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90% of Trading Strategies Are Garbage (Use This One Instead)

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The video argues that most online trading strategies are “garbage” because they’re optimized for clicks rather than profitability. The presenter claims:

  • A specific strategy has a 10-year backtest track record
  • They personally put capital behind it, making over $200,000 in a couple of months
  • Their own path was slower, taking 5 years to become consistently profitable
  • The results shown are not typical

The strategy is described as boring but consistent. It focuses on trading one setup on one timeframe using three steps, targeting consistent profits in < 90 minutes/day. The presenter emphasizes time discipline—entering before 11:00 a.m. ET—to reduce overtrading and mistakes.

Tickers / instruments / assets / platforms mentioned

  • Nasdaq (example used; “moves in ticks of 0.25”)
  • Nasdaq futures / Nasdaq charting context (tick size and tick-based stops/targets implied)
  • TradingView (primary charting platform)
  • Deep Charts (alternative charting platform with replay mode)

No specific stock tickers, ETFs, bonds, FX pairs, commodities, or crypto tickers were mentioned in the subtitles provided.

Methodology / step-by-step framework (explicit rules)

Trading session timing

  • Start-of-day routine: 9:30 a.m. ET desk time
  • Create volume profile window: 9:30–9:45 a.m. ET
  • Entry cutoff: must enter before 11:00 a.m. ET
  • Stops/targets are set after the setup triggers, and exits are described as fast (often far less than 90 minutes)

Timeframe

  • Use a 5-minute chart for the entire strategy.

Step 1 — Key levels (Volume Profile / Value Area)

  • Draw a fixed range volume profile (not anchored) over the first 15 minutes (9:30–9:45 ET)
  • Settings:
    • Rows layout: “ticks per row” selected
    • Row size: 1
    • Value area volume: 70
  • Mark levels using horizontal rays:
    • Top level: Value Area High (VAH)
    • Bottom level: Value Area Low (VAL)
    • Middle level: Point of Control (POC)

Step 2 — Direction via breakout confirmation

  • Wait for a breakout through one of the marked levels
  • Strict confirmation rule:
    • Do NOT enter on a wick alone
    • Require the next 5-minute candle body to close through the level
  • Direction:
    • Break through the high → trade buys (long)
    • Break through the low → trade sells (short)

The core idea: candle body close matters more than intrabar spikes.

Step 3 — Mechanical execution (entry, stop, target)

  1. Entry rule

    • Enter on candle close after breakout confirmation.

  2. Stop loss rule (invalidation point)

    • Place stop two ticks under the POC
    • Example:
      • If POC = 756
      • Nasdaq example tick size = 0.25
      • “Two ticks under” → 755.5

  3. Target rule (profit taking)

    • Use a fixed 2:1 risk-to-reward
    • Target distance = 2 × the distance from entry to stop

  4. Order execution

    • Use market buy for longs (or the short equivalent if breaking lows)
    • Then set stop and target to the predetermined levels

  5. Behavioral cautions

    • Don’t exit early “out of fear”
    • The level around the POC is described as “extremely powerful” and often defended

Key numbers and performance / risk metrics mentioned

  • Claimed track record: 10-year backtest (profitability claim)
  • Claimed personal performance: >$200,000 in a couple of months (noted as non-typical)
  • Learning curve: 5 years to become profitable
  • Daily time goal: < 90 minutes/day
  • Session times:
    • Setup creation: 9:30–9:45 ET
    • Entry deadline: before 11:00 a.m. ET
  • Risk/reward examples (2:1):
    • Example 1: $305 risk → $620 reward
      • Target hit “very quickly”
    • Example 2: $585 risk → $1,170 reward
      • Target hit around 10:10 (fast in/out)

Volume profile setting:

  • Value area volume = 70

Specific example values:

  • POC = 756
  • Tick size (Nasdaq example): 0.25
  • Stop example: 755.5 (“two ticks under”)

Common mistakes and cautions (explicitly called out)

  • Main mistake: entering on a wick instead of waiting for the candle body to close through the level
    • Result described: “chopped to pieces”
  • Second mistake: executing too early (FOMO) before the confirmed candle closure
  • Third mistake: closing prematurely when price nears the stop due to fear, even though the stop is placed near a defended area (POC vicinity)

Disclosures / disclaimers mentioned

  • The presenter states the strategy is boring (only one setup and timeframe; same daily procedure).
  • They explicitly say their results aren’t typical, and they describe their 5-year path to profitability.
  • They reference:
    • A link to a free trading community
    • A mentorship marketing claim that promises becoming a “funded trader in 90 days” if qualified
      • Framed as a marketing claim rather than an investment performance guarantee.
  • No explicit “not financial advice” disclaimer was included in the subtitles provided.

Mentions of presenters / sources

  • Presenter/host: the same unnamed individual (no name provided in subtitles)
  • Sources/tools referenced:
    • TradingView
    • Deep Charts (replay mode mentioned)

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