Is there anything like a best trading strategy?

I am an occasional trader, not trading regularly so I am not sure about any specific strategy.
If I have to explain my outcomes - more of neutral and little margins when trading with MT4.

By when should I expect to see my account booming to triple digits?
Need to hear your tried and tested moves on strategy tuning, spreads, leverage, opening/closing trades, favourable currencies, or commissions.


The best strategy can be built around a few tenants. 1. What is the market structure? 2. Where is your trade location 3. What is your risk relative the return with that trade location.

if you trade one support line of the 2 most recent swings, it can keep you out of sooo much trouble and pain.

Lastly. know yourself
 
took me 13 years of study to know markets
took me 13 years of study of Brook's first book to know markets.
Now i know Brooks is THE Master Trader and why he claims he does not take a loss.
No normal human being can ever know all that Brooks knows and, on top of it all, put it in writing.
There are no 'strategies' in his book....only an in depth understanding of how markets move.

I was mystified about charts for 30 years until i understood the contents of that book: oh! i had read every page 100s of times in the last 13 years during which time i read nobody else .And i never will.
13 years to study brooks? that's a lot of time to grasp price action! I've just started reading Al Brooks book on Trends, I'm about 100 pages in. I also have his video course so I plan on finishing that first then going back to his and hopefully absorb more of the information. I need to watch the video course on 2x speed though as it's very long and draining.. it's hard to keep up the focus and not get sleepy.
 
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There is nothing like a best strategy. Everyone has their own trading strategy based on their capital, risk tolerance and profit expectations. Of course, strategies are important for trading but the market is uncertain, any strategy can work or can fail.
But there must be some that perhaps work better than others, like statistically speaking
 
The best strategy can be built around a few tenants. 1. What is the market structure? 2. Where is your trade location 3. What is your risk relative the return with that trade location.

if you trade one support line of the 2 most recent swings, it can keep you out of sooo much trouble and pain.

Lastly. know yourself
What is the best way in your opinion to map out support and resistance lines?
 
I know momentum traders who swear by the technical analysis and indicators. Wonder whether it’s actually wise to blindly follow these.
All the momentum traders care about is price action and relying on technical analysis and indicators, sorts their trading plan on when to enter and exit the trade.
 
All the momentum traders care about is price action and relying on technical analysis and indicators, sorts their trading plan on when to enter and exit the trade.
I feel it’s always better to believe in the in-depth analysis made on your own. There is no use of blindly following the momentum traders.
 
Depending on technical analysis and indicators is one thing, being good at it is another. Why not use these when they help identify the strength of the trade? Who doesn’t want to make money after all?
 
I’ve loved using an oscillator or maybe it’s the chart on fxview and ICM platforms that give me a clear idea of how quickly the price is moving. Wasn’t comfortable using the charts offered by IB. I guess different brokers and their platforms work differently. Didn’t know that earlier.
 
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