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title: 'Best Trading Strategy for People with Full-Time Jobs'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=SchqKDG99Qk'
video_id: 'SchqKDG99Qk'
date: 2026-07-29
duration_sec: 314
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# Best Trading Strategy for People with Full-Time Jobs

> Source: [Best Trading Strategy for People with Full-Time Jobs](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SchqKDG99Qk)

## Summary

This video presents a day trading strategy using the Happy Trail indicator on the German 40 index, claiming a 13% profit over 1.5 months. The strategy requires no technical analysis: enter trades based on smiley face signals, set stop-loss one tick beyond the candle, and target a 1:2 risk-to-reward ratio.

### Key Points

- **Profit Claim** [00:00] — Claims $100 profit and 13% gain in 1.5 months on German 40.
- **Chart Setup** [00:12] — Use 30-minute timeframe and Happy Trail indicator with default settings (case 4).
- **Zero Technical Analysis** [00:51] — Strategy requires no technical analysis – just follow the signal.
- **Entry Rules** [01:07] — Upside-down smiley above candle = short; normal smiley below = long. Enter at candle close.
- **Risk-to-Reward** [01:36] — Set stop-loss one tick above/below candle and target 1:2 risk-to-reward on every trade.
- **Systematic Approach** [02:28] — No adjustments or technical analysis – be systematic and methodical.
- **Performance Stats** [04:36] — 12 winners (24% gain), 11 losers (11% loss), net 13% profit.
- **Indicator Source** [05:02] — Happy Trail indicator available at trdfloor.com.

### Conclusion

The strategy promises a simple, emotion-free approach to day trading, but the claims are based on a short backtest and a proprietary indicator, warranting caution.

## Transcript

I just made $100 using this strategy and over the  last month and a half, it's up 13% in profit. Now,   I'm going to back test this with you and I'm going  to give you the exact strategy. Everything you  
need to do step by step in order to duplicate  these results. I'm showing you this on German   40. It is the European equivalent of the US30.  Now, the first thing that you need to do is take   your chart out to the 30inut time frame and the  indicator that I'm using is called Happy Trail.  
There are four case profiles with this indicator.  I am using the default profile of case 4. All of   the settings are set at default. I allow signal  repainting for one specific reason. As the  
momentum is pushing down while the candle is still  forming, my phone will send me a notification that   a signal has printed. That gives me enough time  to hop on the charts, watch that candle close,  
and if the candle closes and the signal is still  printed, then I enter in my position. And this   is a strategy with zero technical analysis.  You don't have to do anything except abide   by the signal. All the strategy entails is when  an upside down smiley face prints, that means a  
short position. It prints above the candle for a  short position. You enter in your short position   at the close of the candle. You put your stop  loss one tick above the top of the candle in   a short position and you're targeting a one to  two risk-to-reward. For a long position, you are  
waiting for a smiley face to print underneath the  candle for a buy position. When the candle closes,   you enter your buy position. You adjust your  stop-loss to one tick below the bottom of the  
candle and you target a 1:2 risk-to-reward  ratio. And you do this every single time the   signal prints and you target a 1:2 risk-to-reward  ratio. And you just let the trade play out. You  
don't move your stop-loss. You don't do anything.  You just wait for the signal to print the candle   to close. Enter in at close of candle, stop-loss  one tick above or below the candle, depending on  
whether you're buying or selling. And you do this  over and over and over and over again. And you do   not get greedy. You do not try to get more money  out of these big moves. You go consistent with a  
one:2 risk-to-reward ratio on every single trade.  No technical analysis, no fiddling with your   trades. You are being systematic. You are being  methodical. You are not breaking any rules. You  
are not making any adjustments. Again, you are not  doing technical analysis because your technical   analysis bias hasn't been working for you. And  you will have some losing trades. But fear not,   my friend, the results at the end of this month  and a half will absolutely astound you. It doesn't  
matter if you've had four back-toback losses.  you continue doing the strategy over and over and   over again. The name of the game in day trading is  consistency. Some trades are really going to piss  
you off because you're going to put your stop-loss  one tick below the close of the candle for a buy   order and you are going to get stopped out, my  friend. And then the trade is going to go in your   direction. And sometimes you'll get frustrated.  But you need to bottle up those thoughts and just  
keep trucking along. Keep trust in the process  because day trading is a game of repetition. The   more you trade, the more you get used to the fact  that some trades win and some trades lose. And a  
lot of people are impatient because they want  money now. And day trading isn't about getting   money now. It's about getting money consistently  over time so that you can quit your job,   you don't have to spend onethird of your life  working for an employer. I've had every single  
job under the sun. And I can tell you, working  for myself and day trading is by far the best.   And day trading is not about winning every single  trade. It's about having an edge and using that  
edge against the markets consistently. Because  when you have an edge, you can participate in the   markets. You can earn money while working at home.  And using this strategy, you can spend all of your  
free time playing with your dog, playing with your  kids, taking your wife out on a date, instead of   working a job that you hate, with whom you have  to beg for days off, and they only allow you one  
week of vacation a year, if that. And this, my  friends, is genuinely day trading on easy mode.   You're getting way less trades. You're getting  way less fatigue. And since October 1st, we had 12  
winners and 11 losers. 12 winners was up 24%. 11  losers was down 11%. 24 minus 11 is 13. That means  
over the last month and a half, you outperform  the S&P 500, which on average gets 9 to 10% per   year. My friends, this is worth trying out. It's  worth testing on the asset that you trade. I just  
tested it for you on German 40. If you want access  to this indicator, it's called Happy Trail and you   can get access to it at trdfloor.com. Thanks so  much for watching and we will see you in the next