Recent content by Yoda the Trader

I guess its an ego thing - thinking you can learn one of the most difficult professions on your own. Ego is the most dangerous things in life but especially in trading. Once I get consistently profitable I'm going to offer free mentorship to new traders cause if I can prevent just one guy from...

Exactly going at it alone to start off is the very long hard road. Its better to learn from other traders to start off.

I have econ/finance degree cashmoney and believe me nothing in that field prepares you for trading. Trading is the best education in real world economics, politics, finance, and mass psychology out there. A very expensive education though without a veteran mentor.

So in 2005, I’m 25 years old and I’m working in an office sweat shop 14 hours a day. One night I’m driving home from work at midnight and a guy who fell asleep at the wheel runs into me and totals my car. I’m not hurt but it’s a wakeup call for me. My dream was always to be a...

All you see is the money and the riches right now and not the risk. Be thankful for being told the truth as far as "we are going to pay you almost nothing to learn how to trade, then once your on your own you will probably not be profitable for 6-12 months and even then you still might not make...