forgive me, but we only have your word for this money that you...

forgive me, but we only have your word for this money that you claim to have made and it is therefore neither here nor there as far as most people are concerned...

this game is played over time and the 11am profit frequently disappears in a puff of smoke a few hours later, and vice versa.

perhaps it is better that we stick to generalities and not specifics about our particular position sizes. the trader who continually makes $40/trade, after brokerage,hour after hour and day after day, may be better at his trading than someone who claims large profitable positions during the opening session.