Traders are a smart bunch of people. But being smart is not what makes you money in the market. Being SYSTEMATIC is what makes you profit.
By having good trading habits and focusing on being a better trader, THE MONEY WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF and your portfolio will grow.
In this episode of Talking Trading, Adrian Reid, founder of Enlightened Stock Trading, reveals the powerful connection between systematic trading and emotional mastery.
Discover how backtesting isn’t just for refining your strategies – it’s also a tool for understanding and controlling your emotions in the market. Adrian shares practical, easy-to-implement mindset hacks that help traders remove emotional bias, and improve their trading performance.
Through Adrian’s insights, you’ll learn how to backtest both your systems and emotional responses, ensuring you have the mental resilience to stick to your plan when the market gets tough.
If you’re ready to trade with more confidence and control, this episode offers actionable advice that can transform your approach to trading for long-term success.
A Gift from Adrian
Adrian has prepared a Special Enlightened Stock Trading Gift For Members of The Trading Game and Talking Trading. You’re going to want to check this out.
He’s created an entire trading pack for you for free, including:
- 2 Powerful Trading eBooks:
– The 9 Secrets To Becoming A Profitable Global Stock Trader, AND
– How To Build Unshakeable Confidence In Your Stock Trading System - 4 Trading Cheat Sheets to Improve Your Results Fast
– Daily Trading Process Cheat Sheet: Streamline your trading and never miss a step
– Trading Mistakes Cheat Sheet: Increase your trading profits fast by identifying and eliminating trading mistakes
– Portfolio CPR Cheat Sheet: Clean up your portfolio and get back on track fast
– Trading Confidence Cheat Sheet: Increase your confidence and take decisive action in the markets
And much, much more.
Questions we discuss
- How did you become a systematic trader? What led you to focus on building trading systems?
- Systematic trading is often seen as a way to remove emotions from decision-making. How important is this in your approach, and how can traders achieve this effectively?
- You have a unique perspective on backtesting, not just for systems but also for emotions. Can you explain what “backtesting your emotions” means and how it can impact trading success?
- For traders new to backtesting, what do you think are the biggest mistakes they make, and how can they avoid these pitfalls?
- How does the process of standard backtesting help build a trader’s confidence and discipline? Can you give some examples of how proper backtesting leads to better trading psychology?
- When traders backtest their emotions, as you recommend, what sort of patterns or realizations do they typically uncover? How can this awareness help them trade more confidently?
- What’s one action traders can take today to improve their psychology and performance through backtesting, whether it’s systems-based or emotionally-driven?
About Adrian Reid
Adrian Reid is the founder of Enlightened Stock Trading and an experienced trader with over 20 years in the markets. He specialises in helping traders achieve financial freedom through systematic, rules-based stock trading.
Adrian is passionate about empowering traders to create personalised trading systems that fit their risk tolerance and trading psychology.
His mission is to make stock trading accessible and straightforward for traders at all experience levels.
Get in touch with Adrian
Website: www.enlightenedstocktrading.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stock-trading-course/
Email: adrian@enlightenedstocktrading.com
About Louise Bedford
Louise Bedford is a highly accomplished and experienced trader, educator, and author, with over 30 years of experience in the financial markets.
She is the co-founder of The Trading Game and is known for her unique approach to teaching trading psychology and market analysis.
Louise has authored several successful trading books, including Trading Secrets, Charting Secrets, The Secret of Candlestick Charting, and Investing Psychology Secrets.
Louise and her business partner, Chris Tate, run their hugely popular, repeat-for-free Mentor Program. This course provides simple techniques that you can implement straight away, and valuable resources to enhance your trading so you can maximise your profit potential.
To get in touch with Louise
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TradingGame/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTradingGame
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/louise-bedford/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/tradinggame
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tradinggame.com.au
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tradinggame.com.au/
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