What's the simplest strategy you've seen actually work?

The strategies that survive are usually embarrassingly simple: one level, one MA, one session, one rule. The complexity lives in the execution, not the description.

What's the simplest strategy you've seen actually work? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

Share the simplest working system you know:

  • the rules in a few lines
  • why it works despite its simplicity
  • what the operator must do to keep it working
What's the simplest strategy you've seen actually work? — trading sessions clock diagram
The four forex trading sessions across a 24-hour day

The expectancy guide explains why simple systems test better.

Background: Risk-reward ratio, win rate and expectancy: the maths behind a trading edge

A high win rate can still lose money. See how win rate and risk-reward combine into expectancy, with break-even win rates and worked examples.

What is a good risk-reward ratio in forex?

There isn't one right ratio. What matters is expectancy, the win rate and ratio together. A 1:2 ratio breaks even at about 33% winners before costs, while a 1:1 ratio needs 50%.

How do you calculate trading expectancy?

Multiply the win rate by the average win and subtract the loss rate multiplied by the average loss. Measuring wins and losses in multiples of the amount risked (R) makes the result easy to compare.

Read the full guide

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