Successful Traders Are Made

Trading skill has little to do with genes. What matters is a workable plan you can follow, and the evidence that it can be taught.

There are some things in life where talent and innate wiring help, like Michael Phelps being born with size 14 feet, hyper-extended joints and lower lactic-acid production. Successful trading in a technology-driven world has very little to do with genes. As long as you know how to use a PC or a mobile, it is doable with a workable plan that can be followed day in and day out. It is a skill that can be acquired, with genetic support that is far too common.

We tested this hypothesis on ordinary people, and their success stands as proof that trading success can be replicated.

We are not discounting the political, economic or social space that can affect how a person engages with the market, nor the physical and mental state that can bear on trading success. The sun can shine, the rain can pour, the earth can shatter, lightning may strike, and unexpected and unforeseen events can happen in life. All our dreams and plans can crash and burn at any moment. But these apply equally to success in any other field. All things equal, it is fair to say that successful traders are made, not born.