did you really buy one of those $10 ebooks or a t-shirt ???? LMAO ok, I know I should mind my business

Successful traders are very, very rare to find

1:30 is enough if I use no sl, u can open a position with little margin on certain pairs. my problem is the fukking 50% stop out level which means I need to double the deposit. if I trade intraday using stop losses, (eg. I open 1 trade per week), ...

Higher leverage can make trading LESS risky

lol. I have 2 accounts, stop loss and no stop loss, which grows pretty fast.. yes I can blow it overnight, but I use a rebate service , the challenge is to earn enough rebates before it blows up. not sure if it's a good idea, but fun indeed.

Successful traders are very, very rare to find

hahaha yes. my returns are a bit higher than the SP500 but not that much.. markets are FLAT nowdays. I spent a lot of time coding, but I love it even though it's more like an art for me and backtesting is better than playing videogames.. so I do it ...

Successful traders are very, very rare to find

I think naysayers are those who actually trade FULL TIME... and they are still doing it in spite of what they preach. don't ask me why lol

has anyone EVER seen a successful trader/trading system?

controversy is the actual promotion... posts like this are top notch promotion. Anyways.. until my accounts grow, even slowly, "there's hope". bye keep posting, brokers love you. image

has anyone EVER seen a successful trader/trading system?

There's nothing to maintain: when you profit instead of losing discipline comes automatically. To be honest, I needed some restrictions to get there, low leverage.. suffering, meditation, a bit of isolation, austerity... but I'm finally able to just ...

How to maintain discipline

Exactly, problem is that the massive competition makes it more efficient and unpredictable. there are still opportunities but forget the crazy returns of Michael Marcus etc

Why it is possible to predict price movement?

hell yeah... I became heck more diligent, mindful and analytical over time... and not just in regards to trading.

Successful traders are very, very rare to find

about $500, satisfied with the results.. it's not get rich quick but since june 2018 both my accounts are growing.

How Much Did You Start With?

yes, and btw skills can be improved...with meditation for instance. there's hope for everyone

Successful traders are very, very rare to find

I look at charts once a week, when I turn off the pc. Not sure if I'm lazy... I spent countless hours backtesting, but it was fun as hell.

Lazy, set and forget trader

At this point I believe one does not need any help or degree to profit in the long term (note I didn't say ethernally). simple systems work.. all you need is the analytical skills to test without bias and the guts to place your bet.

Successful traders are very, very rare to find

I'm glad that someone with a thesis on global currency markets agrees with me

has anyone EVER seen a successful trader/trading system?

hmmm MAYBE ?? but consider that speculators often trade short term

has anyone EVER seen a successful trader/trading system?

I'm not sure if it's zero sum.. central banks print money..... certainly it's not "negative" sum " The term negative-sum game describes situations in which the total of gains and losses is less than zero, and the only way for one party to ...

has anyone EVER seen a successful trader/trading system?

By the way, just saying that picking tops and bottoms is a mistake according to my own statistics.

The end of the US stock market is nearing

been there 100 times.. but at least it wasn't in my plan

The end of the US stock market is nearing

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The end of the US stock market is nearing

10%/year consistently ! apparently is very hard to just buy and hold the SP500

Successful traders are very, very rare to find