You Only Need $5000 to Make a Living

Discussion in 'Professional Trading' started by 4DTrader, Jun 12, 2008.

  1. I wonder if we are talking about the same thing here.

    When I hear "You Only Need $5000 to Make a Living", I take that to mean that any time your account is significantly over $5000 you withdraw the difference.

    That's not the same thing as starting with $5000 and building it up to a point where you can then make a living.

    Also, if you have other savings or income which you can use to replenish your account in the event of a drawdown, that's not the same as making a living off only $5000 either.
     
    #81     Sep 5, 2008
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    #82     Sep 11, 2008
  3. so in your opinions what do you need to mkae a living? 10, 20 contracts?

    Ah.....why not buy this software and just sit on the beach?....something wrong here? Sounds too darned easy.


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    #83     Sep 12, 2008
  4. Darshan

    Darshan

    Actually at times where I'm struggling I tend to pull back the reigns.

    Sometimes I'll set my max position size to $200 shares just to regain my confidence. You could easily make $500/day flipping 200 lots, which actually comes out to a pretty damn good living.
     
    #84     Sep 12, 2008
  5. hi,

    so you day trade equites? ^^^

    Longer term trends or scalping?

    One stock or one pattern on many stocks?

    Thank you
     
    #85     Sep 12, 2008
  6. Just to put you in the picture I have an $80,000 account and want to make some money each month from it. I was a good longer term investor but that market isn't there right now.

    So rather than sit in cash I want to (not saying I will or can) make about 5% per month on my equity day trading. Possible or dream?

    I have been paper trading for 3 months...some success. Some failure. I tried scalping and lsot about $500 in one week. Not quite what I had in mind.


    Thank you
     
    #86     Sep 12, 2008
  7. it is a dream in recent trading environment.
    I suggest that you get familliar with emini's .
     
    #87     Sep 12, 2008
  8. day trading not buy and hold.......
     
    #88     Sep 12, 2008