Most traders believe success is about finding the perfect strategy—but that’s only half the story.

The real difference between profitable traders and those who struggle?

🚀 Mindset, execution, and discipline.

This week, we’re diving into why trading success starts in your mind, the most common crypto trading mistakes, and a proven path to thriving in the markets.

Let’s get started.

1. Trading Success Starts in Your Mind

Every trader faces the same mental battles:

❌ Fear of losing money keeps you from taking trades.

❌ Overanalyzing leads to missed opportunities.

❌ Self-doubt causes you to abandon good strategies too soon.

One of the most powerful tools to overcome these struggles? Journaling.

By tracking your thoughts, emotions, and trade decisions, you can:

✔ Spot patterns in your trading behavior.

✔ Build confidence by reinforcing good habits.

✔ Identify emotional mistakes before they happen.

📖 Discover how journaling can transform your trading mindset.

Trading success starts in your mind

2. Why Most Crypto Traders Lose Money… And How You Can Avoid It

The crypto market is full of opportunities, but most traders lose money because they fall into these traps:

❌ Following hype instead of a system.

❌ Holding the wrong assets for too long.

❌ Using too much leverage in a volatile market.

❌ Letting emotions—fear and greed—control decisions.

❌ Taking oversized risks on a single trade.

The key to winning in crypto?

systematic, rules-based approach that removes emotions from your decisions.

📈 Learn how to avoid these mistakes and trade crypto the right way.

Why most crypto traders lose money and how you can avoid it

Trading Tip of the Week

💡 Master the Art of “Strategic Patience”

Most traders think they need to trade constantly to succeed—but that’s a myth.

🔹 Great traders know when to trade and when to wait.

🔹 Not trading is just as important as trading.

🔹 A missed trade is better than a bad trade.

Actionable Step:

Instead of jumping into trades just to be active, create a pre-trade checklist to confirm your setup. If the market conditions don’t align with your system, do nothing—and be okay with that.

Patience in trading isn’t inaction. It’s waiting for the right moment.

Quote of the Week

“A disciplined trader is a profitable trader. Your system is only as strong as your ability to follow it.”

Transform Your Results with the Crypto Success System

Transform Your Results with the Crypto Success System

If you want to trade crypto profitably, you need a structured system that eliminates emotions and maximizes results.

That’s why I created the Crypto Success System—to give you a step-by-step plan to navigate the crypto market with confidence.

✅ 6 Fully Backtested Crypto Trading Systems – Proven strategies for every market condition.

✅ Step-by-Step Training Modules – Build your skills with a clear, systematic approach.

✅ Exclusive Community Access – Get support from traders just like you.

✅ Daily Tools and Guidance – Simplify your trading with ready-to-use platforms.

📊 If you’re serious about crypto trading success, this is your next step.

🎥 Featured Video: Has AI Replaced the Need to Backtest Trading Systems?

With the rise of AI in trading, should systematic traders be worried?

In this video, I break down:

✔ How to use AI tools safely in trading.

✔ The biggest risks of AI-driven trading bots.

✔ Why backtesting is still your strongest edge.

Has ai replaced the need to backtest trading systems

Remember – You are only one trading system away!

Adrian Reid

Founder, Enlightened Stock Trading

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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.