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This is an important question that a beginner should ask and I hope you had a good understanding of the hardships you will face on your journey. Feel free to ask me anything trading related before jumping into this profession. Answering your question... Top reasons: Flexibility Earnings...

But what do you consider that many people? 5-10-50-100? To me more than 5 is too many people already.

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One of the reasons I quit day trading was loneliness. I spent a few years trading and speaking to no one during market hours. I became very unsociable. I stopped in 2010 and to this day, I am still not able to socialize well with others. Anybody experienced this? Loneliness is a serious...

I can definitely see some improvement, but picking bottoms and tops is really hard. You are not letting the charts test support and resistance enough. I could not see the pattern you are trading on most charts. Most of them are on a clear trend and you are getting run over.

I see it. Pretty nice site. Strange they didn't forward the old one to the new one.

Which site did you go to? http://shark-traders.com/ is for sale.

So did you find a desk? If so, how's it going?

ST's web site is down. Probably went out of business.

Sorry Ironchef, it stands for automated trading system.

Stock is on a tight range since last year. Seems like everyone is waiting for a buy out and no one is willing to go short and get squeezed when it happens.

There are exceptions, but Van Tharpe is right. It is not textbook theory. If you go to mql5's best trading robots, they either have high win rate or high R (profit ratio). https://www.mql5.com/en/signals/mt5?orderby=gain

You haven't mentioned what backtesting software you are using nor what you are using to build your ATS. I built a few robots on meta trader, which for my strategies works great. This is the process I go through in order to put real money. 1. Backtest using at least 2 years worth of historical...

Old thread, but perhaps my trading journal software could help new traders.

Old thread, but hopefully my trading journal tool might help new traders.

I know this thread is old, but if anybody wants a modern tool, please visit our trading journal software. We don't support advanced options strategies yet, but we work with directional options trades.

It is a great start, but trade journaling is so much more than writing your thoughts. When used properly, it offers quantifiable evidence of everything you are doing right and wrong. Feel free to check out our trading journal.

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It is not hard to make 100% return on your capital when you are given a leveraged account. That's why these guys boast % returns. Say you deposited 5k into a prop account and you are given $200k to trade. If you place a $200k trade and make 3%, that's $6k or 120% return on your initial deposit...