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My Incredibly Easy Strategy That Makes Me $600/Day (Backtested Results)

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Finance-Focused Summary (Markets / Investing Content)

The video promotes a systematic futures “market open breakout” scalping strategy on YM (Dow futures), claiming consistent, repeatable trades around the market open with a fixed 3:1 risk-to-reward.

Instruments / Tickers Mentioned

  • YM (futures contract): the strategy is only tested/traded on YM
  • ES, NQ, US30: mentioned as explicitly excluded (stated as not tested)

Strategy Framework / Step-by-Step Rules

  1. Trade only YM futures.
  2. On the 1-minute chart, mark recent swing highs and swing lows at 8:29 a.m. Eastern Time (one minute before the 9:30 a.m. ET market open).
  3. Place stop-limit orders at:
    • Recent swing high (for breakouts / buys) only if valid
    • Recent swing low (for breakouts / sells) only if valid
  4. Stop-loss: 10 ticks per trade.
  5. Take-profit: 30 ticks per trade.
    • This implies a fixed 3:1 risk-to-reward.
  6. Entry timing constraint: enter only on the 9:30 a.m. (ET) candlestick.
    • If the action during 8:30–9:29 invalidates the relevant level, then no trade (or only the other direction, depending on what remains valid).
  7. No-trade / invalidation rules:
    • If the 9:29 candlestick breaks the marked swing level in a way that invalidates it, then that direction is not taken.
    • If the 9:30 candle does not break the required level, it’s treated as a no trade day.
  8. Direction constraint: take only the first direction that triggers the breakout; do not take both buys and sells in the same setup/day.

Key Numbers / Performance Metrics Claimed

Per-Trade Mechanics

  • Stop loss: 10 ticks
  • Take profit: 30 ticks
  • Risk-to-reward: 3:1 (fixed)

Backtest Results (One-Month Example)

  • Backtest timeframe: April 2025
  • Backtest platform: FX Replay (explicitly stated as not sponsored)
  • Starting account: $2,000
  • Position sizing: 4 contracts per trade
  • Risk per trade: $200
  • Target per trade (claim): $600
  • Trades taken: 10
  • Net profit over the month: $3,600
  • Ending account balance (implied): $5,600
  • Win rate: 70%
  • Average risk-to-reward: 3 (matches the 3:1 plan)
  • Winners vs. losers: 7 winners and 3 losers
  • Max time to hit take profit (claim): never more than 30 seconds during the month backtest
  • Consecutive wins: average 2.33 consecutive wins
  • Buy vs. sell frequency: 50% buys / 50% sells
    • Claim: higher win rate on buys than sells
  • Daily cadence: 1 trade/day maximum; sometimes no setup occurs

“Simulation” Projection (Not Presented as a Backtest)

Using the April backtest stats to project 100 days:

  • $2,000 start → $39,000 (claim), using the same 70% win rate and 3:1 assumptions
  • $10,000 start simulation → $106,000 (claim)

The video frames these as projections/simulations, not guaranteed outcomes.

Explicit Recommendations / Cautions Stated

  • Recommendation: backtest the strategy yourself before trading it.
  • Rule-based caution: do not trade outside the 9:30 a.m. entry rule; no-trade days are part of the system.
  • Not greedy: use the fixed 30-tick target rather than aiming for higher reward ratios.

Disclosures / Disclaimers

  • Not financial advice: The subtitles provided do not include a clear “not financial advice” statement.
  • Simulation disclaimer (explicit): projected results are not solidified; they use statistics to suggest what could happen, and the audience is told to backtest for confirmation.
  • Platform disclosure: FX Replay is said to be not sponsored.

Presenters / Sources Mentioned

  • No specific individual name appears in the subtitles provided; the speaker is referenced as “me” / the strategist.
  • FX Replay is mentioned as the backtesting platform.

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