Day Trading The Stock Market Won’t Make You Rich— But This Will
99% Of Investors Totally Overlook This Table-Topping Strategy
Broker stats confirm that up to 95% lose money day trading.
The remaining 5% consists of institutional traders managing billions of dollars, where even the most minor market shifts can result in staggering profits.
However, the retail trader armed with a tiny account and big dreams of overnight success and the day trader lifestyle stands no chance.
Why?
Short answer: Greed never pays.
A great book to read is How I Lost Everything by Every Day Trader That Ever Lived.
Jokes aside, day trading fails because it lacks a repeatable edge.
Price action is erratic, volatile and random, so back-tested strategies that produce high success rates never work as well in real time.
Throw in bad asset selection, leverage, poor risk and exit management, and you are on a one-way trip to Brokeville.
However, back-tested day trading strategies do make great marketing for dodgy educators. Know what I mean?
Now listen up…
People do not fail because of a lack of ability. You absolutely have it in you to nail this.
It is a lack of best practices and accountability that are letting you down.
Investing in the stock market is remarkably simple, but with so many dodgy gurus and dud strategies out there, finding the information you need is almost impossible.
I was there in my early days losing thousands on both crap courses that over promised and under delivered as well as making trades and investments that never took my portfolio performance out of first gear.
That’s why I am going to show you the maths behind being a stock market millionaire and the strategy that I have used to make 30%+ a year for over a decade.
A track record that approved our hedge fund in Luxembourg.
I want you to finally put those demons to rest, get on track with your wealth goals, and have the peace of mind that the future is finally where it should be—in your hands.
The process I will share is the same system our members have used to double their accounts over the last two years, matching our 30%+ annual performance.
This is not theory or just backtested.
This is a proven, evidence-based approach that is changing lives forever.
So let’s dive in…
Reverse Engineer Your Goal
First, let’s understand why working out your numbers and reverse engineering your goal of becoming a stock market millionaire is the best place to start.
Members of our private community were constantly losing money or underperforming before they joined us.
One of the main issues was that there wasn’t much planning involved in reaching their goals.
There was no groundwork laid, and so no clarity.
Just hit-and-hope strategies and decisions based on social media influence — wealth-zapping and time-killing curses for the modern-day investor.
A poorly performing portfolio is a symptom.
They could see big market moves but always seemed to miss them, which had the knock-on effect of leaving huge amounts of profit on the table.
Or eventually, FOMO got the better of them, and they jumped in, which inevitably was always too late.
They ended up with losses, which kept their portfolio in the red or in first gear, wiping out profit from other stocks.
The Solution — Remove Those Curses
Unless you slow down, take a step back, work out your numbers, and then settle on the right investment strategy to make those numbers…
Your portfolio performance will always be inconsistent or underperforming at best.
Most people regularly overlook this crucial yet straightforward step of working out their numbers and reverse engineering their investment goal to stock market millions.
I know that based on my 10+ years of mentoring experience, but one that when we get our members to complete and then explain the repeatable and straightforward strategy that trumps all others to keep them on track, their stock market approach takes on a whole new meaning.
Our Trustpilot confirms that they now have portfolio performances that match ours—one out of first gear, into sixth, and in cruise control.
The revolution is being online-evised.
So let’s work out the annual return on investment you need to make to
GET on track to becoming a stock market millionaire, as without this, you won’t know which investment strategy to pick.
STAY on track to becoming a stock market millionaire, blocking out those curses mentioned above forever.
BUILD a legacy you can pass on to your kids and loved ones to do the same, because the schooling system WILL NEVER do it for you.
NEWSFLASH: This is your responsibility, and you are in the right place to turn generational wealth into more than just a buzzword.
Working Out Your Numbers
Let’s say you have $20k saved up, which is a great starting point and what we recommend our members start with.
‘What? $20K?’ I hear you say?
Listen, you’ve got to have a war chest ready to invest.
Too many turn to day trading and short-term strategies to turn small sums of money into treasure chests overnight.
NEWSFLASH: You will lose it. And you will keep losing it, which will cost you the time you need to compound your money.
You can’t skip the step of earning and saving money, no matter what the fake day trading gurus tell you.
The more you earn and save, the quicker you will be able to speed up this process I am sharing with you.
If that means making sacrifices to your lifestyle for the bigger picture, so be it.
As Arnold Schwarzenegger said ‘Because… so what?’
Be nonchalant about it, an underrated superpower — moving with quiet purpose. Only you know your next move.
Often, we are in the privileged position of earning cash, having choices, and creating a lifestyle where we have a spending problem, not a money problem.
If you spend time budgeting and adjusting, being as frugal as you need to be, I bet you could save more than just shrapnel.
And remember, just do it. Because… so what? (flex those biceps while you say it)
Nonchalant.
Ok, let’s bring it back.
You have put in the time and now you have:
$20k saved and ready to deploy
A 20-year time horizon to grow it to $1 million through smarter investing
Committed to adding a further $100/month to the pot.
You need to make 19.78% a year to become a stock market millionaire.
If you have $40k saved, you can do this in half the time.
$100k? Even quicker.
See how the numbers and the compounding effect work?
With this groundwork in place, you have clarity on what returns you need to achieve to be a stock market millionaire.
The knock-on effect is massive.
You can streamline your investment plan and ensure that every decision you make brings you closer to your goal.
Ideally, you should have simple and repeatable processes in place that compound your money away in the background while you get on with life.
The good news — we can do that with the tech available today.
The great news — I will show you precisely how to do that next.
Choosing The Right Investment Strategy
Now that we have worked out that you need a return of 19.78% annually for the next 20 years to be a stock market millionaire, the next step is to look at what investment strategies will get you there.
The banking system gives you less than 1%, so that’s a no.
An S&P 500 tracker fund will earn around 8% a year. This is better, but still a no.
Hedge funds typically match the S&P 500 benchmark of around 8% a year or underperform. Very few beat the benchmark, and if they do, they rarely deliver almost 20% a year that you need, so this is a no. As a sidenote, our hedge fund will average you over 30% a year. :0)
Also note that with these first three options, you are giving your money away to someone else to manage, which is also a no, UNLESS they have a track record that exceeds the 19.78% you need to make.
The goal is to keep as much money as possible under your control because, with the right decisions, you will create superior returns and learn a unique skillset in the process.
Technology has changed the game.
DO NOT underestimate yourself and what you can achieve.
Our members have doubled their accounts in the last 2 years, since taking the leap of faith in themselves and us. This is not beyond your reach.
Let’s continue with your investment options…
Day trading has a failure rate of up to 95%. So, if you look at it objectively and see those false promises of quick riches for what they are, it is a no.
Value investing, or buying stocks at a discount, is one approach, but there is a reason why it is also known as ‘catching a falling knife’. Buy low, sell high is touted as the status quo, but people soon find out that it is not as profitable as it claims to be. It is also time-consuming and hard work in terms of research, so all in all, value investing will keep you in first gear and won’t get you to the 19.78% annual return in an efficient manner.
Then there are alternative investments like classic cars, violins, and watches. Whisky and wine, for example, get you around 15% a year, which is decent. Of course, you need an interest and a trained eye on what to look for. It is often a passion for the investor, but again, it is very unlikely to get you the 19.78% annually for the next 20 years to be a millionaire. Still, it will make an interesting addition to a portfolio.
Then there is real estate, which will give you 10% to 11% a year, which again is not bad at all, but still around 50% short of the 19.78% you want to achieve. And that is from a property portfolio and not a single property that you purchase and live in, so again, something to think about. Is saving $20k and putting it into a deposit to get a mortgage to then spend the next 30 years paying it off, the wisest way when you have the next option?
The Perfect Investment Strategy For Busy Professionals
That leaves us with an investment approach that receives little respect and airtime compared to value investing and day trading...
Trend following.
Trend following is an approach that has topped performance tables for decades, but one that, as my title says, 99% of investors will overlook.
Its benefits are vast and unbeatable.
Not only is it simple to learn and execute, but it also adapts around the busiest of lifestyles in minutes a day.
Trend following is the only strategy we use, and how we have achieved over 30% a year.
This approach led to our hedge fund in Luxembourg, and it is the exact approach we have shared with our community members to double their accounts over the last 2 years.
As I mentioned at the start, this is not just theory or some backtested strategy.
It is a timeless, evidence-based approach grounded in truth.
How Does A Trend Following Strategy Work?
It flips everything you have been told is good investing on its head.
Let’s first expand on the idea of why buy low sell high is a bad idea.
Think about it for a second.
Buy low sell high is buying a stock that is going down and in the opposite direction you want it to, and then hoping for it to reverse in your favour.
There’s a reason why it’s called catching a falling knife. The result is a massive slice through your portfolio that causes it to bleed out.
In actuality, you are making life unnecessarily difficult for yourself by buying discounted stocks.
PYPL is a perfect example of catching a falling knife and the damage it causes. (monthly chart below)
The stock has dropped over 80% since its all-time high at $311 in 2021 and has gone nowhere since.
Imagine buying this stock ‘at a discount’ at $250 in 2021, only to see it trade at $72 in 2025?
Do not allow your ego to downplay the consequences.
A waste of time
A waste of money
Missed opportunities to put that money into better stocks
Not pleasant.
The impact of buying falling knives compounds precisely how you DO NOT want.
Then we hear all the time to keep buying more as the stock keeps dropping, again touted as the thing to do with value investing.
This is nothing short of insanity.
Buying more of a losing stock only accelerates losses as the falling knife gathers momentum. Getting to breakeven alone is a challenge that takes many years.
Then there are the hours of deep research into the stock's fundamentals, which is deemed a necessary evil by so-called experts of the value investing fraternity, only to catch a falling knife.
Makes no sense if you look at this objectively.
Another silly piece of social media finfluencer advice is to buy a stock you're familiar with, that you buy from, or like. This decision is deeply rooted in emotion and is a guaranteed way to buy dud stocks.
As mentioned, trend following flips all of that outdated and misleading information on its head.
With trend following, we buy high sell higher, NOT buy low sell high.
We buy stocks with a history of going up over many years.
APH is a perfect example of a trending stock. (monthly chart below)
Its IPO was in the 1990s and has been a dream stock for investors ever since, delivering superior returns through holding and compounding.
In the time PYPL has declined 80%, APH has climbed 175% and is showing no signs of slowing down.
On a side note, which one would you be more likely to invest in based on what you know and have been told? PYPL or APH?
PYPL right?
You likely haven’t even heard of APH. I certainly hadn’t until our scanner picked it up, and its historical performance blew me away.
‘Why isn’t anyone talking about this stock?’ I often asked myself in the early days until I realised ‘they’ do not want us to know about them.
Wealth creation is only for the select few. The Elite. The Smart Money.
So I made myself The Smart Money by learning to find, invest and compound these hidden-in-plain-sight gems.
I have been investing in APH ever since, and so have our community members.
NEWSFLASH: Wealth is made from stocks NOT found in our media channels.
Question everything.
Think about it — with trending stocks like APH the odds are instantly stacked in our favour with the stock:
Displaying a history of going up over many years often decades and
Moving up and in the correct direction we want as investors right now
Which is unlike stocks dropping in price and on sale.
Our job as investors is to be able to:
Find and analyse those stocks going up right now
Time the entry at the start of the next uptrend
Execute a trend-following strategy for maximum gains
If you can’t do this, well, you have not earned the title of stock market investor, and you won’t make the 19.78% annual return, and with that, say goodbye to stock market millionaire status.
But here’s the thing — it is far simpler than you realise.
And instead of buying more of a losing stock, which, as a reminder, is touted as the thing to do with value investing but ultimately accelerates losses, with trend following, we only add to winning positions and accelerate profit.
This is the purest way to compound and is the true secret sauce to wealth creation.
And it is how we and our members achieve those 30% plus returns annually.
Unlike value investing, which requires hours of deep research into the stock's fundamentals and only leads to catching a falling knife, trend following uses technical analysis—a flashy word for using charts to make our investment decisions.
Charts focus us on what the stock is actually doing, NOT what we hope it will do.
This efficient and straightforward approach delivers superior returns and gets you on track to becoming a stock market millionaire.
The modern-day version of trend following is the perfect hybrid approach for busy professionals.
We use tech and charts like traders to cherry-pick the best stocks and assets, but
We hold and compound over the long term like investors to make significant compounded returns.
It is the sweet spot where science and art meet and gives us, the private investor managing our hard-earned money and portfolio from home, complete control.
What’s Needed To Execute A Trend-Following Strategy?
Here’s how I do it.
Trend following is broken down into two steps.
Analysis — finding the best stocks and assets
Investing — turning them into consistent profit
To complete Step 1, I use a scanner and charting tools.
To complete Step 2, I have a strategy and a broker account.
I break each part down in detail in this article.
The beauty of trend following is that:
It is straightforward to learn
It can be executed from the comfort of home
It adapts around the busiest of lifestyles in minutes a week
It completely blocks out those curses we mentioned right at the start — dud strategies and pesky social media finfluencers
Something I hear all the time is that ‘I have tried it all and I still can’t make it work.’
They haven’t.
If we have a track record of making 30%+ a year, and so do our members, and you are underperforming…
It’s not that the market is rigged or that you are a bad investor (unless of course you intentionally like to lose money…)
It’s simply that you have not tried everything.
And trend following is that hidden gem you have been seeking.
Congratulations — You’ve found it!
Your Key Takeaways
Reverse engineer your goals
Calculate your annual ROI %number
Adopt trend following — buy high sell higher NOT buy low sell high
Block out those curses — dud strategies and pesky finfluencers
Perfect and pass onto your kids and loved ones — your legacy!