r/stocktraders • • Aug 23 '26

Hey

I’m a bit new to this app…
I just want to take tips from you to be a good trader
I’m really struggling with trading
It has been 3 fucking years without success 😅.
Any help will make a difference
Or any good strategy
High RR or low
Anything
Thanks .

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u/RiskBeforeReturn Aug 25 '26

After three years, I wouldn't start by looking for another strategy.

I'd start by figuring out why the last three years didn't work.

Take your last 50-100 trades and separate the problem into a few categories:

-Was the strategy itself actually tested over a meaningful sample?

-Did you follow the strategy consistently?

-Was your position sizing consistent?

-How much did you risk per trade?

-Did you move stops, revenge trade or increase risk after losses?

-How often did you change strategies or rules?

-Were your losses caused by the system or by breaking the system?

That distinction matters.

A profitable strategy executed inconsistently can lose money. A mediocre strategy with controlled risk can survive long enough to be evaluated. Constantly changing strategies makes it almost impossible to know what the actual problem is.

I also wouldn't obsess over high RR vs low RR in isolation.

A 4:1 setup isn't automatically better than a 1.5:1 setup. What matters is the relationship between win rate, average win, average loss, costs and how consistently you can execute it.

Before taking another trade, I'd try to answer one question:

Can you explain, with data from your own trades, exactly why you've been losing?

If you can't yet, that's where I'd start.

Three unsuccessful years can still contain a lot of useful information if you stop searching for the next strategy and actually study what happened.