What causes these traders to have a big enough edge to be
profitable over the majority that do not make money?
Not exact matches
They don't understand that mathematically,
over a series of trades, a trader can lose a
majority of their trades and still be widely
profitable, simple math proves this.
Instead, understand that if you maintain a consistent risk amount that you're comfortable with, and only trade high - probability price action strategies,
over a series of trades you should come out
profitable, even if you lose the
majority of the time.
Last, as the wide
majority of equity investors fight
over a very limited supply of properties, you can pursue a fair deal in a calm and
profitable fashion.