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You think luck not skill, and you’re confident of continued success? If so, then either you know you’re lucky or you’re being humble.

Thanks sfwind, I agree with your points. I stated those fairly arbitrary 3 years / $50k figures as a filter, as I wasn’t so much interested in, for example, a new trader’s doubling of their $5,000 account in their first 6 months.

I thought the most obvious first question to ask: it’s entirely relevant that others are successful in a field that I’m interested in entering. I’m unsure about your sports analogy(?). Unlike with sport which is well publicised, the success of retail traders isn’t obvious, so asking on a...

I think your numbers are reasonable. I have no plans to quit my job, however it would be nice to have that option in the future.

Thank you for your responses! It’s encouraging that those who answered the question, unanimously answered positively. I actually think there’s a lot of value here, so have pasted this thread (with a little editing) into the first section of my draft trading planning, Due Diligence.

By consistently profitable I mean a track record of 3+ years with profits of at least $50k per year. As you can probably guess, I'm interested in getting into this. It would be great to hear back from those who have proven profitable retail trading is possible.