Different trading strategies in forex trading

[Fairman]

In all my years of experience in trading, I have come to realize that there is only one strategy in forex trading

The strategy is called “THE PROFITABLE STRATEGY”

The Profitable Strategy is really just “whatever style you’ve actually put the reps into.”

I see so many people bouncing between scalping, swing trading, SMC, ICT, whatever’s trending on YouTube that week and wondering why nothing sticks. Meanwhile the guys quietly printing are usually just… doing one thing, over and over, for years, until it’s second nature.

Some of the main flavors people run with:

- Scalping – in and out in minutes, need nerves of steel and a high win rate

- Day trading – close everything before the day ends, no overnight surprises

- Swing trading – hold for days/weeks, chill way to catch bigger moves

- Position trading – zoom way out, think weeks/months, more about the bigger picture than candles

- SMC/ICT stuff – trying to trade where the “smart money” is moving liquidity

At the end of the day none of these is magic. The “profitable” one is whichever one you’ve actually stuck with long enough to get good at, paired with not blowing your account on stupid risk.

Anyway, I’m curious what everyone else here rides with. One strategy for life, or do you switch it up depending on the market?

[PTScalper]

Hi fairman,
Yeah i Agree.
Everybody have to try to find their own way, each of us is unique

Most of the time i like to use forex scalping, because i love to scalp volatility in important levels.
But on another hand it does not have to work to somebody else.

What is your favorite trading style?

[Fairman]

For me I prefer SMC strategy

I’ve practiced it for 3 years though not consistently

I’ve come to realize that patience plays a key role in every strategy

[PTScalper]

Yeah, agree .. patience and understand your own psychology

Can you explain more about SMC strategy?

[PTScalper]

Ahh, ok i got it.

Can you show us some examples, what did you trade thanks to that?

Thank you in advance

[Fairman]

Been trying to add image but it’s not working

[PTScalper]

Ok, i got it.

Let me check it for you

[PTScalper]

Hi Fairman,

If you will go down under Submission button,
you will see there attachments.

You should be able to upload up to 2MB filé.
Please try it

[FTtrader]

Hi Fairman, thank you for this forum topic

Looking forward for that screen.

Have a nice day.

[PTScalper]

Thank you very much Now i see what did you mean.

What is your best setup?
What is result of your best trading series?

Thank you for your feedback