CAN WE ACTUALLY Making Money in Forex????????

Ogee wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 7:24 pm
After such criteria are met then you can apply your favourite holy grail indicator, not before.

This is critical! Most people have a system that is spot on and looks perfect in backtesting, but when they apply it in live situations, they get destroyed. That was me. If applying these principles, it will make whatever "holy grail" indicator(s) work exceptionally well. Think of it this way: math is considered the universal language (music too, by the way), so if we can find a way to use it, it can help us in our trading endeavors. For me, moving averages are the number one representation of strength and weakness. Although not perfect, they are consistent, have been tried, and have stood the test of time.

I got into trading in 2018. Through all the ups and downs, I never really worked hard to achieve results—I approached it like gambling. I got back into it seriously in 2024 and tested a ton of systems, but so far I’m basically at BE… It’s going to be a long road, but I’m not giving up; sooner or later, I’ll make it.
I believe it’s possible to make a living from this, but it’s really, really hard.

spot on with naluvs01, market’s really just a pure strength vs weakness game—anything not built on market structure is just noise. spent years stuck in that same grind looking for a holy grail, but realized once u ditch all those bs indicators and focus on flow and structure, things actually start to click. i run a simple ninja bull dashboard to keep an eye on macro bias, and rely on a few basic utils like pid pro for execution or local time just to stay aligned. honestly, way more useful than trying to force some basketball "regimen" on the charts. trading's a marathon, not a sprint—it’s about sticking to your own framework when everyone else is puking their positions.

After 15 years and designing tons of tading systems and indicators, I came to know two things that ---

1) don't change or refine your system at least one month.
2) don't break your own rules.

Money comes from boaring time spend for exact entry in trade and waiting for good exit.

And control your monkey mind in between entry and exit.
if there is no plan don't trade. make your plan solid or you must know do's and don't do's along with plan.

This question is for people who trade using pddata.dtcc data.
How do you use this data effectively?
Do you use it to identify entry points, simply to determine the day’s market range, or to identify market bias?
Here’s an example for the EUR/USD pair: