Alan Edward

Comment “DONE” and I’ll send you my one-page guide for simplifying your trading edge.

You know when you open the charts and what should be a simple setup somehow turns into a 20-minute debate with yourself?

You check the daily.
Drop down to the 4H.
Then the 1H.
One timeframe looks good, another doesn’t.

So you look for another confirmation, and now you’re less sure than when you started.

I used to trade like this all the time.

Eventually, I realised I didn’t need to get better at handling all that complexity.

I needed to remove it.

So I started asking:

What can I remove without removing the edge?

That’s what eventually led me towards the 10-Minute Minimalist Approach I use today.

Strip the strategy back to what actually matters, make the decisions clearer, and make the whole thing easier to repeat.

Because trading shouldn’t feel like solving a new puzzle every time you open a chart.

If your own strategy has slowly become a mess of timeframes, confirmations and “yeah, but what about this?”…

I’ve made a simple one-page PDF called “Enter. Exit. Done.” that’ll help you start stripping it back.

Comment “DONE” and I’ll send it over.

More analysis usually feels productive.

But if it makes the decision less clear, it is just disguised hesitation.

Be a risk manager first and a trader second.

If you’re constantly asking:

“Did I enter too early?”

“Should I move my stop?”

“Have I missed something?”

You don’t have a confidence problem.

You have a clarity problem.

You don’t need more analysis.

You need a process you can:

Test.

Trust.

Follow.

Repeat.

The question that changed my trading

Most traders ask:

"How do I become a profitable trader?"

I don't think that's the best question.

The question that changed my trading was:

"How would I guarantee that I fail?"

It sounds backwards.

But it completely changed how I looked at trading.

I made a list.

If I wanted to fail...

I'd keep day trading.

I'd spend hours glued to the charts.

I'd use complicated strategies with dozens of decisions.

I'd constantly tweak my rules.

I'd second-guess every trade.

I'd judge my system after every losing streak.

I'd make trading as stressful as possible.

Then I did something simple.

I flipped every answer.

If day trading burns me out...

Trade higher timeframes.

If complexity creates mistakes...

Simplify everything.

If constantly making decisions creates emotion...

Build a mechanical system that removes decisions.

If watching charts all day destroys my focus...

Only trade for 10 minutes a day.

That process became the foundation of everything I do today.

Not because I was looking for the perfect strategy.

Because I was removing the behaviours that were making me fail.

Ironically...

Success didn't come from adding more.

It came from removing what was holding me back.

That's exactly why I created the Failure Audit Workbook.

Most traders only ask:

"How do I win?"

This workbook helps you ask the better question first:

"How would I fail?"

From there you'll:

• Spot the behaviours that would cause you to fail.

• Flip each one into its opposite.

• Turn those into simple rules that protect your edge.

Because the best traders don't just know what to do.

They know what not to do.

And avoiding those behaviours is often what creates consistency.

If you'd like to work through the same exercise that helped reshape my own trading...

Comment ''INVERT'' to download the Failure Audit Workbook.

For years, I was the Almost Trader.

Using discretionary systems.
Day trading for hours.
Tweaking strategies.
Overthinking every entry and exit.

I’d have good months.
Then I’d give it back.

I was always close.
But never free.

And the worst part?

Deep down, I knew I was capable of more.

I spent 2-3+ years stuck in that cycle.

Busy.
Stressed.
Always “figuring it out.”

But here’s what I realised:

It wasn’t a motivation problem.
It wasn’t discipline.

It was structure.

There is an easier way.

A way where you:

• Trade less
• Use simple mechanical rules
• Remove overthinking
• Stop staring at charts all day
• Let consistency compound

A system clear enough to learn quickly.

Simple enough to execute without emotion.
Structured enough to build real growth.

Trading should be a vehicle.
Not a prison.

If this sounds like you…

If you’ve had winning months but your life hasn’t changed…

Comment “VIDEO” and I’ll send you the breakdown of how I moved from Almost Trader to Minimalist Trader.

(and how you can too)

The best traders don’t know everything.

They know exactly what to do next.

That’s the power of a simple mechanical system.