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That's interesting to know. Most of the podcasts and blogs I've been reading or listening to say that buying puts and calls loses money in the long run. My preference is to buy options too. When you say you trade directionally is this trading the trend? What do you use to determine direction...

Hi, the general consensus is that buying options, rather than selling, is a mugs game and that you lose with this strategy in the long run. Is this really the case? If you buy deep in the money options with a high delta are you not then increasing your probability of success? Interested to...

Thanks are you buying calls and puts only or do you sell options too?

Thanks. I thought that most people trading options say that selling options for premium is the only way to go and that buying puts and calls only leads to losses in the long run?

I'm prepared to give you the benefit of the doubt. What do you trade and what is your annual ROI?

Thanks, I agree. What scanner are you using?

Nice that's a good place to be. What sort of ROI are you looking for?

If you're making good money trading then surely a quality paid scanner is an investment?

Great, so you are in a good spot. Use the day job to pay the bills and trade on the side.

I don't think that the poster saying he should reduce size to 10 shares was saying he would care any less about the trade. It's more about staying in the game while you are still learning. In a way you are contradicting yourself by saying "Proper size allows you to make rational decisions."...

Great post and I totally agree with your sentiment on trading live but with small 10 share lots. Forget demo trading, that's just for testing strategies or learning a platform. The thing is to start trading with real money but at a level where losses won't hurt you. Get some skin in the game...

Interesting, how do you swing trade pairs? I've not seen this offered on any platform I'm on.

Thanks. Nice too see that you have a plan. That's a really good start. I'm still struggling to put a plan together. Any chance you could expand a bit on your 2 MA + ATR strategy?

Thanks, this is awesome advice. I agree on all points even though I'm a newbie. The only thing I'll do differently is actually trade live but with small stakes ( eg micro forex or futures, 10 share lots etc). Having skin in the game gives you that live trading experience and you cannot get that...

Haha, yes I think we realised it was the full unleveraged value of his aggregated trades. I mean, with $33m he'd be sitting on a nice beach somewhere sipping cocktails and not hitting a forum for advice...:D

Hard but true. This is the harsh reality of life.

First day is always the best day in a new job. What's it like in 3 months time?

Why would it take longer?

Great insight and thanks for sharing. Regarding the bund trader who traded small and then went big on a crisis, why did he switch to the larger time frame to book a profitable trade? Thanks.

Wow, 1000% year to date ROI!! That's incredible. Is that a typical annual return for you? How do you manage that?