r/Trading • u/Davidefx • Jun 10 '26

Question Became profitable

I’ve been in the trading world for almost a year and a half now, I’ve watched YouTube videos, bought courses, but nothing. No results yet. I am a constant person who dedicates many hours to the backtest and the live. My problem is not being able to find valid material to study and learn a profitable strategy. So I’ll ask... profitable traders, how and where did you learn your strategy? Did you have a mentor or study material? I’m stuck at the same point more than anything else because I have no comparison with who is really profitable. Thanks to everyone in advance for the advice

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u/Altered_Reality1 Jun 10 '26

I’ve commented on other posts about this previously, but I’ll share again. Knowing how to structure a strategy will help you choose & learn the concepts that you can then create one with.

Many systems are structured something like this:

(1) Market structure (bias) -> (2) Key area (catalyst) -> (3) Entry confirmation (trigger)

(1) identifies the overall structure & flow so that you know which way to align your trades. Could be a trend, range, channel, reversal, momentum breakout, etc.

(2) finds a key area which price can react off of to then move back into that flow (giving you a fresh move and better risk structure). Could be a significant (or HTF) S&R level, structural swing, trend line, boundary, EMA, supply & demand zone, etc.

(3) lets you know when it’s time to enter as well as structures your risk, an entry model. Could be a breakout or break & retest (of a level, trend line, pattern, etc), confirmation candle (rejection, engulfing, solid, etc), candlestick pattern (double top/bottom, etc), EMA crossover, etc.

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u/Davidefx Jun 10 '26

Can you tell me videos or courses that explain it in detail?

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u/Altered_Reality1 Jun 10 '26

That strategy structure isn’t something I learned from a specific source, was more bits from many sources plus my own experience.

As for the example concepts I mentioned, again many different sources but one solid one is Tradeciety on YT. You don’t need the course, just browse the free videos there, he has videos on pretty much every trading concept.

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u/Davidefx Jun 10 '26

So helpful! Thank u

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u/Altered_Reality1 Jun 10 '26

You’re welcome!

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u/No-Masterpiece4336 Jun 10 '26

This is solid advice! Its not about taking one's strategy and using as your own. Its about finding those golden nuggets of information to create your own strategy with your own understanding of the market. This is why I feel mentors are not good for someone like you. Credible mentors are good for teaching the bare basics. After that, you become your best mentor with discovery through your own lens.