I am very ready
@higo!
2016 is my year and I am taking it somewhere else. My goal is to intentionally double my capital several times this year and just keep doing it. I am compounding all my profits and not taking a wage. I am trying to look at it as a mathematical challenge and not get too caught up on the money side of things. I set myself the challenge first week of Feb and have achieved one cycle which I feel is ok considering my technical and non-technical issues of late. My goal is to do better than that now that I'm back online properly with more focused time available. Mouthing at the bit.
I thought that game taught me a bit too. The beauty of Trading is, the market will always be here - so if we are prepared to keep learning, our tool chest will just grow. It's like watching the kids gaming - and yet we make real gold coins not just flashy images that ching when we touch them. I can't believe how lucky we are to have such an opportunity. It's one of the few ways of making money where so much relies on just you, so if you're willing to offer dedication and hard work, the rewards will follow. And I'm willing to give it that.
@john435 mentions above - tenacity and perseverance - I believe you have to have these traits to make it as a self-taught home based day-trader. I don't know what it's like for those with a market education, possibly just the same though.
Yesterday, upon request from a friend with a potential trader family visiting, I gave a spontaneous 90 minute presentation on trading, using files on my laptop that I have saved in the last year - mostly screen shots of trades, potential trades, charts, gainers list at different time frames, opening auction manipulation via market depth, watchlist prices etc. I didn't realise how much I knew and how much good stuff I had screen-shotted on the evolution of a trading cycle, a pump and dump, all sorts. It was fun.
Happy Easter!
