ok, you got me. just trying to relate, yes you are correct, but it aint trading unless you are a little worried. Nobody ever got rich trading money that doesn't mean anything. If you're not worried you're trading too small. Otherwise, everybody would be rich.
If I lost my ass thru all that would you have attributed that to luck also? Or simply poor trading? Just by your few comments here I doubt you're a success at this.
Just thinking I'm getting my shorts covered somewhere in low 50's then taking a full lot long back to 60.
Reposting this in case you missed it. The moderators had to approve my account before letting me post and it was a page behind before showing up: College, you seem bewildered as to why some of the posters on your thread seem negative towards you. On several occasions you've asked for insights from others. In return for their time attempting to help you, you've told them that they are BS and bragged about how well you are doing. Of course they are going to be offended. If you don't mind the negativity, then continue with the same responses. If you want constructive advice that might differ from your own perspective you may want to change your style to be a bit more polite. Either way, I don't think many would argue against you having a feel for the price movements. However, they might debate how sustainable it is (hence the over/under oldtime has mentioned.) Your results so far have been great considering your experience and account size. You should be proud of that. However, respect is earned not taken. When you demand respect you are unlikely to get it. Keep trading, keep learning and continue to show consistent gains and the respect will come (assuming that is what you want). However, bashing and bragging will just alienate the good traders from you. I'll give you some unsolicited advice. In general there are two ways to learn the hard lessons in life: either from other people that have gone through it or through personal experience. My preference has always been to learn as much as I can from others and over the years it has served me very well. Personally, I wish you good fortune in your trading and I enjoy reading the advice some of the other posters have given you. -- bp
poor money management and position sizing Judging by your obvious lack of experience, over trading and misplaced self confidence I doubt you're going to last very long.
We dipped to 51 no fill. Cancel all outstanding orders. covered full lot short from 43 @ 55 -$120 Long full lot @ 12855 target well over 60