Adrian ReidFounder of Enlightened Stock Trading

Time - Your Best Friend or Worst Enemy in Trading

21 Aug 2025 · 0 min

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Adrian Reid argues that time can be either a trader’s greatest ally or worst enemy: if you delay becoming profitable, the lost compounding over decades can amount to millions. He shares a personal anecdote — it took him three years to get profitable, and 25 years later he calculated that the three-year delay cost him millions — and advises traders who are struggling to seek help and become profitable quickly so they can begin compounding returns.

Questions this video answers

Three years.

25 years.

Time is your biggest friend or enemy. If you're struggling to get profitable, you've got to find a way to get profitable fast. When I first started trading, it took me three years to get profitable. 25 years later, I calculated the compounded impact of that three year delay in getting profitable. And it is millions of dollars. So if you're struggling on your own, trying to figure out how to get profitable, stop, look for help and get profitable fast so you can start compounding your account, your future self will thank you.