Trading in 2025: Where’s the Edge Now?

The good news:
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​The barriers to entry have never been lower.
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The tech is incredible.
Automation. Easy alerts. One-click orders. (no calling waiting for a dealer to pick up)
Platforms like TradingView. Ridiculously tight spreads.
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I mean, back in the day, you’d pay an 8-10 pt spread on an index.
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Now you can trade the DAX with Pepperstone for 0.9 points.
And with a typical daily range of 300pts+ that’s an incredible difference from years gone by.
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Execution’s fast.
Charts are stunning and cheap.
Data’s instant.
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From that perspective we’ve never had it this good.
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​The bad news:
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​The game’s more competitive than ever.
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The “easy” inefficiencies are gone.
You’re no longer up against a few chart-watchers… you’re up against machines.
Well funded, hyper profitable trading firms, staffed by some of the brightest minds on the planet…
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All swimming in the same pool as you. All trying to take yoru lunch…
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The little order-book edge I had spotting rubbish algos in 2005? Long gone..
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But…
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​The edge is still there.
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​it’s just different…
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Now I believe it’s about:
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• Selectivity
• Patience
• Sitting on your hands until the perfect setup shows up
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You can literally sit in cash all week if you want.
There’s no penalty for waiting.
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​And most traders don’t realise… that is edge.
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​While the crowd’s arguing over the next ICT candle…
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You’re waiting for the full toss (yes, cricket reference, no sniggering at the back).
The one that fits your plan.
The one that deserves size.
The play with the positive expectancy
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So yeah…
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The bad news is… the old game’s gone.
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The good news?
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​ The new game is better, if you play it right.
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​And here’s the really good news:
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You can control the variables.
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You can’t control spreads or data feeds…
But you can control your actions.
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• No excuses.
• No one else to blame.
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And yeah, that’s scary for some.
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But for people like you and me?
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​That’s empowering.
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​Full agency.
Total responsibility.
And the ability to change things when they’re not where you want them to be.