Miko Aodu

When you see a big move or a major news headline, is the right response to jump in, or to wait?


Many will argue that if you wait, you miss the move.


I see it differently.

By the time the headline prints, the move has already happened.


The real opportunity lies in being positioned before the camel’s back breaks. That is where true asymmetry exists: defined risk, large potential reward, and clarity of invalidation. Once the bomb has dropped, the crowd rushes in, and by then, most of the opportunity has already been consumed.


To be clear, this is not about gambling on news releases. The headline or sudden price expansion is merely the tipping point. The real work happens earlier: identifying that the system is already under stress, and understanding which direction it is structurally incentivised to release that pressure.


Trade the pressure build up, not the explosion.

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 16

Miko Aodu

Do you think you already know enough about financial markets to have an edge?

Most people who have been trading for a while probably do.

So why do so many still struggle?

The answer is rarely a lack of knowledge.
It’s a lack of restraint.

Many traders are capable of identifying one or two genuinely high-quality opportunities each month. The problem is that those trades are usually buried beneath a mountain of low-quality ones. By month-end, the edge is still there but it’s been diluted beyond recognition.

Understanding a concept does not mean it can be applied anywhere, at any time.
Most price action is noise. Forcing structure onto noise is one of the fastest ways to give profits back to the market.

The trader who understands the limits of an edge and waits for the precise conditions where it applies, will consistently outperform the trader who is blinded by the strength of a pattern and applies it indiscriminately.

Once you understand how fragile most technical edges are, restraint is no longer optional. It becomes a requirement. Constant activity in the market often isn’t confidence, it’s discomfort with waiting.

Trading less feels uncomfortable.
That discomfort is usually the right battle to be fighting.

1 month ago | [YT] | 18

Miko Aodu

Announcement!

First of all, happy new year fam!

I hope everyone had a good new years and is ready for 2026. If you have not checked out the challenge I set for myself and people that follow the channel, check out this video: https://youtu.be/KiCNBR9c-gA

But I want to make this announcement that going into 2026 I will be reducing live streams to 1 per week on Wednesdays. I want to focus more on videos and other content I have planned for the community going into next year.

I am always open to video suggestions so don't be afraid to drop ideas in the comments or on you can direct message me on social media.

Looking forward to 2026!

1 month ago | [YT] | 4

Miko Aodu

What is the time delay between identifying an opportunity and executing it?

What if next year you doubled or even tripled that delay?

Would you be better or worse off?

Most traders rush into positions because urgency feels real. Emotions tell us time is running out, and missing a move feels like giving up something significant. In reality, most perceived opportunities either fade or invalidate themselves. They were never high-quality situations to begin with.

Allowing more time before committing capital gives you two advantages. First, it consolidates your thinking and emotional state. Second, it allows the market to reveal information you could not have seen earlier.

That information will either strengthen the original premise or quietly dismantle it. Both outcomes are valuable.

Increasing your time delay doesn’t just reduce unnecessary losses, it filters out trades that never deserved attention. The result is fewer decisions, higher conviction, and far less regret.

Review your recent trades. Ask yourself whether waiting longer strengthened or weakened your original read.

Let others rush in and let your patience become an edge.

1 month ago | [YT] | 20

Miko Aodu

Most people approach markets and decisions by trying to anticipate what will happen next. I shift my focus onto a different question: whether waiting is still working.

Through studying markets I found how complex systems respond to stress over time. Some imbalances gradually resolve through adaptation. Others persist, resist repair, and eventually require decisive action to restore balance. Understanding the difference between these states is where timing and risk begin to matter.

Rather than focusing on patterns or headlines, I want to pay attention to how a market/system behaves as time passes:
– Is pressure easing or building?
– Are attempted solutions working, or quietly failing?
– Is flexibility increasing, or slowly disappearing?

Speed alone rarely creates necessity. Repeated effort without progress is usually more telling.

I have learnt that trading is only one application of this way of thinking. The framework extends well beyond markets. At its core, it’s about patience, restraint, and recognising when delay remains safe—and when it no longer is.

1 month ago | [YT] | 8

Miko Aodu

You realise markets don’t offer opportunities continuously. They offer them contextually.

Most traders fail because they try to trade every day in markets that are balanced most of the time. The majority of price action is noise, and continuous trading is just noise participation.

Instead of analysing charts to find a “setup,” practise observing what price is doing as it transitions between regimes. Comment on balance, imbalance, acceptance, and failure without the need to act.
Over time, opportunities reveal themselves naturally.
This is where discretionary trading actually lives.

Opportunities don’t need to be manufactured because they will eventually present themselves.

1 month ago | [YT] | 21

Miko Aodu

Hello fam!

Merry Christmas to all that celebrate!

As the markets come to a close and slow down, this is an important time to reflect and align ourselves with our goals for next year. Remember, there is no progress without self-reflection and review!

I have uploaded a video on why majority of price movement is not useful to us, and exactly what we should be focusing on. I also touch on how this improves are patience and discipline which is imperative to our success and sustainability in the markets.

I will see you on live streams after the holidays!

1 month ago (edited) | [YT] | 4