Recent content by rivarama

That’s a v good point. Originally I liked the idea of being liquid at the end of everyday as a way to both limit the amount of stress at the end of the day and also enabling me to disconnect for a week or a month without really looking or worrying about any open position. However, thinking...

I can absolutely relates to that. I am fairly certain that unlike 99% of the people on this forum and who trade either successfully or unsuccessfully, my definition of success isn’t really about making tons of money. If it was, my wife and I would be keeping our high paying and low stress jobs...

Thank you for the advice. Over the years, I have been using TA as a way to invest, paired with fundamental analysis to manage a small part of my portfolio. Over the past year, I am developed tools such as journals, trading routines, statistical risk management models (I am a finance and xls...

I understand where you coming from in terms of spending 24/7 w wife and kids. However they will be at school 7h a day - so we’re really talking time w the wife. I lucked out of this side; common interests, views in life etc... but we also like our independence. This is why I would like to have a...

Thank you so much for the incredible input and perspective. I would lie if I said I didn’t find the answers slightly depressing - but mostly definitely accurate. I definitely realised how difficult the learning process was from a time and intellectual control standpoint, but I never really...

Hi there - long time reader but first time poster. I am looking to get into day trading and learn it over time while keeping my day job, with the hope to switch to retirement at some point and trade as a hobby with $$ benefits too. I would be interested in getting your view in how to best get...