Feeling like you've learned too much? Indicators piled up on the screen, but the more you look, the more confused you get. Frequent entries and exits, yet your account keeps losing money. Staying up late watching the charts is exhausting, but in the end, it's all for nothing?

You're not alone. The stable profit-making friends around me use a completely opposite approach—the extremely simple "Lazy Trader" rule. Basically, it’s about using the simplest rules to keep the beast of human nature in check.

Why is the "dumbest" method the most profitable? Because most losers are killed by "overthinking"—constantly trying to catch the bottom and sell the top, chasing every small fluctuation, only to be repeatedly beaten down by emotions. Our logic is the opposite: no predictions, no complex indicators, no fuss—leave everything to the system.

**How exactly to do it?**

Just two moving averages are enough. On the 4-hour chart, set only EMA21 (fast line) and EMA55 (slow line). Their relationship is your entire signal source. When a golden cross appears, look for a bullish signal; when a death cross appears, look for a bearish signal. But don’t rush to place orders—wait for the next 4-hour candle to close for confirmation. If after a golden cross the candle closes bullish, consider going long; if after a death cross the candle closes bearish, consider going short. This filters out many false signals during consolidation.

**How to control risk?**

Place stop-loss outside the previous high or low of the signal candle, and keep each trade’s loss within 5% of your total account. Use only 5% of your funds for the first trade. Once a trade profits 5%, use that profit plus an additional 5% of new capital to add to your position, letting your gains keep working for you. When the moving averages cross again in the opposite direction, close the position.

**Mindset is key**

Trade at most twice a day, refuse to operate frequently. It’s normal to have losing trades. Missing a good opportunity is much better than making a wrong trade.

This strategy isn’t magical; it simply uses the most basic tools to force you to give up prediction and honestly follow the trend. When the light is on, follow; when it’s off, exit. So simple it’s unbelievable, but precisely because it’s simple, it endures the longest.