Establishing a Systematic Approach to Cryptocurrency Trading with Adrian Reid

Adrian Reid is a full-time 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 systematic trading.Listen in!Key Highlights:[00:01 - 18:18]  The Key to Managing Your Investment PortfolioThe principle of diversification is to go as far as you can get as many diversified income streams or profit sources that you can.Crypto is not correlated to stocks, has different cycles and time scales, and offers a great opportunity for diversification in a portfolio.Systematic trading is a rules-based approach to trading that aims to find profitable opportunities in the market.Most traders might have some systematic elements don't trade systematically. This may result to panic and lead to hurdles in creating financial decisions..[18:19 - 27:20]  How to Avoid the Pitfalls of TradingIt's important to have rules that are tested and validated to be profitable. Without confidence in the rules, most people will freak out and misbehave.Leverage exists to help brokers make more money, not to help you make more money. Increasing your leverage drastically increases your risk of blowing up your account.To stay in the game as a trader, you have to be willing to lose money and take losses.[27:21 - 32:07]  Questions to Ask Your Financial AdvisorThere is a need for systems to be applied to markets in order to make money, and the best way to do that is through a systematic approach.The biggest lesson learned for Adrian is that having rules that are profitable and that have confidence in them is key to success.[32:08 - 34:18] Closing SegmentWant to learn more about Adrian's systems? Go to https://enlightenedstocktrading.com/colloquium/ to find articles, tip sheets, and a free course on how to get started.Key Quotes:“If you don't have absolute confidence in your rules, as soon as you have a bit of a dip in your account, most people will freak out and start misbehaving. You know, they'll bend the rules or break the rules, they'll start trying to trade more aggressively to make their money back, or they'll stop taking trades, because they're afraid of losing more, you know, all of these behaviors are inconsistent.” - Adrian Reid“Have a set of rules that is profitable and build absolute confidence in those rules. Because if you have absolute confidence, you can follow them, you can have the discipline.” - Adrian ReidConnect with Adrian:Website: https://enlightenedstocktrading.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/enlightenedstocktrading/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnlightenedStockTrading Twitter: @EnlightenStockFree Resources Exclusively for The Capital Club Podcast Listeners: https://enlightenedstocktrading.com/colloquium/ Connect with me on