After Deleting All Indicators, I Started Making Money Instead
6 years of live trading, 3 years of consistent profitability—it all comes down to one sentence.
Let me start with the result. I've seen too many traders filling their screens with indicators, a mess of red and green lines overlapping like boiled sesame paste. [💬] Honestly? Then what? Blowout. Blowout. Blowout. It took me a full two years to figure out one thing: 95% of losses aren't because the market is too tricky—it's because we willingly put blindfolds on.
Know why?
Price is the only truth. Everything else is noise.
Yesterday, right before placing an order, I opened up the usual stuff I look at. Saw that line, thought about it, and closed it. Because I've been burned before—the kind of loss that shrinks your account by 60% in one go. What happened? NFP data released, and I stared at all those self-righteous boxes and lines on my screen, filled with confidence, and placed an order.
Result? Stop loss hit. Guess what happened next? A reverse swing wiped out 60% of my capital.
Since then, I set myself a hard rule:
① Zero-indicator strategy, read only price structure
Price moves, I move. Price doesn't move, I wait with it. Every fluctuation has its reason—accumulation or distribution? Where are the key levels? Who's driving it? Once you read the structure, the direction becomes transparent. Can an indicator predict the future? It can't even explain the past.
② Cause and effect in order; don't place a trade without a reason
One day in a coffee shop, two guys next to me were arguing about a currency pair's direction. One said, "Look at the moving averages, it's bearish," the other said, "The candlestick pattern suggests a drop." I interrupted: "You're not looking at volume or structure—how can you win by guessing heads or tails?" They both fell silent. [💬] Truth is, cause and effect are cause and effect, not wishful thinking.
③ Risk first; get on your knees to survive
Maximum 2% loss per trade. That's the price I paid from my NFP failure—a summary of getting slapped in the face over two years. [📝] In 2018, I lost 50% due to too many indicators. After that, I deleted all of them completely and slowly found my rhythm again.
④ Daily chart as the main framework, H4 for entry points
You ask what timeframe I use? Below 30 minutes? Not for me. M1 and M5 are where dreams die. My trading journal tells you: minimum 4H, daily chart to define the structure.
⑤ Trading journal—your only edge
I've kept one for 10 years. Not a diary—it's the reasons for being wrong and the logic of being right. Honest recording, no self-deception. This data is worth more than any theory.
Simple enough, right?
But why do 95% of people still fall at this step? Because they're too impatient, wanting to make a quick buck and quit, only to get caught in a trend. Do you really need all that noise? If you can't even protect your account, how can you talk about consistent profitability?
Survival first—everything else is just talk.
I'm not being arrogant. I've done it, and I've seen so many people walk through this door.
So next time you open up those things, ask yourself first: Do I really need this noise? Will one more indicator really make me one more dollar?
Price is the only truth.
What do you think? Drop a comment below—after deleting indicators, did your account get better or worse?
| Comparison Dimension | Indicator Strategy | Zero-Indicator Strategy |
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
| Decision Basis | Relies on lagging indicators | Relies on price structure |
| Win Rate Performance | Many false signals during ranging markets | Clear direction during trending markets |
| Capital Drawdown | Easily disturbed by noise | More direct risk control |