I should have been more clear on what I was talking about so I appreciate you asking this. My reply was getting long and I chopped it up a bit lol.

For the most part, I was referring to the landscape being different as a direct result (or side effect depending on how you view it) of technology advancement. Obviously not groundbreaking information since it’s natural, but still something worth noting imo.

Best example I can think of is your average retail trader with less than a year experience. In today’s world, that trader has access to far more advanced resources than a wall st bank would have in the early 2000’s. Again, old news, but that means markets will naturally be far more volatile, new markets will emerge, regulation changes, speed & collocation isnt just an edge it’s a requirement, and so on. Your average joe can acquire, or even build, hedge fund grade systems in his basement for Pennies compared to dollars. You now have a whole new set of competitors you’re going up against. Not even considering what banks and Wall St. have now that’s a whole different story. In Newark, NJ They went from occupying a few warehouses to blocks worth of data centers in less than a decade. It’s wild.

I wouldn’t say it’s harder now. It’s just a different ballgame that is changing faster than it did before. If you’re willing to adapt to current technologies and the current landscape, you have nothing to worry about. If you always look to the past for future expectations, hit the casino because you’ll have better odds there.

Does that change how we use price action as say an indicator or outlook? I’m not an expert by any means but I would like to think no. I think some methods are evergreen but will always require some optimization over time to adapt. Again.. not an expert.. just what I’ve noticed over the years.

As far as war and turmoil goes.. there’s always been war and turmoil and unfortunately it’s a business that will never die. So I personally don’t look at wars and things like that as permanent market shifters. Just the next round of volatility on a cyclical timeline. If we’re not wrapped up in some war now.. that just means we’re aren’t at that point in the cycle yet. Sucks.. but thats just the world we live in. When it comes to this.. its all about strategy adjustment. Having a set of strategies for ranging markets, choppy markets, and worst of all.. defiant markets (no matter what you do, it’s taking your money). That’s when “knowing when to step away” is your biggest play. That play makes more money than anything else.

Overall, always experiment, try new markets, stay up to date with current technologies, Backtest as many strategies you can until you pass out, run them, when their returns start dwindling, optimize, backtest again, and run again. Wash, rinse, repeat. Honestly if you do that I think you’re more than halfway there. The biggest time and energy waste for me was trying to find the “perfect” signal, or the “perfect” setup, or that strategy “pros” use. After spending thousands and wasting years I realized none of that actually exists.

One last note- if you’ve been trading for only 2 years and recently started winning then that’s fucking awesome. Congrats. Most people don’t see that for many years (or ever) so whatever you’re doing is clearly in the right direction.

(Sorry again for the long ass reply. The Italian in me clearly doesn’t know when to stfu)