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    New trader. Is my strategy ridiculous?

    Haha, yeah. Mostly!
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    New trader. Is my strategy ridiculous?

    "Especially in these times". Not all of us live in the USA and we aren't "in these times". If you must know the boomtown is Fort McMurray, AB and the magical industry is oil sands. It's more science than magic. Dirt to oil. I am a control room operator at a refinery. I monitor and...
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    New trader. Is my strategy ridiculous?

    I'm not sure what's so hard to believe about a 26 yr old making $250k. Like I said, I work a lot of hours, avg almost 65 a week. Everyone I know at work makes at least $200k. It's not all salary. I get overtime, bonuses, etc. It's not like my base salary is 250. There are certainly a lot...
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    New trader. Is my strategy ridiculous?

    Not a joke thread, honestly. I have a high hourly wage and access to almost unlimited overtime at double time. I work a lot. I live in an isolated boom town and get large subsidies because of it. Although I work a lot of hours, I'm fortunate to have the opportunity to work where I do. Also...
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    New trader. Is my strategy ridiculous?

    I am 26, make $250k a year, have $500k in my trading account. I pick solid stocks that move with commodity prices. My main trading stock is CNQ. Huge cash machine and top management. I only hold one stock at a time. I buy at what I think is a good price, start with $50,000. If the...
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