An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Greek village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna.
The American complimented the Greek on the quality of his fish and asked, "How long does it take to catch...
Here is an example of sequential frustrating trades not getting in the way of taking the 'next trade' - which in this case turned into a giant winner.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EfH1jgSipQ
He started with 50k and is well into the six figure realm now, just showing up every day and...
The assessment of your monthly nut shows you are aware of and concerned about what can go wrong with a full time trading career. I would think 200k is too small to expect to throw off enough profit to cover taxes and then a 6k monthly nut, especially as you are already questioning your ability...
Look back to the action in 1972 to get a good idea of what is in store over the coming four months in cotton.
(Cotton trades on ICE, CME blew their chance to 'own' it.)