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Looking for a mechanical strategy I can trade around work hours (3 years experience, feeling stuck)

Looking for a mechanical strategy I can trade around work hours (3 years experience, feeling stuck)

Hey everyone,

I've been trading for around 3 years now and I'm feeling pretty stuck.

I don't think psychology or risk management is my issue anymore. I can follow rules, stick to my risk, and trade like a robot if I have a clear plan. I've spent years learning different concepts (market structure, liquidity, supply/demand, ICT concepts, breakouts, trend trading, etc.), but I feel like I've ended up mixing too many ideas together and now I don't know what actually works.

What I'm looking for is a strategy that is as mechanical as possible. Something where I can clearly define:

Entry

Stop loss

Take profit

Trade management

Market conditions to trade

Due to work, I can't always sit at the charts during London or New York. I need something I can trade: At various times of the day, During late Asian session if needed, during ny session from middle of the session to late but cant spend too much time Or even a swing strategy where I can place limit/stop orders and let the market do the work.

I don't need a crazy win rate. I'd happily take:

Around 50% win rate 1:2 RR or similar

Roughly 3-5 trades per week

Honestly, consistency and simplicity are more important to me than making huge returns.

For those of you who have found a mechanical strategy that's worked for years, what do you trade and why? If you were in my position, what would you focus on?

Me personally i trade Xauusd and forex

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.