did the mentor make money? if so you have a problem, my mentor taught me quickly how he made money. but it took me 10 years to find my own way of trading. he was an option seller and i wanted to be a day trader. i was stupid and stayed poor but "i did it my way". don't be stupid if your guy makes money get with the program.
And what is that.... but it took me 10 years to find my own way of trading....? We are eager and all ears; thx in advance.
so yea if you think it takes less than 10 years to master trading. i would say it's typical to think that, i did also. i am just being honest with you, everyone seems to have to find their way no matter how great a mentor you have. you will not be satisfied with a canned method most likely, no matter what. most people who trade are in it for the money, the ones who make the money are focused on the challenge.
When I was a young lad, I was too stupid to know how to communicate with knowledgable people, but I put this down to my upbringing, my family had this "be independant, do it yourself, stand on your own two legs" beliefs. Losers have loser beliefs which keep them captive as losers, it is extremely difficult breaking out of that mould. Why invent the wheel again? But trading is a mixture of independance and being humble enough to listen with respect to smarter people.
Thx MarkBrown Listen to themickey, he/she said something worthy of digesting.... WHY OR WHY, INVENTING THE WHEEL OVER AND OVER AGAIN....? My mentors on the floor said I could post these pix to verify that CANNED METHODOLOGIES ARE EXCEPTIONAL, but then too many traders to be, are too independent to, only want to do their own stuff, not wanting to learn from others, as themickey wisely eluded. A few years ago, there was a young trader expressed that he truly wishes to be successful in trading futures, but he also said that he just someone to help him, to trade profitably and consistently, using his setups.... LOL. My response was he was using butcher knife for surgery....! ; but then where would one find such CANNED STUFFS.... perhaps ditching out a finder fee of 50K, might or might not even get you close to those entities.... LOL No I seriously do not think they would be interested.... enjoy everyone....
That you can say it over and over and over again, but I seriously doubt anyone would ever listen to your superlative suggestions one bit, except my humble self, of course.... LOL