What's your view on copying other traders' winning strategies?

A strategy that works for someone else often doesn't transfer: the context, sizing and psychology that make it work travel poorly. Adapting beats copying, and understanding beats both.

What's your view on copying other traders' winning strategies? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

What's your experience?

  • the strategy you copied and how it went
  • what you had to change to make it yours
  • why the original worked for its owner
What's your view on copying other traders' winning strategies? — candlestick anatomy diagram
The parts of a candlestick: wick, body, open and close

The trading styles guide explains why context matters so much.

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