Day trading is losers game

Discussion in 'Trading' started by oilfxpro, May 17, 2011.

  1. It is a scam to sell somebody a day trading course ,when you know you can't teach enough or train successfully.You know it is not possible to make somebody a successful day trader , yet you sell a course to him.
     
    #801     Sep 3, 2012
  2. cornix

    cornix

    Frankly, I never trusted those fancy looking sites selling courses too, mainly because successful trading is not as easy as "buy PDF course, read it and make tons of money". Can't say I didn't buy a few systems and courses in the beginning of my trading journey, one of the brightest samples to mention was MA crossover system I bought for like $1000 back in early 2005. :D

    It's real serious craft, which demands many many days of hard work, best if under supervision of the experienced mentor who is really motivated to make you a successful trader, not just to sell you a course and forget.
     
    #802     Sep 3, 2012
  3. Cheese

    Cheese

    Trading costs in trading and in daytrading also are immaterial.
    If you are not successful you know nothing.

    The gyrations of price (eg CL) provide abundant opportunities in daytrading and the trading costs to me are almost meaningless. As in anything failure or insufficient success or inadequate capabiities blind the many who will never get to the higher levels of material attainment.

    However success is still there for the taking!
    :)
     
    #803     Sep 3, 2012
  4. cornix

    cornix

    Indeed, retail commission for CL is how much, like $5/car/RT? That's truly negligible compared to the great moves CL regularly has.
     
    #804     Sep 3, 2012
  5. 1) I don't think anybody is consistently getting 100% returns year in and year out in the first place. If they are they are 1 in 100 million people.
    2) the variability of returns /vs certainty of expenses makes #1 decidedly less attractive
     
    #805     Sep 3, 2012
  6. cornix

    cornix

    You seriously consider 100% ROC per year hardly possible for a successful day trader? :)
     
    #806     Sep 3, 2012
  7. Well good luck , I think you're gonna need it.

    I read a study put out by finance professors , I believe it was the brokerage info from taiwanese market .
    conclusion only 1% of day traders are consistently profitable and the more frequently you trade in general the worse your results.
     
    #807     Sep 3, 2012
  8. No successful business blithely ignores costs, that only happens with fools pontificating on the internet or daydreaming in mom's basement.
     
    #808     Sep 3, 2012
  9. When it goes wild and haywire , losses are not made ,just profits.:D
     
    #809     Sep 3, 2012
  10. Hey Olix....

    Do you think Scott Redler is a scam? Mike Lee? Steve Levay? Pete Renzulli? Mark Sperling? Evan Lazarus?

    Check out T3. Real traders. 100% total transparency. And they offer education and mentoring.
     
    #810     Sep 3, 2012