Alan Edward

Some lessons cost more than others.

I genuinely think this is one of the most important things a trader can do.

Take 20 trades.

That’s it.

I first heard Mark Douglas talk about this in Trading in the Zone, and at the time it seemed almost too simple.

But then I realised I was judging my strategy after one trade. Sometimes after one day.

A couple of losses and I’d start questioning everything.

The problem is, an edge doesn’t play out over 3 trades.

Sometimes a good strategy starts with losses.

Sometimes a bad strategy starts with wins.

That’s why I like the idea of 20 trades.

It’s enough for the edge to start showing itself, but not so many that you’re stuck doing something that clearly isn’t working.

When I started thinking in 20-trade samples instead of individual trades, trading became a lot less emotional.

I stopped reacting to every win and loss.

I stopped feeling the need to change things every week.

And I started trusting the data a lot more than my feelings.

If you’re constantly strategy hopping, try it.

Take 20 trades exactly as planned and see what happens.

One thing that changed my trading was making my rules more objective.

Instead of relying on opinions, feelings, or whether a setup “looked good”...

I started turning everything into clear rules.

The benefit?

It’s easier to follow.
Easier to test.
And much easier to trust.

When your rules are objective, you’re not constantly debating what to do next.

You simply execute the plan.

And in my experience, that’s where consistency starts to come from.

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Last month was a good reminder of how trading actually works.

A couple of trades did most of the heavy lifting.

One position on soybeans really took off, and because I was able to add to the winner as it worked, it ended up being the standout trade of the month.

A copper trade helped too.

The rest?

A mix of winners and losers.

Which is exactly how it should be.

One thing I think a lot of traders get wrong is obsessing over win rate.

Personally, I’d rather focus on making more when I’m right than I lose when I’m wrong.

That’s what moves the needle over time.

And yes, losses are part of the game.

If you’re never taking losses, you’re probably not trading properly.

The goal isn’t perfection.

It’s executing your edge consistently and letting the numbers play out over a large sample size.

If you’d like to learn more about my approach and how I trade using simple mechanical rules...

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