Thanks to the eminiplayer site for posting this excellent analysis from Ziad on learning to become a successful trader. It's a true gem. A key point is that trading success requires far more than finding setups that "work". Whether a pattern is profitable is not just a function of that pattern, but of the context in which the pattern is embedded. The single greatest step forward in my trading this year occurred when I stopped making "trend" my unit of analysis and instead focused on "cycle".