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IMO (what i wish i had done), was trade as small as possible in a live account. Literally 1 share or micro contract or spread or whatever it is you want to trade. Then only add size once you are green several weeks or some set time amount. This way your size can grow with your ability to extract...

let me clarify because it appears I have offended you, which is not my intention at all...and please, be calm. I really like the definition of "loser" from Elder's book: "Trading for a Living" he states that if you are entering planned trades and getting stopped out then you are not a loser...

Does your definition of "being a trader" include a consistently positive equity curve? I'm not hating on you Padu just genuinely curious. Because if I ask myself that question the answer is yes. If you lose money consistently then you are by definition a loser, or sucker. I understand having a...

He's green for the year in a live account. Doing something right.

fair enough.

I love greg. The only segment of that entire documentary that stuck with me.

are your emotional control skills not improved since you began? Execution skills? Are you not better at accepting risk before you put the trade on? It takes zero skill to have a monster trade, i have proven that to myself. but it does take skill to have a consistent equity curve.

"Trade for the acquisition of skills, not the desired outcome...and the results will take care of themselves" the real challenge is finding out the correct skills to develop and then doing the work required. This is one reason why A mentor would be such a huge advantage.

this you Greg?

Love it, Thanks again.

its 100:1 in the usa

What do you disagree with Douglas on? Edit: nice post thanks

Leverage is 100x...which you consider "not that high"? Best I can find is a 50% margin/2x leverage.

Price hugging VWAP during the most liquid trading hours + Keltner Channel (blue) dominating bollinger bands (green) is the only thing I have found to help avoid chop (outside of price having virtually zero follow through lol).

What sort of leverage do btc futures offer?

1. Edge 2. Execution

It's just tough man I struggle also. All trading is hard but emini seemed extra so to me.

is fading the trend top the primary setup you find yourself trading?

which do you struggle more with: execution or edge?

How could you ever offer even a smidgen of advice to anyone until you are at the very least trading live? I'm not hating on you in particular, I honestly have nothing against you (or anyone else on this forum really)...but that just feels like one of those unspoken laws of trading.