Have you ever felt like these 2 guys on the right?
Many traders do.
They’re so busy plowing through their trading tasks, that they get no time to uncover better and more efficient ways to get things done.
And this can be dangerous.
The markets are constantly changing. Statistical edges are being eroded away, while new ones are appearing. But traders don’t know unless they take the time to step back, review what they’re doing and how they can improve.
Here’s a recent example from my own trading:
In 2024, my Hedge Fund team and I completed a massive Machine Learning project. Part of the project was to analyze a huge number of indicators to find which had the highest impact on the quality of trades for specific markets.
And our research uncovered some VERY interesting results.
Those results were incorporated into new tools and techniques I now use in my Hedge Fund, plus I also shared them with members of my Elite and Protege programs too.
However, we made one surprising discovery in the index markets that shocked me. It’s quite a simple indicator. I don’t see it talked about much, but most traders have probably heard of it, and it’s used in a way that isn’t common for algo traders.
But the results of using this indicator in a specific way are HUGE.
It’s like night and day.
So I took that research and included it in the Index Mastery program, so index traders in the BTA community can use it in their trading strategies too.
Now I can’t share the indicator or the specific way to use it here, that’s for members of the Index Mastery program. (If you’re already a member, check out the 2024/2025 update video I posted in the course. I’ve also updated the Index Mastery Wizard tool, so make sure you download the latest version and you’re ready to go!).
The point is, without this level of research and making continuous improvement a priority, I would have never discovered this technique.
If you’re just starting out or still working on your implementation, focus on that first. Wait until you have a stable implementation before you make any changes.
Imitate first. Innovate later.
But once you’re set up with your trading, always be conscious of not growing stagnant.
Traders who don’t adapt, eventually stop trading.
Tomas.
