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FWIW it was this post that got me thinking of that... http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showpost.php?p=3318447&postcount=767 But since the number line drops older values, it will always be a sum of the last N days. I was thinking as if it were a cumulative number line because in that case the...

LOL, I don't know what I was thinking when I posted that. I've been through the entire thread, amassing pages of notes over the past week, so make my first post to the thread and it's a brain-fart question. ;)

Anyone have thoughts on when to reset and start-over the rolling number lines? Each month? Each year? When the line began will effect what the current value is, even though the last 5 or 30 days scores are the same.

That is a good point, it would depend on your social circle. But I have to wonder, how many people really live on capital gains alone year after year? That's pretty hardcore. I would say that unless trading is the sole source of income there is no need to mention it if it makes you...

How you are perceived would depend to a large degree on how you're living. If you live like an average person then people will question why you don't work a normal job. Is it because you want to be at home alone all day? Anti-social? Mad scientist type? But if you're living large it...

What an interesting thread. I appreciate the input from guys with industry experience. I wonder if it would be possible to also share some stories of traders who are successful, as opposed to hearing about all the losers. Any stories of retail guys with consistent success in the current...