoting Moly_Cam5
I’ve been around this market on and off since 2015, trading, hanging out in forums, watching different strategies and people come and go. I’ve seen many fx platforms rise and then turn out to be scams. I have gone through a lot to learn, But honestly, I’ve never been consistently profitable. Sometimes I’d make a lot, but then lose it all later. I’ve tried sticking to one plan but could never fully make it work. I’ve tested everything from price action to even weird stuff like trading based on the moon and planets, but none of it really went anywhere....
Invest in BTC or GOLD, then find a good job and enjoy your life.
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  • #4
  • Oct 25, 2025 3:07pm Oct 25, 2025 3:07pm
For the long term, it would be sufficient to use the approach in the above replies. However, whether in trading or investing, risk limiting is the first step, in my experience. Which means position management, selecting the ideal risk:reward ratio, and stop loss management. (Stop loss management is a topic in itself altogether). This ensures our trading longevity.
Strategies come after we have internalized these habits. Not unimportant, however; without this foundation, they are of no use.
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  • #5
  • Edited Oct 29, 2025 12:43am Oct 28, 2025 11:13pm | Edited Oct 29, 2025 12:43am
Quoting sk25
For the long term, it would be sufficient to use the approach in the above replies. However, whether in trading or investing, risk limiting is the first step, in my experience. Which means position management, selecting the ideal risk:reward ratio, and stop loss management. (Stop loss management is a topic in itself altogether). This ensures our trading longevity. Strategies come after we have internalized these habits. Not unimportant, however; without this foundation, they are of no use.
You can also combine strategies. If you are convinced gold keeps rising over the long term (I do), then you only go long with your favorite strategy.
That way you can time your entries and profit taking. But if it doesn't work out, then simply step aside and wait until your losing position rises again.

One last note: Yes gold rises and rises over time, but keep the swap costs in mind.
  • #6
  • Oct 31, 2025 5:10am Oct 31, 2025 5:10am
If you’re stuck, narrow to one setup and forward-test 50 trades with fixed risk and identical management—no tweaks mid-series. What’s your average adverse excursion (AAE) and does your stop sit beyond it, or inside noise?
  • #7
  • Nov 3, 2025 12:30am Nov 3, 2025 12:30am
Look, you’ve been through the grind and felt every punch. Forget systems and AIs for a sec and figure out how you handle losing, stick to that and trade only when you’re calm. Consistency isn’t about charts it’s about surviving yourself.
  • #8
  • Nov 5, 2025 10:24am Nov 5, 2025 10:24am
Let me throw in my 2 cents. Hopefully you'll get more than that. You've probabally read and studied about many systems and strategies, paid for courses and workshops....me too. In the last 4 months I've seen some success that has stabalized me in trading. For me, I didn't really change my system, or rules....I CHANGED MY MINDSET, AND STARTED EVALUATING MY EMOTIONS, MY ATTITUDE. YOU MUST HAVE UNRELENTING PATIENTS, AND UNRELENTING DISCIPLINE BEFORE AND DURING THE TRADE. There are some good youtube videos and books out there just on trading psychology. My realization at this point is trading success is based largely (probably 80%) on your conviction to assess and harness your emotions EVERY TRADING DAY. (No gambling). Commit to a system that suits your account size and the times you can trade, stick to one pair, learn it well...you'll make it!
  • #9
  • Nov 5, 2025 4:28pm Nov 5, 2025 4:28pm
Quoting Moly_Cam5
I’ve been around this market on and off since 2015, trading, hanging out in forums, watching different strategies and people come and go. I’ve seen many fx platforms rise and then turn out to be scams. I have gone through a lot to learn, But honestly, I’ve never been consistently profitable. Sometimes I’d make a lot, but then lose it all later. I’ve tried sticking to one plan but could never fully make it work. I’ve tested everything from price action to even weird stuff like trading based on the moon and planets, but none of it really went anywhere....
Sometimes profitability doesn’t come from finding a “new method,” but from mastering one simple approach and combining it with discipline, risk control, and patience. The edge often comes from you, not the system. If you’re aiming for consistency like $20/day, that’s actually a very good mindset — small, steady goals are how most professional traders start to scale. Maybe focus on understanding what kind of setups emotionally fit your personality, not just what looks profitable on paper.

#just a newbie's thought
HappyTrading
  • #10
  • Nov 11, 2025 12:20am Nov 11, 2025 12:20am
one thing i leave by is "as long as you dont quit you dont lose" its a constant struggle but keep at it. every season things shift and change and we adapt. good things are always bond to happen as long as you dont stop.
  • #11
  • Nov 11, 2025 1:53pm Nov 11, 2025 1:53pm
Quoting Moly_Cam5
I’ve been around this market on and off since 2015, trading, hanging out in forums, watching different strategies and people come and go. I’ve seen many fx platforms rise and then turn out to be scams. I have gone through a lot to learn, But honestly, I’ve never been consistently profitable. Sometimes I’d make a lot, but then lose it all later. I’ve tried sticking to one plan but could never fully make it work. I’ve tested everything from price action to even weird stuff like trading based on the moon and planets, but none of it really went anywhere....
First of all forget everething what you know about the market, and start over. Your expirience is useless!
What really helped me is ICT, Cryptology courses, PVSRA thread, reading books. I really sugest you to start playing chess, as it will help you to build logican thinking.
  • #12
  • Nov 12, 2025 10:02pm Nov 12, 2025 10:02pm
Stop Overcomplicating Trading Is What I say

Let’s get really honest; I’ve spent the last 20 years trading through just about everything: blown accounts, panic runs, bull mania, long nights staring at charts while everyone else slept. The hardest part wasn’t the chart stuff; it was the weeks I had zero motivation. Or the months where a string of losses had me wondering if I’d ever get it together again.

The only thing that’s kept me in the game and profitable? Not a secret method or some private chat room. It was finding a few brutally simple habits I could actually stick to; routines that worked whether life was hectic, markets were pumping, or things just felt off.

Here’s how I keep myself on track and how dozens of normal traders (not gurus) have made consistency mean something:

1) Track only what matters:

When I got off the perfection train, it changed everything. For me it’s a weekly trading review, a one-word “focus” note for each setup, and (surprise) sleep. Simple. If I track these, everything else gets sharper.

2) Weekly review = ritual:
I take 30 minutes every Sunday. No matter how sick of charts I am; open the log, see where I broke routine, what actually worked, and where my head was at. Sometimes reviewing losses hurts, but real improvement meant facing it fast.

3) Quick logs of wins, lessons, and mess-ups:

No epic journaling. If I nailed something, I jot down why. If I crashed, I write the real reason (usually discipline, not market magic).

4) Real life comes first:

I’m not an “always-trader.” I’ve worked shifts, had family stuff, missed signals because I was at kids’ sports or stuck at Costco. You can STILL be consistent and win; just make your process fit your schedule. No guilt.

5) Feedback loop, not self-blame:

When I mess up, I mark it and ask: what’s one little thing I’ll change next week? That’s it.

How do I know this isn’t just “feel good” stuff? Because it’s worked for me and for traders I’ve coached; real people who didn’t have all day to trade, and still built consistency from the ground up.

If you can relate, keep showing up. Happy to send ideas or just swap stories. It’s about small wins, honest weeks, and finally building consistency your way
  • #13
  • Nov 28, 2025 6:19pm Nov 28, 2025 6:19pm
Moly_Cam5, I am a beginner trader who didn't take trading seriously since last month. Since then I have been gaining knowledge by watching videos, using ChatGPT for research, reading these forums, and getting experience demo trading. One of the best things is getting knowledge because this opens your eyes and gives you confidence, and allows you to think of adding things to make strategies better. Add in demo trading and you will start to learn and grow.

I headed over to the 'Trading Systems' section of the forum and found this to be extremely helpful, why? Because I looked through different threads and found a strategy I was comfortable with, one which was similar to my trading style, using similar indicators, etc. and began using that, now I am making real progress and aiming to live trade in the new year if not next month, I would highly recommend this.

Lastly, I have found one thing that has helped immensely; logic, a way of doing things step-by-step with reason, if you can think logically this will go a long long way
  • #14
  • Dec 11, 2025 4:12am Dec 11, 2025 4:12am
Quoting Mindbloome
Stop Overcomplicating Trading Is What I say Let’s get really honest; I’ve spent the last 20 years trading through just about everything: blown accounts, panic runs, bull mania, long nights staring at charts while everyone else slept. The hardest part wasn’t the chart stuff; it was the weeks I had zero motivation. Or the months where a string of losses had me wondering if I’d ever get it together again. The only thing that’s kept me in the game and profitable? Not a secret method or some private chat room. It was finding a few brutally simple habits...
I like that you show simple things and habits instead of looking for some magic trading system. Thanks for sharing this!
  • #15
  • Dec 12, 2025 4:09am Dec 12, 2025 4:09am
If you’ve tried “everything,” the next step isn’t another strategy - it’s narrowing to one setup + strict risk + tracking stats like a business. Profitability usually shows up when you stop chasing daily targets and start chasing repeatable execution
  • #16
  • Dec 13, 2025 4:35am Dec 13, 2025 4:35am
Two ways to decrease false signals:
A] Your signal should also have spike in volume.
B] Trade no lower than H1.
C] HTF
D] Pullbacks

HTF = Higher Time Frame
If you trade H1 and your system tells you to go long, check if H4, D1 and W1 also are bullish.
A signal on H1 is more likely to be good if higher timeframes agree with signal.
BTW that same logic is also valid when verifying M1, with M5, M15 and M30. They just aren't time frames I like.

Pullbacks is about buying at discount prices in a trend.
For example on your H1 chart a downtrend reverses upward and HTF shows bullish that's a good buying point.

Finally the time frame. While there are trend on all time frames they aren't all tradable.
A lower time frame means:
- Watch the trade all the time. Act fast. Or have it all automated.
- Trends exist but are shorter and make less gross profit.
- Transaction cost become more important as the time frame gets lower.

The last two are frequently overlooked. Transaction costs are always the same no matter what time frame you trade on.
Let's say you've a fantastic scalping system that makes $100 per trade. Each trade lasts about 1-5 minutes. 100% sure you win.
Is that a good system?
Yes, it non-existing good!
But.... but what are the transaction costs?
The answer to that question kills most scalping methods.
If spread + slippage costs you $120 per trade, your fantastic system suddenly is junk.
But if you trade on a HTF and the profit is $1000 per trade, then it's profitable.

Many like to take a quick 10 pips in a blink of an eye but forget the broker charges 15 pips per trade.....
  • #17
  • Dec 16, 2025 11:08pm Dec 16, 2025 11:08pm
any godd mathematician here? or someone who is very good at high level of maths education?
i have a math concept that i have been hanging on for a long time that can represent entire forex market. however i have difficulties making progress due to weak in maths understanding. though i have been self learning maths for years but still not be able to make any progress. To me this math concept is the only one tht can represent forex market and seem very powerful cause it it base on fact.
i am willing to let go of this concept to anyone who is willing to exchange for price. i will share chat discussion with chatgpt that i had with the math concept. chatgpt able to give me the actual maths concept that involve in forex. i know that this idea has never been used by anyone in the world. IF there is anyone using this same idea in the world out there, they are not even close to my idea.
The reason for me to letgo this idea now is because i am at financial difficulties at the moment. I need to make end meet now.
Im not going to reveal the idea to public. Ony to an individual who is capable of developing it further on their own and who is will to pay the price for the exchange.
Pls private dm me.
  • #18
  • Dec 19, 2025 5:48am Dec 19, 2025 5:48am
I was stuck at breakeven until I stopped “strategy-hopping” and treated it like a process problem: fixed risk, fixed setup, and boring repetition. Pick one simple setup, cap risk to a tiny fixed % per trade, and log 50–100 trades before changing anything
  • #19
  • Dec 21, 2025 11:02am Dec 21, 2025 11:02am
Show me a struggling trader and I'll show you a trader that is bad at cutting losers and/or managing losing positions.

This is the biggest difference between struggling traders and profitable traders, but managing losing positions is a boring topic that no one enjoys talking about. Profitable traders are masters at cutting losers and getting out of losing positions with minimum damage and sometimes even manage to turn losing positions into wins. Struggling traders tend to focus on getting bigger wins and believe that having a stop loss is enough to manage losers, unfortunately it isn't.

I didn't become profitable until I changed my mentality to where I assumed that every trade was going to be a loser that I was either having to manage my way out of with minimal loss or until the market proved that it was a winner.
  • #20
  • Dec 23, 2025 2:17am Dec 23, 2025 2:17am
Quoting pizd0s
I was stuck at breakeven until I stopped “strategy-hopping” and treated it like a process problem: fixed risk, fixed setup, and boring repetition. Pick one simple setup, cap risk to a tiny fixed % per trade, and log 50–100 trades before changing anything
That’s a big realization, honestly one most traders take years to reach. Breakeven usually isn’t a strategy problem, it’s a consistency problem. Once you stop chasing new setups and treat trading like a repeatable process, the edge actually has a chance to show up.
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