I'll post it for the benefit of other readers, then. If you follow/study a loser, you're likely to remain a loser. If you follow/study a winner, you're more likely to become a winner. Even better if you're so lucky to be mentored by a winner. So, the statement that someone else's success or failure have little bearing on your own success seems very inaccurate to me.
If you've done the heavy technical study and testing then you may know how to trade. The trading itself is a whole other ball game and where listening to guys like Eric Thomas, Eddie Pinero, Jocko Willink and David Goggins can be of great value.
Its good to have a close look what others do, better stolen properly than inventing the wheel yourself again. I like to mention again: for most of you, if not all, the best way to make steady profits is to shorten your game. Take a day by day approach. Figure out the catalist that are of intrest for the day and trade conform. Par example I start the day with items that might or will change sentiment for the day if news. Today I wrote down(some again for many days now): UAW, OIL(very heavy again); Shutdown(Friday deadline); Powell EOD(likley discounting into the close); GDP/Jobless claims; bonds. Maybe some corperate news to be added later when its a real catalst. Trade conform, always have a close look at the Vix as well. Im done studying other strategies or other ideas, its the level you reach one day when you feel happy with your game and its really producing the goods on a regular base. The hardest thing for me, looking back after years, was proper money management and maybe even more to stick to it in all circonstance. Dicipline..
I'll give you call to sell NQ from here into the close. You can make some money poor frustrated trader. Some of the clue you can read above, the rest is a tripple techinical story. Sold 7 minutes ago
Also bought very early on the price spike I saw watching F and GM on a daily base these days; always allert on UAW developments, as it was reading later. 10:45 ET, very leveraged one long NQ as always I was already very happy, having faith in the price drop at the GDP price index(mind you, we have PCE tomorrow). Bought twice after cash market open Years of experience you see.. I let you know later the amount of sweet pippies I colected on this short..