How do you develop your personal strategy?

[TradeWizards]

I personally use different strategies.

First I test the indicators on the demo chart and test the basics of entry and exit points for different conditions based on various indicators and then I convert them into a single indicator by programming and then I test it in the MetaTrader tester.

After thorough reviews I convert my strategy into an Expert Advisor and continue testing again until I am completely satisfied then after final adjustments I run it on the demo account and then the rails.

With this method I try to reduce human and emotional error to zero.

It has been really fruitful for me.

You also write your experiences of the trading process.

 

[papaya_financial]

That’s a solid process and definitely shows discipline. I kept it more manual but structured. Started with basic price action, tested setups like break and retest, and journaled every trade to see what worked. Over time I focused more on structure, timing, and clean risk-to-reward rather than indicators. I trade on Valetax and use their Analysis IQ tool alongside my charts, which helps me balance news and technicals without overcomplicating things. Keeping it simple but consistent has been the biggest help in improving my results.

 

[Mdraghib]

That’s a solid and disciplined approach — love how you’re minimizing emotional interference by turning your strategy into a fully tested Expert Advisor.


I follow a somewhat hybrid method. I start with manual backtesting using price action and a couple of key indicators like RSI and EMA on the MetaTrader 4 platform. Once I feel a setup is consistent, I forward-test it on a demo account at Exclusive Markets — their platform speed and spread stability really help when I’m tweaking entries and exits.


Eventually, I automate parts of the strategy using simple EAs not 100% automated, but more like semi-auto alerts and executions to speed things up and avoid hesitation.


I completely agree taking emotions out of the equation can really boost consistency. Thanks for sharing your process it’s inspiring!

 

[TradeWizards]

That’s a solid and disciplined approach — love how you’re minimizing emotional interference by turning your strategy into a fully tested Expert Advisor.


I follow a somewhat hybrid method. I start with manual backtesting using price action and a couple of key indicators like RSI and EMA on the MetaTrader 4 platform. Once I feel a setup is consistent, I forward-test it on a demo account at Exclusive Markets — their platform speed and spread stability really help when I’m tweaking entries and exits.


Eventually, I automate parts of the strategy using simple EAs not 100% automated, but more like semi-auto alerts and executions to speed things up and avoid hesitation.


I completely agree taking emotions out of the equation can really boost consistency. Thanks for sharing your process it’s inspiring!

Your method is a good and successful one too.

To be successful in trading, we must do everything we can to avoid acting emotionally and to be able to execute the strategy perfectly and without errors.

Any method that has high accuracy and minimizes emotions and human error is a successful and excellent method.