Recent Content by Trader8668

  1. Made $1.15 million in 18 months, lost $1 million in 12 months, will I ever be good at trading?

    Thats exactly right. I definitely expected it to be a notch in the curve and realized too late that I was overtrading and overstretched. My risk...
    Post by: Trader8668, May 16, 2016 in forum: Trading

  2. Made $1.15 million in 18 months, lost $1 million in 12 months, will I ever be good at trading?

    I don't get why this is so hard for you to understand. I increased my size as I went, the leverage inherent in futures is already substantial. I...
    Post by: Trader8668, May 13, 2016 in forum: Trading

  3. Made $1.15 million in 18 months, lost $1 million in 12 months, will I ever be good at trading?

    Thanks yes I was in a lot of trends definitely and I agree that maybe the advice of having a low win percentage and hitting home runs is a bunch...
    Post by: Trader8668, May 13, 2016 in forum: Trading

  4. Made $1.15 million in 18 months, lost $1 million in 12 months, will I ever be good at trading?

    I meant I've never had a losing account from what I deposited into the account. I've been trading for five years and have never net lost money...
    Post by: Trader8668, May 13, 2016 in forum: Trading

  5. Made $1.15 million in 18 months, lost $1 million in 12 months, will I ever be good at trading?

    Thanks, also a hard lesson I've learned now. My parents gave me the same advice at the time I was actually making money and I didn't listen. Next...
    Post by: Trader8668, May 13, 2016 in forum: Trading

  6. Made $1.15 million in 18 months, lost $1 million in 12 months, will I ever be good at trading?

    Thanks I think that's great advice to take some time off and refresh the batteries and work on my strategies.
    Post by: Trader8668, May 13, 2016 in forum: Trading

  7. Made $1.15 million in 18 months, lost $1 million in 12 months, will I ever be good at trading?

    I was risking about 2% or less on the way up and down
    Post by: Trader8668, May 13, 2016 in forum: Trading

  8. Made $1.15 million in 18 months, lost $1 million in 12 months, will I ever be good at trading?

    I find myself wondering why I have spent the past 5 years trading futures and stocks. There are a thousand other careers that are both more...
    Thread by: Trader8668, May 13, 2016, 49 replies, in forum: Trading