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Alan Edward 🇬🇧

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Minimalist Trader. I help simplify trading w/ 0 technicals. 10 mins a day. Less is more!

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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
11 months
Trading took me 4 years before I found my groove! Here are 10 lessons I learned the hard way (so you don't have to): 1. A Strategy Needs To Fit You. Take courses, read books, and use the templates for success but in the end, that’s all they are ‘templates’’ you have to
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
16 hours
Lose. Quit. Repeat. My old trading cycle. In my early trading days, every time I hit a drawdown I gave up.I’d tell myself the system was broken, scrap it, and jump to the next one. Over and over again. Looking back, that was the real reason I stayed stuck for so long. Not the
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
8 months
A Simple Mechanical Approach to Trade Management Today's video I demonstrate how to implement a Time Stop to efficiently manage your trades using the x4 Candle Rule. This approach is ideal if you find yourself overthinking your trading decisions. It provides a straightforward,
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
2 days
I’ll be honest with you… I love money. But not because it’s “money.” Not for the flex. Not for the status. I love what it creates. The opportunity to travel the world. To work whenever I want. To eat well and take care of my body. To buy what I want - because I want it. To
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
3 days
I know it can be frustrating when a trade doesn’t work out even when you’ve followed the rules perfectly. But that’s the part that does matter: you followed the process. A tip that I find that helps when you feel a bit deflated is to just zoom out on the chart and look left.
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
4 days
''I Took a Perfect Trade… So Why Am I Still Shaken?” You know the feeling. You nail the setup. You follow your plan to the letter. And yet… Instead of feeling calm and confident, your head is buzzing, heart still racing & wondering if you should’ve done something differently.
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
5 days
Your strategy isn’t the only thing that matters. How you manage your trades plays a huge role in your long-term results. Want higher win rate? You’ll likely have to settle for smaller profits. Want bigger R-multiples? You’ll need to stomach deeper drawdowns. There’s always a
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
5 days
You keep getting blindsided by the market… and it’s costing you. Every trader loves to prepare for the wins. Few prepare for the worst. And when it happens? You freeze. You second-guess. You react emotionally instead of executing your plan. That’s why I have all my traders
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
6 days
One habit outside of trading that’s made me way better at it… → Going for a walk without my phone (and my little friend named Tee) No charts. No stimulation. Just space to think. It clears the noise, resets my focus, and I’ve noticed I come back to the screens more grounded,
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
7 days
The Effort Paradox in Trading The more effortless a trader looks… The more effort they’ve put in behind the scenes. It’s not luck. It’s not “talent.” It’s thousands of unseen reps. → The hours spent backtesting one setup → The mindset work done in silence → The days
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
8 days
This might be why you’re stuck… You’re chasing goals like: 💸 “I want to make $1k a day.” 💸 “I want to hit $20k months.” 💸 “I want to go full-time in 6 months.” But goals like that don’t change behavior. They just create pressure. The real shift happens when you flip the
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
9 days
Your environment primes your performance. Most traders ignore the space they trade in. Your desk. Your lighting. Your setup. It’s not just aesthetic - it’s psychological conditioning. Your environment should: ⬩ Trigger focus the moment you sit down ⬩ Quiet distractions
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
10 days
The traders who last? They’re not just chart readers. They’re risk managers. Before entries. Before exits. Before anything. They protect the downside -so the upside can actually mean something. Be a risk manager first. Trader second. That’s how consistency is created.
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
11 days
Most traders think strategy is the problem... But the real reason you're stuck? You don’t actually know why. You keep repeating the same mistakes. Entering too early. Exiting too late. Tinkering with indicators. Jumping to new systems. But underneath it all? You’re not fixing
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
12 days
You thought trading would bring happiness… But after the losses, you spiral. After the wins, you still feel empty. You grow the account… and it still doesn’t feel like enough. You lose a trade… and it hits deeper than it should. It’s not really about the money. It’s that
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
13 days
I know what you’re doing. You think more time = more trades = more money. So you sit at the charts all day... Watching every candle move Like you’re gonna catch a breakout with your bare hands. But it ain’t turning into profit. So you: 🔁 Binge more YouTube 🔁 Stack more
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
13 days
Boredom is just the absence of stimuli. And if you find it impossible to be bored, chances are you’ve become addicted to being constantly stimulated. That addiction creates feedback loops chasing more noise, more input which leads to distraction and poor focus. Learning to
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
13 days
New YouTube video just dropped. If you’re still unsure what you’re meant to follow this will give you the clarity you’ve been missing. https://t.co/2Z2UenShtd
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
14 days
Let’s be real. Most traders think they’re doing what works. But let me be even more real… Most traders are still broke Actually right now? They’re staring at charts with 15 indicators, drawing zones and confluences, still hoping to “decode” the market like it’s a Da Vinci
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
14 days
A pro trader isn't just pressing buy/sell. They carefully assess the situation. Formulate a plan of action. Calculate the risk. Patiently wait. Execute. Repeat.
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Alan Edward 🇬🇧
15 days
Here’s the big secret to hitting 5–10% per month in trading… There is none. It really comes down to doing the simple things, daily, weekly, and monthly that actually move the needle. The problem? Most traders don’t stick with it. Or worse… they see one good month, then
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