1 month is nothing, everyone has done that. Try to earn that every month for a year. Post results ...
1 month looks stellar, NOT everyone has done that. Try to earn that every month for a year. Post results ...
Making 327% on $1,143 is nice, but its not even in the same world as growing a trading acct enough to live on. I mean it's like thinking, hey I won a few grand playing blackjack, I think I will quit my job and become a pro BJ player. Making an avg of $22.6 per hour on your incredible 327% month, I would hold on to that se job until you can do better than that. I left my tech job after I had made more than 10 years of living expenses from trading & some investing. Trading for a living takes a lot longer & costs a lot more in costly lessons than most can handle. It requires a close to insane like persistence - very few are cut out for it.
It took me a few years trading part time at the CBOT whilst working full time as an Engineer to make the switch. I am so fortunate that I had that time to learn the craft - first scalping, then spreading. Your point is spot on. To take a chunk of money, say to yourself "I'm trading full time" - and then to survive that pressure... it is madness IMO for most mere mortals. You really need to know exactly what you're doing before you make a full time commitment. It is so easy to start out with a large account and turn it into a very small account in short order. It's a tough business...