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Jul 15 11 tweets 4 min read Read on X
Trading is so simple.

I literally built a profitable system using two trendlines.

And it’s made me multiple 6-figures in profits.

Here’s my entire strategy & how to trade it (step-by-step): Image
I only use manually drawn trendlines, that’s it.

The system is built on 2 lines:

1. The Action Line (entry trigger)
2. The Safety Line (risk control)

Price either bounces or breaks… and that tells me what to do.
Setup #1: Trendline Bounce

You’re trading the continuation.

Price touches and respects a clean trendline, that’s your entry.

Same line acts as your stop. If it breaks, you exit.

It’s that simple. Image
Bounce Entry Rules:

Trendline must have 2–3 clean touches
At least 1 week of data from first touch to entry
Enter on the third touch

Stop goes just beyond the line Image
Why Bounce works:

- Entry + exit on the same line
- Tight risk
- Clean invalidation

If price closes through your line, you're out.

No stress or second guessing.
Setup #2: Trendline Break

This time you're trading the reversal.

Price breaks through a clean trendline, and confirms a new trend.

You enter after the break, not before. Image
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There are 2 types of Break setups:

2-touch break: More frequent, less reliable
3-touch break: Stronger trend, better confirmation

In both, you need a clear opposing trendline as your Safety Line. Image
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Your Safety Line = your stop.

If price closes through it, the trade is invalid and you’re out.

This keeps your risk tight, even on volatile setups. Image
Quick Recap:

Bounce = continuation
Break = reversal

Every setup needs:
• Clean trendlines
• At least 2–3 touches
• A safety line to define risk

No indicators or confusion.

Just structure.
Pros of this system:

• No indicators - pure price action
• Simple entry/exit rules
• Works on any instrument or timeframe
• Repeatable + backtestable

And the best part…

You only need 1 hour a day.
Thanks for reading!

If you want a clean, rule-based way to trade trendlines:

• Draw your Action Line
• Wait for a bounce or break
• Use your Safety Line for risk

Want more breakdowns?

Follow @toritrades for more and check out the playbook here:
tradezella.com/playbooks/tren…

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Jul 8
The most misunderstood signal in trading:

The trendline break.

Most traders chase every break and get faked out.

Hurting their confidence, win rate, and profit.

Here’s exactly how I find high probability trendline breaks:🧵 Image
Most traders treat fakeouts like mistakes.

They’re not…

They’re part of the game.

If you’re not planning for them, you’re playing blind.

Here’s how I stopped getting faked out every week:
A fakeout is just a failed breakout.

You see a clean trendline break.
You enter…
And price immediately reverses against you.

It’s not just frustrating, it kills your confidence too.
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Jul 5
Most traders overcomplicate everything.

They switch charts, change strategies, and wonder why nothing works.

Last year I made $200K with less than 20 trades.

Here are the 3 lessons that helped me simplify and scale:🧵 Image
Lesson #1: Less is more.

I used to trade 50–70 times a year.

But last year… Less than 20.

And I only focused on 2 instruments: platinum and crude oil.

Simplifying everything made my trading way more consistent.
Most traders try to do too much.

- Too many charts
- Too many setups
- Too many decisions

I cut all that.

Fewer instruments = fewer variables = faster progress.

And more profit.
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Jul 3
Trading changed my life.

But becoming a full-time trader was the hardest thing I've ever done.

99% of traders never make it…

Not because they’re bad traders, but because they don’t have a clear path.

The 6 most important stages every trader must go through (roadmap): Image
I’ve seen this cycle firsthand.

Not as a trader… but as an entrepreneur trying to “make it.”

Trading, marketing, starting a jewelry brand…

Every new thing felt like the one.

Until I realized I was just chasing, not committing.
Stage 1: Uninformed Optimism

Trading looks easy.

You find a strategy online, see someone killing it, and think:

“I can do this too.”

You binge YouTube, buy a course, and start trading…

But you don’t know what you don’t know.
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Jun 25
I spent 4 years as an unprofitable trader.

But in the last 3 years I've made over $500,000.

Here are the brutal truths that no one tells you (that helped me become profitable): Image
I’ve been trading for 9 years.

But I wasn’t profitable straight away…

Most people quit after 3 months, thinking their strategy doesn’t work.

What they don’t realize?

It takes time…

Sadly, most traders just don’t have the patience.
People saw my $30k platinum trade and said, “That looks easy.”

But what they didn’t see is…

The thousands of hours it took to trade that clean.

Or the fact that I didn’t become consistent until year 3 or 4.

You don’t get that precision in 6 months.
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Jun 18
The most profitable skill in swing trading isn’t strategy...

And most traders overlook it because it's so simple.

Fixing it made me more consistent... and the most profitable I've EVER been.

Here’s the #1 skill every swing trader needs to master: Image
Most new swing traders fail because they close trades too early.

I did it too.

You wait for the perfect setup, price finally moves in your favor…

Then you panic and take profits too soon.
My average hold time used to be 7-10 days.

But after speaking with other profitable swing traders, I learned they hold for 30+ days.

That was a wake-up call…
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Jun 16
This 3-step strategy made me $200k+ in one year.

No indicators.
High win rate.
Easy visual.

Anyone can start using this strategy today.

Here’s the simplest 3-step strategy you’ll ever learn (I still use this): Image
Most beginners think they need fancy tools.

But my entire strategy comes down to 3 steps:

1. Identify the trend
2. Wait for the break
3. Enter the reversal

You can apply this on any chart, any timeframe.
Start with TradingView.

Pick any chart you want:

AAPL, TSLA, or even Futures like Platinum (one of my favourites).

Once your chart is up, choose a timeframe.

I like the 4H, but this works on 5m, 1H, Daily…

Anything.
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