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An edge is not a setup you find on YouTube, it’s a behavior you exploit consistently better than the average participant

What do you want it to see in the market? How would you want price to behave? 🙂

Finding an edge isn't about a magic setup; it's about understanding market mechanics and exploiting inefficiencies. Start by getting a grip on market structure and liquidity concepts like order blocks, FVGs, and liquidity grabs. Study how major news impacts markets—like how Fed announcements affect yields and DXY. Test your understanding by backtesting strategies and refining them based on data, not gut feelings. Stick with it, and remember, it's about finding what works consistently for you, not what's popular.

Focus on trading stocks in play. Before you even think about your strategy for trading something, ask why that name is even worth trading today? What catalyst is fueling the move? What key levels is it approaching? Being in the right names at the right time is exponentially more forgiving than trying to do something like scalp the indexes every day which rarely have a reason to make big moves.

Start by analyzing a profitable trade, what worked, and why? Write down the conditions, and try to repeat.

Same with losing trades, but don't repeat.

Hahaa, I think a lot of people get stuck here because they’re searching for an “edge” as if it’s a hidden strategy, when in reality it’s usually a narrow behavior applied consistently. Read tha t again

What finally worked for me wasn’t discovering something new, it was cutting things down. One market, one session, one setup. Same entry logic, same risk, same exit rules. Over and over. The edge only became visible after months of repetition and review.

Most strategies technically “work” in isolation. The difference is whether you can execute the same idea 100+ times without improvising, resizing, or changing rules after a few losses.

If I had to point someone in a direction:
– focus on context first (trend, range, volatility)
– define exactly *when you are allowed* to trade
– risk small enough that you can survive a long flat period
– review your own trades more than other people’s charts

An edge isn’t complexity. It’s clarity + patience long enough for probability to show up. If you’re willing to trade boring and repeatable, you’re already closer than most.

This is a really good question — and honestly, the fact that you’ve already identified psychology *and* the lack of a real edge puts you ahead of most people.

One thing I’ll say upfront: most consistently profitable traders didn’t “find” an edge the way YouTube makes it sound. They **built** one by narrowing their focus, not by stacking more concepts.

A few things that helped me when I was exactly where you are:

**1. Stop searching for “the strategy” and start defining constraints**
An edge isn’t a setup by itself. It’s a *context + behavior + risk framework*.
Instead of asking “what should I trade,” ask:

* What market type suits me? (trend, range, mean reversion)
* What time of day do I actually execute best?
* How much heat can I realistically sit through without sabotaging myself?

Most people skip this and wonder why nothing sticks.

**2. One market, one timeframe, one setup — for months**
This part is boring, but it’s where edges actually come from.

Pick:

* one market (ES, NQ, one stock, one FX pair)
* one timeframe you’ll execute on
* one repeatable behavior you’re trying to exploit

Then watch it *every day*. Don’t trade it at first — study it.
You’re looking for:

* what “normal” looks like
* how price behaves before your idea works
* how it behaves before it fails

Familiarity is what creates confidence. Confidence is what makes execution possible.

**3. Your edge is probabilistic, not predictive**
If you’re looking for something that “tells you where price is going,” you’ll stay stuck.

A real edge sounds more like:
“When X happens in Y context, price tends to do Z often enough that, with proper risk, I come out ahead over many trades.”

You can be wrong *a lot* and still be profitable if:

* losses are small
* size is consistent
* execution is repeatable

That’s why psychology improves *after* structure, not before.

**4. Backtesting isn’t about win rate — it’s about behavior**
Most people backtest wrong.

Don’t just log wins and losses. Log:

* how far price went before working
* how often it chopped before resolving
* how often patience was required

You’re training your brain to recognize *acceptable discomfort* vs real invalidation.
That alone fixes a huge portion of “psychology issues.”

**5. If something doesn’t click (like ICC), that’s information**
That doesn’t mean it’s bad — it just means it may not match how *you* process information.

Some traders need very mechanical rules.
Some need visual context.
Some need narrative and structure.

The best strategy is the one you can execute **when money is on the line**.

If I could summarize it in one sentence:

An edge is less about finding the right concept and more about **removing everything you can’t execute consistently**.

You’re asking the right questions. Narrow the scope, build familiarity, and let the edge emerge from repetition — not complexity.

Hope that helps.