I spent the last three days at a property seminar, not to switch lanes—but to grow. Why? Because learning outside your domain often sharpens your edge inside it.
As traders, we can’t control geopolitical conflict or Tesla’s stock reacting to headlines. But we can design a resilient trading portfolio that helps us sleep at night—no matter what hits the news.
This week, I’m not talking about how much the S&P has moved or what has happened to the Tesla Stock Price. I’m talking you – your mindset, your systems, your readiness to hold steady when the market gets noisy.
Why I Went to a Property Seminar… and What It Taught Me About Trading
I’m writing this from the JW Marriott on the Gold Coast, overlooking the ocean after spending three days immersed in a property investment seminar.
Now, you might ask—why would a systematic trader be spending time learning about property?
Simple: Growth is one of my highest values.
When I’m not learning, I get stale. And when I get stale, frustrated and I start second-guessing other things in life. That’s a dangerous place to be. Tony Robbins says that if you are not growing you are dying… and I really feel that is true.
The seminar wasn’t just about bricks and mortar. It was about structuring portfolios, risk management, leverage, entities, decision-making frameworks and more – many of which sparked new ideas for me to apply in my trading and my business.
Learning from other domains doesn’t dilute your trading edge. It sharpens it.
When the World Is Shaky, You Need to Stay Solid
This week saw some pretty heavy headlines.
In particular the military conflict between Israel and Iran. This is a terrible situation that I really wish the world could move beyond. Military conflict is senseless and a tragic waste of life and resources. In times like this it is easy to feel like chaos and confusion everywhere you look.
Now ask yourself: How much of that can you control?
Exactly. None of it.
What you can control is your strategy, your systems, your diversification, your position size, your leverage levels, your readiness. So you’re not chasing your tail every time the headlines get ugly.
Your Goal Is Not to Be Right – It’s to Stay in the Game
Markets overreact. Media exaggerates. Investors panic.
And if you’re still trading off emotion, you’ll get caught in the whirlwind.
✔️What keeps me grounded through this chaos?
✔️ Long-term, short-term, and short-side trading systems
✔️Exposure to global markets – ASX, US, Canada, HK
✔️ Asset class diversity – stocks, crypto, even gold and property
✔️An unshakeable rules-based plan
If you’ve got a resilient portfolio, you don’t need to predict the next crisis – you’re prepared for it.
Lessons from Property That Apply to Trading
One thing property investing forces you to do well? Think long-term.
No one buys a house expecting it to go up tomorrow. It is well established that property investment is a long term play. It only works long term IF you can hold through the difficult times – interest rate rises, price dips, financial hardship.
This only works long term if you look after your portfolio with the right insurances, property managers, accountants, financial advisors, finance brokers.
If you don’t have these things in place then you can find yourself having to fire sale a property at the worst possible time and ending up in a hole of negative equity.
But if you buy the right property with all of these things in place then you can hold and stay in the game… and get the benefits of your plan.
The same should be true of stock and crypto traders – we have to think long term and ensure that we trade in a way that allows us to weather the storms (and maybe even profit from them).
Because if we’re shaken out of our trades or our systems every time the news gets loud, you’re breaking the one rule that matters most:
“You can’t WIN the trading game if you aren’t IN the trading game.”
Ask Yourself These Three Questions
If the news has rattled you this week, pause and reflect:
- Does your portfolio allow you to stay calm?
If not, what needs to change? - Are you absolutely confident in your trading systems?
Or do you need to learn how to better backtest and evaluate them? - Do you have guidance or are you trying to figure it all out solo?
Because let’s face it, trading alone is slower and riskier.
You Don’t Have to Figure It Out Yourself
If you’re still cobbling together trading strategies from books, YouTube, and Reddit threads, let me save you a few years:
The fastest way to learn stock trading is to learn to trade systematically.
I’ve spent 25+ years building and refining my approach. You don’t need to walk the whole path alone. That’s why I built the Trader Success System—to guide traders like you to:
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Trade with proven rules instead of gut feeling
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Sleep better at night, knowing your portfolio can handle shocks
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Get profitable faster, with fewer mistakes
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And yes… feel proud of your strategy
Final Thought: Confidence Isn’t Optional—It’s Essential
Look, I don’t know whether the markets will surge or slump in the next week.
No one does.
But I do know this:
🔹 My systems will keep running
🔹 My portfolio is positioned to survive
🔹 My mindset is calm because I have a plan and I am confident in my systems
If you don’t feel that right now, don’t ignore it. That discomfort is a signal.
Use it to reflect, re-evaluate, re-test, re-balance and re-commit.
And if you need help figuring out what your next move should be – just hit reply.
My team and I are here to help and I read every email personally.
How are you feeling about your trading right now?
Confident? Uncertain? Overwhelmed?
I’d love to hear from you. Sometimes a short reply can lead to your next big breakthrough.
Thanks for reading, I hope this helps you maintain your composure and do what you need to do, and not do what you shouldn’t.
Remember – You are only one trading system away!
Adrian Reid
Founder – Enlightened Stock Trading
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