Trading Isn’t Hard—It’s Misunderstood

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And… here’s the thing:

If you’re a trader stuck in the 9-5 grind, endlessly watching YouTube videos, and testing every “strategy” under the sun—you’re not alone.

I’ve been there. And I was there for a long time.

In fact, I spent a year and a half studying every ICT video out there. I treated trading like a degree because that’s what everyone said.

1000’s of hours of content, complex theories, and endless notes… only to realize I use just 5% of what I learned.

The truth?

Most of what’s out there doesn’t work. Concepts like market structure are overcomplicated and don’t make you money.

That’s why so many traders get stuck—they can’t let go of the time they’ve invested in things that don’t deliver.

This added years to my journey.

I was stuck in the rat race. I would come home exhausted and I would learn some strategy that looks amazing in hindsight but is useless in live markets.

It felt like an endless cycle. I would move from one strategy to another resetting my progress.

A losing streak would break me.

And when you are working a 9-5 job which you hate and you can’t figure trading out, life can be very dark.

However, there is always light at the end of the tunnel.

And what helped me turning things around was learning from a mentor who knew what he was doing.

I quickly learned that with the right education and mindset, what seems impossible becomes very possible, very quickly.

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Why Most Traders Fail

Most traders fail because they focus on everything except what actually matters:

• Liquidity.

• A simple entry model.

• The right mindset.

Everything else is a distraction.

That might sound harsh, an exaggeration or even a lie.

But trust me, after years of failing I can honestly say all you need is liquidity and a simple entry model coupled with the right mindset to become a millionaire.

You see, you can’t have one without the other. After 2 years of learning how to trade I had the liquidity and simple entry pattern but I lacked the mindset.

And not having the right mindset is like having a gun without ammo - useless.

But with the right mindset everything will click. Instantly.

When traders say trading clicked for them, what they are really talking about is their mindset.

In fact Joanie, one of my students, was able to make $20k in a month on just one $100k account by fixing her mindset.

You see, trading is 50% technical and 50% psychology

The technical are liquidity, liquidity sweeps and your entry model.

The psychological is your subconscious mind, affirmation and visualisations.

Sounds like a lot right?

And it is. Without a capable mentor I would have been lost.

This is why so many traders fail.

They keep learning the wrong things and even when they learn the right things they can’t make money because their subconscious mind keeps holding them back.

However, with the right guidance, trading becomes very possible very quickly.

My advice to those struggling would be:

• Focus on really understanding liquidity. If you can’t consistently predict the bias then you don’t understand liquidity fully, not yet.

• Find the simplest entry model you can and target liquidity with it. Ideally it’s a model someone profitable is using too so you can trust it.

• Work on your subconscious mind. Don’t be a soldier without any ammo. The psychological is just as important as the technical.

And as always, you don’t have to do this alone. If you want me to mentor you how to help condense your learning time from years to weeks, then check out: Mentorship.

Talk soon,
Atif