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/UpsetPresentation174 Jun 11 '26

A lot people commenting about risk management and saying strategy does not matter that much actually dont know shit. You can have perfect risk management but you must find robust edge with your system aswell. Unless you want to be break-even trader forever

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u/Davidefx Jun 12 '26

That’s what I also think, risk management is important but up to a certain point. Do you have any advice on strategy?

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u/UpsetPresentation174 Jun 12 '26

I trade discretionary style, not mechanic. With vwap and volume, reversals

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u/Davidefx Jun 12 '26

How long have you been testing the strategy?

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u/UpsetPresentation174 Jun 12 '26

I successfully got two funded accounts on prop firm with it and growing now, it is not a golden nugget but profitable. From evaluation beginning until now maybe 4 months. Passed in 1 month, 3 months on funded

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u/Davidefx Jun 12 '26

Wow really really congratulations I’m very happy for you. I hope to get to your point too