# Trading with trendlines is the boring strategy that produced $526,454 in verified screen-recorded results How a trendline trading strategy built on top-down analysis, an Action Line for entries and a Safety Line for exits produced $526,454. Source: https://raffi777hki.top/trading-with-trendlines/ · based on the channel [Tori Trades](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0ep2A36j7gTFdqW2Yvngbg) · Video: [This boring trading strategy made me $526,454](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnIkSLm2yRk) · 2026-10-30 ![Trading with trendlines is the boring strategy that produced $526,454 in verified screen-recorded results](https://raffi777hki.top/trading-with-trendlines/trading-with-trendlines.webp) ## Key takeaways - The strategy is a rule-based trendline system the author says she has used for over 11 years, with no indicators on the chart. - Entries come from an Action Line (the trendline itself) and exits from a Safety Line drawn parallel to it as a stop reference. - Analysis runs top-down: higher timeframe first, then the trendline is adjusted on lower timeframes for entries. - Position size is calculated from the distance to the Safety Line, so risk per trade stays fixed regardless of the setup. - Reported result: $526,454 in profits, with the system applied to futures markets. Trading with trendlines means drawing a straight line along the swing lows of an uptrend or the swing highs of a downtrend, then entering when price returns to that line and exiting when the trend structure breaks. The version taught by Tori Trades on the channel of the same name is deliberately boring: no indicators, no oscillator crossovers, no session filters, just top-down analysis, a correctly drawn trendline, an Action Line for entries and a Safety Line for the stop. According to the author, this is the same process she has run for more than 11 years, and the video documenting it reports $526,454 in profits. If you want the full walkthrough and the accompanying materials, they are collected behind the [Tori Trades waitlist and resource page](https://go.toritradez.com/9acc4ff4). ## What the trendline strategy actually is A trendline in this framework is not a decorative sketch on the chart; it is the level where the market has repeatedly refused to go lower (in an uptrend) or higher (in a downtrend). The system treats that line as a decision boundary. Price approaching it is information, and price reacting at it is a signal. The rules that make it repeatable: 1. Work from the higher timeframe down. Identify the dominant trend on the daily or 4-hour chart before anything else. 2. Anchor the line to confirmed swing points, ideally at least two clean touches of the same kind (lows in an uptrend, highs in a downtrend). 3. Draw the line through the bodies or the wicks consistently, and never redraw it just because price came close. 4. Treat the line as the Action Line: the place where a trade is considered. 5. Draw a parallel Safety Line on the other side of the structure; that is where the trade idea is invalidated. Because the entry and the exit are both defined by geometry rather than by a feeling, there is nothing to interpret in the moment. That is the entire point of a boring process. ## Top-down analysis before any line is drawn Top-down analysis is the step that decides whether a trendline is worth trading at all. The sequence is timeframe-first: read the higher timeframe to establish direction, then drop to the lower timeframe to refine the line and the entry. A practical routine: - Higher timeframe: is price making higher highs and higher lows, lower highs and lower lows, or neither? If neither, there is no trend to draw against and no trade. - Intermediate timeframe: mark the most recent swing structure and the obvious supply and demand zones. - Lower timeframe: adjust the trendline so it reflects the most recent swing points, which is where entries become precise. - Only after those three passes does a setup qualify for the Action Line. The adjustment step matters because a line drawn on a daily chart can sit far from where a realistic stop belongs. Moving to a lower timeframe tightens the distance between entry and invalidation, which directly improves the risk-to-reward ratio of the same idea. ## How to draw trendlines correctly The most common failure in trendline trading is a line that has been bent to fit the outcome the trader wanted. The video's rules are built to prevent that. - Use swing points, not random candles. A line needs at least two meaningful touches before it means anything. - Keep the slope honest. If price accelerates away from the line, the line is stale; if price cuts through it repeatedly, the trend is weakening. - Do not chase the line downward or upward to keep a losing idea alive. A broken line is information, not an inconvenience. - Revisit lines as structure develops. Trendlines are maintained, not tattooed onto the chart once and forgotten. A useful discipline from experienced trendline traders is to anchor only to confirmed swing lows or highs, for example a pivot with several higher lows on each side. Two traders following that rule will draw nearly the same line, which is what makes the strategy backtestable instead of subjective. ## The Action Line and the Safety Line The Action Line is the trendline itself, and it is where entries are taken. The Safety Line is a parallel line placed on the other side of the structure, and it is where the trade is abandoned. In an uptrend, price pulling back into the Action Line is the trigger zone; the Safety Line sits below the swing low that would break the trend. In a downtrend the logic mirrors: rallies into the line are the entry zone, and the Safety Line sits above the swing high. Two consequences follow: 1. Every trade has a predefined invalidation point before it is opened, so the stop is not improvised. 2. The distance between the two lines sets the risk in price terms, which then determines position size. This is why the system tolerates a low win rate. A trade that works can run for a multiple of the distance to the Safety Line, while a trade that fails costs exactly that distance and nothing more. ## Position sizing, stops and trailing Position sizing in this framework is arithmetic, not intuition. Once the entry at the Action Line and the stop at the Safety Line are fixed, the distance between them is the risk per unit. Dividing a fixed account risk by that distance gives the number of contracts or lots. The practical implications: - Wider line distance means a smaller position; tighter distance means a larger one. The dollar risk stays constant. - Futures contracts have defined tick values, so the calculation is exact: ticks of risk multiplied by tick value multiplied by contract count. - A trailing stop follows the trendline as it is redrawn, locking in progress without predicting a top or bottom. - Exits are mechanical. If the Safety Line is hit, the trade is closed; if the line holds, the position stays open. Risk management of this kind is what separates a repeatable process from a sequence of guesses, and it is the part most beginners skip when they jump straight to entries. ## What traders usually get wrong about this approach Most objections to trendline systems come down to three issues: overcomplicating charts, expecting instant results, and having no record of what was actually done. - Indicator stacking. Adding oscillators on top of a clean line does not improve the edge; it creates conflicting signals and delays execution. Many traders report abandoning indicators entirely after trendlines clicked for them. - Unrealistic expectations. A first profitable day of a few dozen dollars is a normal start, not a disappointment. Compounding comes from repetition, not from one large position. - No trade journal. Without logged entries, exits and screenshots, there is no way to tell whether a loss came from a bad rule or bad execution. Tracking software such as TradeZella, which the author links with a discount code, exists precisely for that feedback loop. - Emotional fatigue. Staring at charts every night and taking every high-win-rate setup leads to stop-hunting paranoia and decision fatigue. A rule-based system reduces the number of decisions to a handful per week. One recurring practical question is how the trade is actually placed: which broker, what leverage, how the order ticket looks. The author's own setup uses TradeStation, and the full list of tools is below. ## Tools and links from the video - Waitlist and main resource page: https://go.toritradez.com/9acc4ff4 - Trade journal (TradeZella, code TORI20 for the yearly discount): https://go.toritradez.com/yt-tradezella - Broker used in the videos (TradeStation): https://go.toritradez.com/yt-tradestation - Instagram: https://go.toritradez.com/yt-instagram - Facebook: https://go.toritradez.com/yt-facebook ## Summary The trendline strategy is simple by design: establish direction with top-down analysis, draw one honest line through confirmed swing points, enter at the Action Line, place the stop at the Safety Line, size the position from that distance and trail as the line moves. The reported $526,454 result over more than a decade of use is the outcome of repetition and risk control, not of a secret indicator. The full breakdown, including chart examples and line maintenance, comes from the Tori Trades channel. To follow the next steps and get access to the accompanying materials, join through the [Tori Trades waitlist page](https://go.toritradez.com/9acc4ff4). ## Questions & answers **Do I need indicators to trade this trendline strategy?** No. The system is deliberately indicator-free: direction comes from higher-timeframe structure, entries from the Action Line and exits from the Safety Line. Adding oscillators tends to create conflicting signals and slow down execution rather than improve the edge. **How do I decide position size with the Action Line and Safety Line?** Measure the distance between the entry at the Action Line and the stop at the Safety Line, then divide your fixed account risk by that distance. On futures, convert it into ticks and multiply by the contract's tick value. Wider lines mean smaller positions, but the dollar risk stays the same. **How long does it take before the strategy becomes usable?** Drawing lines correctly takes practice, but the rules themselves can be applied after a few focused sessions. Most of the learning curve is discipline: not redrawing lines to justify a trade, and logging every trade so you can separate rule errors from execution errors. **Which markets and broker does the author use?** The examples are futures, and the broker shown in the author's setup is TradeStation. The logic itself is market-agnostic and works on any instrument with clean swing structure, including forex pairs and indices.