This boring trading strategy made me $526,454

Summary

Tori Trades presents a discretionary, price-action trendline system. She says she has used it for 11 years and grew a $5,000 account to more than $500,000. The video title specifies $526,454, but the subtitles provide no supporting performance records, return period, or metrics such as win rate or drawdown.

Strategy framework

• Top-down analysis: Start on the monthly chart and work down through the weekly, daily, 4-hour, and 1-hour charts. Continue to lower timeframes if that is where you trade. Higher timeframes provide broader trend context; lower ones help with entries and trade management.
• Drawing trendlines:
  • In an uptrend, connect higher lows; in a downtrend, connect lower highs.
  • For the first upward line, start at the lowest visible point and angle the line upward. For the first downward line, start at the highest visible point.
  • Connect each new line to the previous one: the previous line’s point B becomes the next line’s point A.
  • Try to include as many touch points as possible without price crossing or intersecting the line. Adjust lines as you move to lower timeframes.
• Entry — “action line”: Enter in the direction of a trendline break. A break below an upward line signals a short; a break above a downward line signals a long.
• Exit and trade management — “safety line”: Use the opposing trendline as the safety line. Stay in the trade while price respects it; exit when price violates it.
• Stops: Place the initial stop beyond the safety line, then manually trail it along that line as price moves favorably.
• Position sizing: Set trade size based on the amount you are willing to lose. The presenter’s beginner rule of thumb is to risk no more than 1–2% of account capital per trade. For a $10,000 account, that equals $100–$200 at risk per trade.
• Ongoing maintenance: Review and update trendlines daily as new highs, lows, and touch points form. If price has already broken a line and the trade was missed, redraw or adjust the lines using the same rules.

Assets, platforms, and figures mentioned

• Bitcoin is used as the chart example. The presenter cites a price of $78,015 at the time shown.
• Other markets mentioned include crude oil, gold, Nasdaq, Dow, and Tesla. Shares, futures contracts, and forex lots are also discussed generically.
• TradingView is used for charting and paper trading. The presenter suggests practicing with a simulated account amount closer to what you expect to trade, while following the same entry, risk, and stop rules.
• For traders seeking outside capital, the presenter discusses prop firms. Evaluations reportedly cost about $50–$100, and payouts are said to commonly give traders 70–90% of profits, subject to firm rules such as daily loss limits and profit targets.
• She recommends Alpha Futures, citing a $50,000 premium account evaluation costing around $79, and also mentions Alpha Capital. These are promotional recommendations; she says to use code “Tory” for a discount.

Cautions and disclosures

The presenter warns that oversized positions can cause substantial losses and that a single bad trade can severely damage an account. Prop-firm capital is conditional on passing an evaluation and following the firm’s rules; the evaluation fee is at risk. The subtitles contain no explicit financial-advice disclaimer.

Presenter/source: Tori Trades.