Took out a loan to transition to full-time trading. 24 years old.

Discussion in 'Professional Trading' started by wabu27, Mar 14, 2016.

  1. wabu27

    wabu27

    Day 19
    +10.9%
    Pissed because I didn't make the best judgement this morning, losing potential opportunities and calling the reversal too early, causing me to lose close to 10%. Well, made it all back and some more but exited as I was busy with work, at work. If I stayed in and rode the drop, I could have made close to 25% or maybe even 30% today.
    Slowly getting used to using 3 positions and feeling more comfortable than before.
    Can't wait till tomorrow.
     
    #431     Sep 14, 2017
  2. sprstpd

    sprstpd

    Couldn't sleep at night with your daily swings. Try to avoid the -50% day if you can because I think it is just a matter of time.
     
    #432     Sep 14, 2017
  3. wabu27

    wabu27

    yes i agree hahaha
     
    #433     Sep 14, 2017
  4. wrbtrader

    wrbtrader

    wabu27,

    Currently, is your total account profitable or at a loss since the start of this thread ?

    If so, what's the percentage or dollar amount ?

    Thanks
     
    #434     Sep 14, 2017
  5. Well, let's see. He started with $38,100 and now has $3,700 left. Do the math.
     
    #435     Sep 14, 2017
  6. Sprout

    Sprout

    I think he has different goals in mind.

    The market gives everyone exactly what they want whether they know it yet or not. For some it's not about a financial payoff, the payoff here is completely in a different domain.
     
    #436     Sep 14, 2017
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  7. wrbtrader

    wrbtrader

    He started this thread with 38.1k and now only has 3.7k. ?

    Soon he won't be allowed to trade one contract of Crude Oil CL futures...many brokers have high margins for that.

    I remember I asked questions after he had a big losing day of -21.9%...it went unanswered.

    I only asked because psychologically, big losing days put a lot of pressure on a trader to abuse leverage and/or margins. On top of that, there's the monthly cost of those loans...that's even more pressure. Many will just take big risks with their analysis and/or trades when the end is near via an apocalyptic trade.
     
    Last edited: Sep 15, 2017
    #437     Sep 15, 2017
  8. wabu27

    wabu27

    @wrbtrader probably loss of like 98% right now
    @Sprout hey im interested in what you of that different domain is lol
    @wrbtrader i dont like using stop-loss because i try to see the chart live, see the movements, feel the movements and make a decision from that. i personally think if you use stop loss protection it means you don't really know what you're doing.
    ive never backtested and don't know how to backtest.
     
    #438     Sep 15, 2017
  9. algofy

    algofy

    Very interesting combo of things here.
     
    #439     Sep 15, 2017
  10. Sig

    Sig

    Brilliant! That about says it all folks, no need for 44 pages.
     
    #440     Sep 15, 2017
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