The trading industry has spent years convincing you success comes from finding the right strategy. Just plot the right zones, spot the right price action, and align yourself with the so-called institutional moves.
Gurus online will convince you it's that simple to make a profit. But does that really sound like a skill 95% of people would fail at? Of course not.
Here's the reality:
Success in trading won't come from finding the right strategy. It comes from developing the right skills.
Great trading isn't about memorising strategies and patterns. It's a complex performance discipline. And like any performance discipline, great results come from well-developed skills, not just pattern recognition.
But most traders fail because they never develop those capabilities. In fact, they don’t even realise which skills are required, let alone how to train them. They've been taught to focus on surface level noise, while neglecting the underlying engine that drives consistent trading performance.
That's why you can work harder, spend more hours studying charts, or endlessly tweak your strategy and still end up failing miserably. You're optimising the wrong things. Each month that passes, the habits become more ingrained, the frustration grows, and you waste more time, money, and effort.
