Recent content by Alphamarkets

You got balls kid

I have the same issue and was thinking about a accessing a network server station instead, anyone have any experience with this?

I am a full time futures trader and have interest from people regarding managing their accounts. Looking for opinions and experiences regarding structures, relating to running a CTA vs Managed Accounts business. Thanks

I guess it took a long time since I wasn't trading my own account full time. I worked as a buy side trader during this period and only traded my own account here and there. It wasn't until I started focusing on the charts full time and trading exclusively for a profit that things started to...

Well I don't want to hijack this thread, but to make a long story short I learned how to be consistently profitable and make enough money to support my family living in a very expensive area. Hasn't been without many detours and bumps in the road, but it is possible. Was never really into social...

It took me 20 years of on and off trading to 'get it' and become consistently profitable, so you did well.

I was in your shoes 20 years ago. I was a cargo pilot in my mid twenties with my ATP and a ddgree in Aeronautical Science from Embry Riddle. I was always on call and sleeping at airport hotels. We had our first child and I wanted to be there for my kids, so I got into finance. I am now in my...

The odds are against any trader as most lose anyway, regardless of the account size. At least with a small account the losses will be limited while still having a chance for success. I agree screen time is a biggie, I have thousands of hours studying the markets in various capacities (was an...

You don't need a ton of capital to make this work. I started with $5k in Jan and spent 4 - 6 weeks bouncing around and went down to around $3k. Back to the sim for a few weeks to figure things out, then jumped back in and went steadily up to $12k (as of Friday). The good thing about starting...