For over 20 years, Ron B. built hundreds of trading systems but could never stay profitable, undone by over-analysis, system-hopping, and a confidence that never translated into results. Through structured, mindset-focused coaching, he learned to execute mechanically, trust his backtested system, and trade with calm confidence.
Background
Ron B. began trading around the early 2000s, starting out with manual charting and paper-based systems before moving to Metastock and later AmiBroker. Over the following two decades he built “hundreds of systems” and was an active participant in trading communities.
Despite that technical proficiency, he faced the same obstacles year after year: chronic inconsistency, over-analysis, and a tendency to be swayed by market hype. His confidence never translated into profits — what he came to describe as his own confidence paradox. “I was confident but wasn’t profitable,” he said. His story shares a common thread with how Gavin transformed 15 years of trading frustration into consistent profits.
Before SWS
The old pattern: Ron second-guessed nearly every trade, researching charts, market news, and outside opinions before pulling the trigger. He built and abandoned system after system before any of them had the chance to prove their edge. As he put it, “most of my books were analysis… but you need more than just a system.”
The desired shift: A mechanical process where every valid signal was taken without hesitation, backed by backtested conviction and free of news-driven doubt. “If I just left it alone and took the trade, I would have been better off,” he reflected.
The Turning Point
Ron credits his transformation to a structured program built around disciplined execution, mindset development, and repetition — the Learn to Trade Properly (LTTP) program. Unlike the system-only courses and books he had relied on for 15 years, it gave him direct access to coaches and a structured way to apply lessons he had previously dismissed, including working back through Trading in the Zone with the program’s guidance until its lessons finally stuck.
“Whenever I want to contact you, I ring up, and there you are.”
— Ron B., SWS member
The SWS Process He Adopted
The turning point rested on four elements working together: habit-based training, a properly applied mindset framework, a specific repetition exercise, and accessible coaching that turned lessons into automatic behaviour.
Training that builds habits, not hype
Rather than more analysis, the program gave Ron the psychological structure he had been missing for 15 years, turning correct decisions into default behaviour through repetition.
Applying Trading in the Zone properly
Ron had read the book years earlier and dismissed it. Working through it chapter by chapter with the program’s structure helped him internalise ideas like managing drawdowns and executing mechanically.
The 25-Trades exercise
This breakthrough exercise cut Ron’s mistakes dramatically, with no skipped entries and no early exits, and taught him why consistency outperforms prediction in a trend-following system.
Direct coaching access
Being able to call his coaches directly rather than wait days for a reply let him correct mistakes early instead of repeating them for months.
Outcomes
Ron now trades in a completely different way. He takes every valid signal without hesitation, enters and exits exactly as his system instructs, and no longer researches, second-guesses, or watches the news. “I don’t think about the trade now. If it comes up I take it,” he says.
Where Ron stands today: he is preparing to scale his core portfolio, add satellite strategies to diversify execution, and is exploring leveraged ETFs or markets across the US and Australia, all within the same disciplined, mechanical approach. This account reflects Ron’s own reported experience; individual results vary.
Gary’s Commentary
Twenty years of knowledge, unlocked by behaviour.
Ron didn’t need another system, he had already built hundreds of them. What he needed was a way to trust one long enough to let its edge show up. That’s a pattern I see again and again: technically capable traders held back not by their charts, but by their habits. Once Ron treated execution as a skill to be practised rather than a decision to be made in the moment, twenty years of frustration turned into consistency.
— Gary Stone, founder of Share Wealth Systems
Frequently Asked Questions
What was Ron B.'s trading background before finding consistency?
Ron traded for over 20 years, building hundreds of trading systems from manual charting through to Metastock and AmiBroker, but was never able to stay consistently profitable.
What was Ron B.'s "confidence paradox"?
Ron described being confident in his market knowledge but never profitable, undone by over-analysis, system-hopping, and second-guessing trades based on news and outside opinions.
What program helped Ron B. build trading consistency?
Ron credits the Learn to Trade Properly (LTTP) program, which combined structured coaching, a mindset framework, and a repetition exercise called the 25-Trades exercise.
Is Ron B.'s experience typical of every SWS member?
No. This account reflects Ron's own reported, individual experience. Individual results vary, and past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.
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About Gary Stone
Gary Stone is the founder of Share Wealth Systems and creator of the SPA3 trading methodology, with over 30 years of market experience and 8,000+ hours of R&D.
Share Wealth Systems holds Australian Financial Services Licence AFSL 250900.