Many day traders believe they have found an edge when they may be benefiting from favourable outcomes, a market environment or a sample of trades that is too small to prove anything.

A few winning sessions can make a strategy feel reliable, but short-term results can be influenced by volatility, liquidity, news flow and randomness.

What Does A Real Trading Edge Look Like?

A trading edge is not one profitable trade, one setup or one good month. It is a repeatable advantage that produces positive results across many trades after fees, slippage and changing market conditions are included.

A genuine edge should answer:

• Why should this setup work?

• In which conditions does it perform best?

• When does it struggle?

• Is the sample size large enough?

• What is the avera ...