This post is not very accurate, and could "dispute" all points. 1) inflation is like the ante. 2) in poker you can have a guaranteed win, not so much with trading. 3) many people can win in the game, not just one hand. 4) traders can conceal with dark pools, or other more advanced trickery. In short, in poker the games get very tough at the higher levels, and are not profitable enough (worth your time) at the lower limits. In trading you can deploy a large amount of capital much easier, and probably can't trade at all if you are at the lower levels.
If you bought Apple stock for example say 1,2,5,or 10 years ago you have a rising return growing over time, even when you sleep. Can't say the same about winning a poker bet.
I did with a weed farm, tier 3 in WA state. Sold 2 million grams of weed in 2 years. Invested 650K. Sold it for 650K plus 85.00. So I made 85.00 over two years on 650K and two years of work! If you could see the other traders, trading could be funnier! And to the OP, perhaps you should trade as conservative as you play poker. Slow and steady with small drawdowns.
And I think this is the main reason why I am doing better in poker, I am against my level of players. No professionals there. They are reckless, so my conservative and slow play wear them down eventually. I believe that I wouldn't do that well at higher tables without a professional understanding of the game.
Hello Drawdown Addict, I know I will get a lot of negative response to me, but it is my opinion and day trading experience. But here goes: Manual Day Trading is the same thing as playing Poker and Gambling. I love thinking about it this way. Manual Day Trading is better than Poker Playing because all I have to do is read the price and take my best guess to make a profit for the day. Like in Poker, when I feel or think I have a high probability chance of getting a trade win, sometimes I go to like 5 or 10ES or 30ES contracts and hope it works so I get a big win so I can get rich really fast.