Yeah, ok. But besides saying you buy momentum you haven't stated any strategy. Let's face it a naive momentum strategy isn't especially sophisticated. And so... the conversation degrades into he said she said is an idiot. I think you should consider coming back when you have something useful or interesting to say. Otherwise keep doing construction; there's no shame in that.
The link you put in your last post was real money. Between August 2022 until when I took my money out of Schwab (I think early December if I remember correctly), I profited $24k on a $69k account. This includes one huge loss of $31k when I thought prices would continue to go down in early October but I eventually had to admit I guessed wrong. The reason I'm back to SIM trading is because I think I need to improve/refine my strategies if I'm ever going to make this a full-time (primary occupation) thing. I wouldn't mind spending the next 6 months SIM trading, backtesting, etc. if that's what it takes to get things right.
I agree if you agree the same can be said about making unsubstantiated anonymous claims about being a millionaire, right?
Ok then forget I said I was a millionaire. Btw, I didn't come out and say that out of nowhere. I replied when someone said I'll never be one lol. It's not hard to not lose money on a home build. I have a very good idea of the construction costs and sales price before I even buy the land and get started.
Yeah! Using a momentum strategy on days when the market is rallying. AAHHAHH... do you think I can make it big time Des? Should I leave my multi-million dollar construction business that I built to trade all day or just buy a decent mutual fund and golf instead? Decisions, decisions.
I never claimed to make >$1 million per year. I claimed my net worth (primary residence included) is over $1 million. (I know people say to not include your primary residence, but why? It can easily be sold or converted into cash through a HELOC so that makes no sense. Plus, I built it as an investment to eventually sell anyway.)