how long did you take to have a profitable year?

Discussion in 'Trading' started by chonkore, Feb 13, 2007.

how long did you take to have a profitable year?

  1. 1

    41 vote(s)
    31.5%
  2. 2

    17 vote(s)
    13.1%
  3. 3

    20 vote(s)
    15.4%
  4. 4

    15 vote(s)
    11.5%
  5. more than 5+ or give up

    37 vote(s)
    28.5%
  1. why do you say this?
     
    #11     Feb 14, 2007
  2. Joab

    Joab

    Don't confuse a Bull market with Brains.
     
    #12     Feb 14, 2007
  3. so are making an assumption that prop shop babies are mindless?
     
    #13     Feb 14, 2007
  4. Joab

    Joab

    A little defensive are we ?????

    Hmmmmm.. you may want to concider why.
     
    #14     Feb 14, 2007
  5. You may call me defensive, but the reason being that you are antagonistic without no justification.

    You are entitled to you opinion, that's fine.

    Now, back to the question I posed to you please :)
     
    #15     Feb 14, 2007
  6. Joab

    Joab

    I am stating FACT based upon well documented trader statistics as well as my many previous Bull Markets experiences.

    I have been in the business for over 20 years and seen many circumstances similiar to this.

    Happy ?
     
    #16     Feb 14, 2007
  7. lol there's no way this poll is right.. as of now

    1 year has come in 2nd place with 17 votes

    and 5+ years is in 1st with 20 votes.


    I think it would be interesting to see people's equity curve over a 5+ year period for those that've traded that long.

    cm69
     
    #17     Feb 14, 2007
  8. I'd think it's safe to say that the majority of those 1 year winners are full of shit or have started 6 months ago and think this endless bull run will last the next 40 years.

    Trading is full of hard knocks and experience comes from getting your ass handed to you. Anybody that has been trading less than 1 year will have no idea what I am talking about.
     
    #18     Feb 14, 2007
  9. That's cool. Thanks!
     
    #19     Feb 15, 2007
  10. Because there are posters here on ET that get a hardon and personal satisfaction out of the financial misery and failure of other posters. Call it schadenfreude, next to jealousy one of the more despicable human emotions.
     
    #20     Feb 15, 2007