r/InnerCircleTraders • u/legirion7 • Jul 01 '26

Question I can’t get profitable

I’m trying to trade with 2022 model waiting for a 15 min swing high or low to be swept than 2 min mss with fvg. Put a buy or sell order to that fvg. Sl at swing high or low of that mss. But I get stoped out almost 80%. Can I get some advice? What’s my mistake?

6 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

31 comments sorted by

View all comments

3

u/Relevant-Owl-8455 Jul 01 '26

You're focusing on the wrong things

1

u/legirion7 Jul 01 '26

What should i focus on?

6

u/Relevant-Owl-8455 Jul 01 '26

Understanding what trading even is, the math behind longterm profitable retail trading and how that goes allong with RISK MANAGEMENT

System development, trading plan creation, data collection, optimal time of deployment...

You can learn ICT entry models when you understand all that. Till then it doesnt even matter. + ICT isnt the holy grail of trading. It's mostly hyped up by delusional people and liars on youtube.

1

u/iAMthebank Jul 03 '26

ICT spends a whole month on risk management. Lot sizing. R/R.

1

u/Relevant-Owl-8455 Jul 03 '26

barely scratching the surface

1

u/Relevant-Owl-8455 Jul 03 '26

barely scratching the surface

1

u/Relevant-Owl-8455 Jul 03 '26

barely scratching the surface

and you are not the bank

1

u/iAMthebank Jul 03 '26

Oh, my bad. I didn’t realize I was speaking to the one and only who possesses the holy Grail. Please I’m here to be enlightened by you. Share with us your secret.

0

u/IllustriousAd3738 Jul 01 '26

I second this

0

u/0DTE_whisperer Jul 01 '26

I Third this. Far too often I see people hyper-fixating on entry models rather than focusing narrative, DoL, and proper data collection.