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THIS IS WHY “STRATEGY HOPPING” IS SO DANGEROUS Trader loses three trades and they automatically switch to new strategy because they think the one that caused them three losses doesn’t work anymore. After two losses with the new strategy, they switch again and if they get a win

THE PROP FIRM CONNECTION Imagine two traders. TRADER A Has a strategy with a modest but tested edge. They understand: Their setup. Their average outcome. Their losing streaks. Their drawdown. Their best market conditions. Their worst market conditions. They don’t need to force

AND HERE’S THE BIGGEST LESSON Your edge doesn’t have to be some magical secret. You don’t need an indicator nobody has heard of. You don’t need a secret institutional strategy. You don’t need to predict every move. Your edge can simply be: A specific situation where your method

EDGE = MORE THAN WIN RATE When evaluating a strategy, you should care about things like: Win rate How often does it win? Average win How much does a typical winner make? Average loss How much does a typical loser cost? Expectancy What does the strategy produce on average per

BUILD A TRADING HYPOTHESIS/THEORY Here’s a powerful way to think about your strategy. Don’t say: “I think this setup works.” Instead say: “I believe that when X happens under Y conditions, entering according to Z rules produces a favorable outcome.” That’s a hypothesis. Then

THEN COLLECT THE DATA For every qualifying setup, record: Date, pair, Direction, Market condition, Setup type, Entry, Stop, Target, R:R, and Result. And perhaps most importantly: Did you follow the rules? Because a losing trade taken correctly is different from a losing trade

THIS IS WHERE MANY TRADERS GO WRONG They find a strategy online, they take three trades, they win two. Then they announce: “This strategy works.” No. You have a result. You don’t yet have enough evidence to confidently establish an edge. This is why I’ve repeatedly talked about

FUNDED TRADER BOOTCAMP — LESSON 24 FINDING YOUR EDGE — WHAT ACTUALLY MAKES YOUR STRATEGY PROFITABLE? A lot of traders will always say they have a strategy. But when you ask them: “What is the edge in your strategy?” Suddenly, things get quiet, I was once one of those traders.😂

THINK ABOUT A CASINO A casino doesn’t need to win every single bet. They know that across a large number of bets, their mathematical advantage should produce a profit. That’s an edge. The casino can lose tonight, it can lose tomorrow. But if the underlying probability remains in

YOUR EDGE IS USUALLY A COMBINATION For example, imagine a trader discovers through testing that When BTC is trending strongly on the higher timeframe, a specific type of liquidity sweep followed by confirmation during a particular session produces favorable results. Now we’re

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CORRELATION CAN WORK IN YOUR FAVOR TOO Correlation isn’t automatically bad. If BTC, ETH and SOL are all moving in your direction, having exposure to all three can increase your gains. But here’s the important part: The same relationship that multiplies your profits can multiply

THIS IS WHERE TRADERS GET CONFUSED They say: “But I never risk more than 0.5% per trade.” That’s good. But the more important question is “How much am I exposed to if these positions move against me together?” That’s a completely different question. Per-trade risk ≠ total

WHAT IF THE TRADES AREN’T PERFECTLY CORRELATED? Correlation isn’t simply: Same direction = correlated. Different assets can have different relationships. BTC and ETH may behave differently from BTC and a particular altcoin. Some assets may become more correlated during market

TODAY’S PRACTICAL EXERCISE Open your trading history, Look at your last 20 trades. Group them by market exposure. For example: BTC-related BTC, ETH Altcoin-related SOL, AVAX, DOGE etc. Then ask: How often was I holding multiple positions that would probably move together? And

LET’S TAKE IT FURTHER Suppose you’re already Longing BTC, then you see a perfect ETH setup. Before entering, don’t only ask: “Is this ETH setup valid?” Also ask: “What happens to my account if BTC and ETH both fall together?” Now you’re thinking about portfolio-level risk, not

WHY SHOULD A TRADER CARE? Because your trading platform sees BTC position, ETH position and SOL position as three separate positions. But your account equity only cares about the combined result. If all three positions move against you simultaneously, your losses accumulate

CRYPTO MAKES THIS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT Crypto markets can become highly correlated during major moves. For example, imagine a major market-wide selloff, BTC starts falling aggressively. Then: ETH ↓ SOL ↓ AVAX ↓ DOGE ↓ Other alts ↓ Suddenly, the trader who opened five

FUNDED TRADER BOOTCAMP — LESSON 23 CORRELATION — THE HIDDEN RISK OF TAKING “DIFFERENT” TRADES Imagine you have a $10,000 funded account and your rule is Risk 0.5% per trade. So you take: BTC Long → Risk: $50 Then you see a beautiful setup on ETH. ETH Long → Risk: $50 Then