Hey,
I'm about to share the true secret to consistent profits in trading. It's straightforward, relatively simple, and easy to pursue – but first, let me give you the context so this really registers and you'll act on it.
Trading Is a Performance Activity – And 80% Isn't Good Enough
This isn't just you, your strategy, and some casual trade entries and exits. You have to perform well. You have to do the right thing at the right time and execute flawlessly.
Whatever your strategy is, you need to execute it at a very high level.
70% or 80% execution won't cut it. You need to be hitting the high nineties, or it's costing you serious money.
Why Perfect Execution Matters
You're competing against a massive, well-resourced crowd:
- Banks and institutional traders
- Firms with unlimited resources
- Corporations with advanced technology
- Organizations all fighting for the same money you are
You have to bring your A-game. No playing around, no being lackadaisical, and you absolutely cannot afford to wing it.
I Had to Learn This the Expensive Way
So many traders come to me struggling, and when we talk about their trading, I discover they're just flying by the seat of their pants.
I did the same thing for years. It cost me tremendously – both financially and emotionally. It almost cost me my marriage.
But I learned a big lesson that completely turned my trading around.
The Only Way to Put the Odds in Your Favor
You have to be very intentional about your trading.
When I was in the corporate world, I worked in quality assurance. I love QA because it's “success by design” – you get very clear and intentional about everything you're doing so you operate at a highly efficient, effective level.
Quality assurance taught me that the key to success isn't just having good processes – it's developing consistent processes.
Why Consistency Beats Strategy Every Time
Here's something that might surprise you:
An average or even mediocre strategy executed consistently will outperform and make way more money than a great strategy executed inconsistently.
You've probably experienced this yourself.
Consistency really is the key. Even if you don't have the “best” strategy on the planet, if you have a good strategy and can execute it consistently day in and day out, you're going to make money.
Have a great strategy but execute it inconsistently? It's going to be rough.
Why Consistency Comes First
In quality assurance, we focus on consistency first because:
If you have consistency, adjustments are easy. When performance drops due to market changes, you can make precise adjustments because you have a reliable baseline.
But if you're all over the place? That's really hard to fix. Inconsistency is nearly impossible to troubleshoot.
The Backwards Approach That's Killing Your Results
Most traders approach this backwards. They think:
- “Let me figure out how to get profitable first”
- “Then I'll worry about being consistent”
That's exactly wrong.
My Approach: Consistency First, Profits Follow
When I train people, we start with establishing consistency, then we worry about profit.
Why? Because once you have consistency, making it profitable is a whole lot easier.
The Strategy vs. System Confusion
Here's where many traders get screwed up: They think a strategy and a system are the same thing.
Just because someone made money on a trade doesn't mean they can execute that approach consistently hundreds or thousands of times.
That's the difference between a lucky trade and a professional system.
When Trading Gets Easy
When you get focused on being intentional and building consistency, trading gets easy. Making money gets easy.
It's so much easier than:
- Flying by the seat of your pants
- Being inconsistent
- Chasing strategies
- Fighting emotional control issues
The Magic Really Is in the Consistency
Consistency is the secret sauce. It's what separates the professionals from the gamblers.
When you focus on getting good at being consistent – being very intentional about your process – that's when things get good. Really good.
Time Alone Won't Fix This
If your trading results are less than what you should be making, don't think more time will magically fix it.
So many traders tell themselves: “I've tried everything I can think of. I'll just keep trading and somehow things will turn around.”
It doesn't work that way.
You need to get the help you need, whether it's with me or someone else. But don't just sit there accepting less than you deserve.
The Bottom Line
Stop chasing the next shiny strategy. Stop trying to control your emotions with willpower alone.
Focus on building rock-solid consistency in your execution. That's where the real money is made.
Tired of it taking SO LONG to actually get consistently profitable?
Tired of it being so much harder than it seems like it should be to make profits, consistently and reliably?
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To your trading success,
Brian McAboy
Inside Out Trading
P.S. Don't let more time pass just continuing to trade the same way, hoping things will magically turn around. Let's jump on a call and discuss what's holding you back right now and what you need to do to move forward with trading that performs the way you want. Book a call with me at InsideOutTrading.com – I also have free resources there including a trader scorecard to help you identify what you're missing.
