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Why Most Traders Start in the Wrong Place

Most traders improve by adding strategies. The best improve by refining behavior. This article explores why mentorship accelerates growth, how teaching sharpens execution, and why becoming a mentor is often the turning point from inconsistency to control.

23 March 2026

A durable trading practice begins with foundations: how decisions are framed, measured, reviewed, and improved. Strategy matters, but it cannot compensate for a process that is not yet stable.