Down $560.00 YTD. Another sideways year making in four in a row +/- $1,000.00. Why do I even bother? If I can keep my promise to myself and stay away from day trading next year I'll do OK. X out day trading, and I'd be up nearly 10K. Woulda, coulda, shoulda! Good news is, I'm up four figures at the craps table. And the view is better too.
<img src="http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/6748/picture1hg9.jpg"> hoping 2007 will be another good year
Many guys here are in prop shops that require 10-25k but give you 50-100:1 margin. Therefore cash return means much more than percentages.
everyone is a winner here except me ! i always thought 98% of speculators lose ? it must be just me? peace, bgp
Dustin, You don't need to be in a prop shop to trade highly leveraged (futures). And even taking leverage in consideration, % returns are more relevant because % is a relative measure and $ are an absolute measure.
i trade mostly otc/pink, usually do intraday scalps tho i do hold sometimes for a few days if the strength is there