Is day trading worth it?

Discussion in 'Professional Trading' started by Laissez Faire, Jun 18, 2013.

  1. Scaleout.Scalper

    Scaleout.Scalper Guest

    I think what you have is a boring life and you blaming your swings :D
     
    #1761     Feb 13, 2015
  2. Turveyd

    Turveyd

    In and out 20 years in a hour or 3 when is going my way is actually quite fun, keeping them quick is key.
     
    #1762     Feb 13, 2015
  3. Turveyd

    Turveyd

    Most people have a boring life to be fair, practically unlimited money would solve mine and maybe a pass to the playboy mansion :)
     
    #1763     Feb 13, 2015
  4. Well, most of the time, daily life gets dull and boring, no?

    You're probably right, though.
     
    #1764     Feb 14, 2015
  5. Turveyd

    Turveyd

    It does, trading, MTBing, Womanising, eating, games, TV, womanising, cars, climbing, womanising are just distractions to get us by the end!!

    Aint life great!!
     
    #1765     Feb 14, 2015
  6. Buy1Sell2

    Buy1Sell2

    I don't think so, because the trades could be losing trades.
     
    #1766     Mar 20, 2015
  7. Buy1Sell2

    Buy1Sell2

    Not necessarily
     
    #1767     Mar 21, 2015
  8. Buy1Sell2

    Buy1Sell2

    There are individuals here who spend the entire day at the terminal and use aliases as well. I agree with your sentiment. Glowworm in the 5th.
     
    #1768     Mar 21, 2015
  9. iuecon99

    iuecon99

    Well, it seems most people are only in front of the terminal for 6.5 hours that the market is open per day, 5 days per week. And most of them are making 10% per month or as much as 100%. They're rich so they can really maximize the remaining 133.5 hours per week that they're not in front of the terminal. I was always told 99% of traders either lose their shirt or at least don't match the market indexes, but that was until I came here and saw the fantastic results being posted by each and every member of this site.

    I do not think 32.5 hours per week in front of the computer to make millions of dollars is that bad of a deal.
     
    #1769     Mar 21, 2015
  10. Well, with me, I didn't just spend 6,5 hours in front of the screen, I had to spend screen time preparing for the trading day, drawing up lines, preparing different scenarios, etc, and I also had to spend time afterwards doing my statistics, analysis, more researching, etc.

    Didn't make billions either, although I had periods where things were going good.

    Perhaps the real pros are able to streamline their trading operation better and be more efficient with the use of their time. If so, and if the money is coming in, I do think it may be worth it.
     
    #1770     Mar 22, 2015