As we begin 2025, it’s time to refine your approach to trading and take meaningful steps toward the consistency and confidence you’ve been striving for. This week, I’m sharing insights into how systematic trading can simplify your process and why the crypto market offers unique opportunities right now. Plus, I’ll introduce you to a proven solution for success in this space.

1. How Systematic Trading Helped Me Escape Corporate Stress

In a recent Trading Ascension Podcast interview, I shared my story of breaking free from the grind of corporate finance to live a life of financial independence and clarity. Systematic trading was the key to making this happen.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

  • How rules-based systems remove emotional decisions.
  • Why systematic trading can save you time while delivering results.
  • The steps I took to confidently transition to full-time trading.

 Learn how systematic trading can change your life.

Ready to transform your trading in 2025

2. Why Now Is the Right Time to Trade Crypto

The crypto market offers unprecedented opportunities for traders with a structured approach. While many new participants trade emotionally, you can leverage systematic strategies to thrive in this volatile space.

Key takeaways include:

  • Why the immaturity of the crypto market is a trader’s dream.
  • How systematic approaches eliminate fear and greed.
  • The potential to diversify your portfolio with crypto.

Find out why crypto could be your next big move.

Find out why crypto could be your next big move

Trading Tip of the Week:

Here’s a powerful trading tip to kick off the new year: The best investment you can make in 2024 isn’t in a stock, ETF, or crypto—it’s in your trading process and knowledge. Commit to mastering one systematic trading strategy and executing it flawlessly. Forget chasing the next big thing or tweaking endlessly. Instead, focus on consistency, discipline, and execution.

The market rewards those who stick to their plan, not those who jump from one idea to the next. Make this the year you stop tinkering and start thriving. let’s break this down into actionable steps to help you focus and improve your trading at the start of the new year:

  1. Set a Clear Goal for 2025Decide exactly what you want to achieve in your trading this year. Whether it’s mastering a new strategy, achieving a specific return, or simply becoming more consistent, write it down and make it measurable.
  2. Commit to Master One Systematic StrategyChoose one proven trading system to focus on. Avoid the temptation to jump between strategies or tweak endlessly. Simplicity and consistency are your best friends here.
  3. Start a Trading Journal Recordevery trade, your thought process, and any challenges you face. This will help you identify patterns in your behaviour and refine your trading psychology over time.
  4. Schedule Weekly Review SessionsDedicate time each week to review your trades, analyze your performance, and ensure you’re following your system. This habit will keep you accountable and help you spot areas for improvement.
  5. Invest in Learning Block out at least three hours per week to deepen your knowledge. Whether it’s through the Trader Success System, books, or webinars, consistent learning will accelerate your progress.
  6. Focus on Risk Management Set strict rules for position sizing and risk per trade. Keeping your risk low ensures you stay in the game, even when the market gets tough. The key is to ensure that you risk a very small percentage of your account on each trade (less than 1%), and keep your max exposure per trade low (less than 5% of your account) so a catastrophic loss on any trade cannot wipe you out. There are several other layers of risk management you will learn in The Trader Success System, but these first two will keep you safe to begin with.
  7.  Celebrate Small Wins Acknowledge and reward yourself for sticking to your process, even if the results aren’t immediate. This builds confidence and reinforces good habits. By following these steps, you’ll create a strong foundation for success in 2025. Reply to this email if you are ready to dive deeper and master all aspects of systematic trading and I’ll show you how to get started.

Transform Your Results with the Crypto Success System

  •  6 Fully Backtested Crypto Trading Systems: Proven strategies for every market condition.
  •  Step-by-Step Training Modules: Build your skills and confidence with a clear, systematic approach.
  •  Exclusive Community Access: Get support and connect with traders who share your goals.
  •  Daily Tools and Guidance: Simplify the process with ready-to-use platforms and brokers.

This program is designed to help you confidently navigate the crypto markets while managing risk and maximizing returns.

Take control of your trading journey today.

Take control of your trading journey today

How to Avoid Endless Optimization and Tinkering on Your Trading Systems

Unlock Trading Confidence with a Step-by-Step Process! Stop second-guessing and endless backtesting loops. In this video, I share a proven backtesting method to help you make confident trade decisions and focus on building a diversified portfolio that works.

How to avoid endless optimization and tinkering on your trading systems

Remember – You are only one trading system away!

Adrian Reid

Founder, Enlightened Stock Trading

 

PS: Don’t let another year pass by without taking action. Apply now to The Crypto Success System, and let’s make 2025 your breakthrough year.

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Adrian Reid Founder and CEO
Adrian is a full-time private trader based in Australia and also the Founder and Trading Coach at Enlightened Stock Trading, which focuses on educating and supporting traders on their journey to profitable systems trading. Following his successful adoption of systematic trading which generated him hundreds of thousands of dollars a year using just 30 minutes a day to manage his system trading workflow, Adrian made the easy decision to leave his professional work in the corporate world in 2012. Adrian trades long/short across US, Australian and international stock markets and the cryptocurrency markets. His trading systems are now fully automated and have consistently outperformed international share markets with dramatically reduced risk over the past 20+ years. Adrian focuses on building portfolios of profitable, stable and robust long term trading systems to beat market returns with high risk adjusted returns. Adrian teaches traders from all over the world how to get profitable, confident and consistent by trading systematically and backtesting their own trading systems. He helps profitable traders grow and smooth returns by implementing a portfolio of trading systems to make money from different markets and market conditions.