Finding Your Trading Method

How to Identify What Works for You

Ever feel like you’re drowning in strategies, indicators, and trading advice?

You’re not alone.

Most traders don’t fail because they lack options – they fail because they never fully commit to a method that suits them. Jumping from one strategy to another, hoping the next one will be “the one,” is the fastest way to stay stuck.

Here’s a smarter path: a simple 3-step process to find a strategy that matches your strengths, build confidence, and trade with consistency.

Step 1: Self-Assessment – Know Yourself

Before you even open a chart, get clear on you:

  • Do you thrive on fast-paced decisions or prefer more structured setups?

  • What’s your risk tolerance? Can you handle big swings or prefer slow, steady gains?

  • How much time can you commit? Are you full-time, part-time, or looking for hands-off trades?

These answers will help narrow down which of the four main styles might suit you best:

  • Scalping: Fast, frequent trades

  • Day Trading: Intraday structure

  • Swing Trading: Holding trades for days or weeks

  • Position Trading: Long-term, trend-based

Step 2: Testing and Refinement - No More Copy/Paste Trading

Just because a strategy worked for someone else doesn’t mean it’ll work for you.
Most strategies are built around an individual’s personality, schedule, and risk profile.

Instead of copying, take inspiration and adapt. Then test it — properly.

  • Use a structured approach

  • Define clear entry/exit rules

  • Know your risk/reward

  • Test at least 40 trades before judging it

Watch out for red flags:

  • Hidden risk

  • Overfitting (great in backtests, poor live)

  • Strategies that rely too much on gut feeling

Step 3: Commitment and Optimisation - Stick, Then Tweak

After testing, don’t switch the moment you hit a losing streak. That’s normal.

The key is to refine, not restart.

  • Apply the 1% Rule – make small, data-driven improvements

  • Track your performance

  • Identify where you shine

And don’t forget: even the best strategy fails without solid risk management.
Forget win rate – focus on the risk/reward balance and stay consistent.

Final Thoughts

Here’s the truth: strategy-hopping kills more traders than bad entries ever will.

Mastery doesn’t come from knowing ten strategies. It comes from owning one.

So simplify your setup. Stick to a max of three indicators. Focus on execution, not perfection.

Commit to one strategy for 90 days.
Test it. Track it. Refine it.