u/Used-Breath9843

Does anyone have a free funded account that they're not trading?

I'm honestly getting frustrated at this point i've spent 2 to 3months trying to build a trading strategy that I can consistently trust, but it feels like every time I think I've found something that works the market completely changes and destroys it.

For a while, I was using the Judas Swing setup for my 8 AM entries. Backtesting looked decent, and there were periods where it felt like I was finally understanding the market. Then suddenly it just stopped producing the same results. Either the manipulation wasn't there, the move would reverse immediately, or I'd get wicked out before price went in the intended direction.

After that, I started focusing on the CRT model. Same story. I'd see examples where it looked incredibly clean and precise, but in live markets the setups felt inconsistent. Some days it works perfectly, other days it feels completely random.

At this point I'm wondering if I'm approaching this the wrong way. Maybe I'm spending too much time searching for the "perfect model" instead of understanding what actually gives a strategy an edge.

For those of you who are consistently profitable:

• How did you build your strategy?
• Did you start with a model like Judas Swing, CRT, ICT concepts, etc., and then modify it?
• How many trades did you backtest before trusting a setup?
• What metrics do you focus on besides win rate?
• How do you know whether a strategy has genuinely lost its edge versus just going through a losing streak?

I'm not looking for a magic indicator i just want to understand the process profitable traders use to develop something that survives different market conditions.

Any advice would be appreciated because rn it feels like I'm stuck in an endless cycle

hi

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