HRV (Heart Rate Variability) is basically how adaptable my body is between heartbeats. It doesn’t just show how fit I am, it shows how well I’m recovering and handling stress.
Higher HRV = I’m recovered, calm, and switched on.
Lower HRV = I’m run down, stressed, and not thinking clearly.
I only realised how much this mattered when I started tracking it.
On bad days - late nights, poor sleep, long hours at the desk - my HRV would drop. And without fail, my decisions in the market would get worse too. More impulsive trades. Less patience. More mistakes.
It wasn’t random. It was feedback.
So I changed things.
I started running, not to get fit in a traditional sense, but to build control over my system. At first it was tough, but over time my resting heart rate improved, my HRV climbed, and I felt the difference mentally.
Calmer. More focused. Less reactive when things got chaotic.
I also cleaned up the basics: better sleep, proper hydration, cutting late stimulants, and focusing on recovery rather than just pushing harder.
The biggest shift was realising HRV isn’t something to obsess over, it’s something to learn from. A signal, not a score.
For me, it became simple: when my body is in a good place, my decisions are better.
That’s the real edge.
Not just strategy, but the state you’re in when you execute it.
