A Day Trader in United Arab Emirates, Dubai.

[MacBookProHo]

This statement alone tells me you will never ever be profitable in this industry. Be angry, joke about it, whatever, but I mean it. You are way better off elsewhere...

"You are way better off elsewhere..." you say that to every response from people on this ET site.
I'll take your advisement under consideration, but I'm doing just fine. Is your trading going just fine, M.W.?

What did you make today in the market, M.W.
Enough to buy a Big Mac, Whole Alaskan King Salmon, Mortgage payment, House,

 

[johnkirstenn]

Best advice you will EVER get, given your background and situation : stop trading immediately, look for a regular job and you will do much better in life.

I've been there done that.

Its easy for me to get a "normal" job, but for some reason my mental state can't handle it.

I can't find any energy working on something I don't believe in, I want to dedicate my life in something with purpose.. I dropped out of school and abandoned my dream of becoming a pilot because I got depressed looking at the materialistic future.

Family is good, but not enough for me to stay.

I know I'm not lazy, and I proved myself that when I worked for someone I respect, but something I learned from those journey is that, such life is just not for me.

And after all, I find that trading is a best option for me to start pursuing my purpose, not because of the benefits but just how my brain and personality operates.

Thanks for the response by the way!

 

[Jack1960]

I can try to help.

Please expand on "And after all, I find that trading is a best option for me to start pursuing my purpose, not because of the benefits but just how my brain and personality operates."

 

[johnkirstenn]

I can try to help.

Please expand on "And after all, I find that trading is a best option for me to start pursuing my purpose, not because of the benefits but just how my brain and personality operates."

I just can't believe how people can be supporting and I believe this is what the platform is all about <3 .. Thanks for the response Jack!

I'm confused with what you said "expand" Kindly elaborate what you mean..

 

[Overnight]

...I dropped out of school and abandoned my dream of becoming a pilot because I got depressed looking at the materialistic future...

In retrospect, I regret not following my own dream of being a pilot...Not because of a materialistic future, but simply because I got distracted with other pursuits. Now that I find myself trading, I wish for the materialistic future I could have had being a pilot. Steady work, see the world, be engaged.

Regret is a terrible thing to live with. I hope you do not find yourself in that same position like me, where every time I look up into the sky when I see or hear a plane, I continue to dream about what can no longer occur.

 

[d08]

I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or what, but I sincerely appreciate the response and little advice..

Are you a professional options trader?

First lesson here is to be careful who you take advice from.
@MacBookProHo isn't a trader and when you go through his post history it's glaringly evident. Read posts of people who have written about the technical side of trading and are focused on the details. The philosophers/verbal diarrhoea crowd is the loudest here but they're just a waste of time.

 

[johnkirstenn]

It is unhealthy, you also need to give your brain off time and time to relax in order to achieve peak performance.

I would suggest picking a certain market session and stick to it. For example i only trade index futures during the US session. I could very well trade them overnight but most of the action happens in the US session and i find it much more unpredictable during the rest of the day, so i completely avoid it.

In my opinion the US session is the go to since it is one of the most active, however the Asian session might be a better pick for you regarding your timezone and it also has some very active markets.

Very informative, and I totally agree.

The problem is, nothing else interest me much anymore. My routine nowadays just just revolves around trading, workout (little bit) and family.

I try to give myself a time off but I find it hard to do something else, as I said I do get obssessive especially that I'm an amateur and not yet consistent profitable.

And also I think the main factor why I can't stick to a session because I'm yet to understand its personalities.. and Its hard for me to trust just any content I can find online.

And my style of trading I believe is applicable to any session or maybe I'm just yet to find out..

I'm open to new ideas that I can test and apply to my ways...

Your advice is deeply appreciated as well.

Thank you.

 

[johnkirstenn]

In retrospect, I regret not following my own dream of being a pilot...Not because of a materialistic future, but simply because I got distracted with other pursuits. Now that I find myself trading, I wish for the materialistic future I could have had being a pilot. Steady work, see the world, be engaged.

Regret is a terrible thing to live with. I hope you do not find yourself in that same position like me, where every time I look up into the sky when I see or hear a plane, I continue to dream about what can no longer occur.

I don't think I'd ever regret choosing the path I did.

I found my purpose leaving that path, I found the missing piece in my heart and even if I fail, I would still be happy that I tried my best, because such is life.

 

[johnkirstenn]

First lesson here is to be careful who you take advice from.
@MacBookProHo isn't a trader and when you go through his post history it's glaringly evident. Read posts of people who have written about the technical side of trading and are focused on the details. The philosophers/verbal diarrhoea crowd is the loudest here but they're just a waste of time.

I understand. Thank you for the heads up..

I think professional trader aspirants must have the skill to read between lines and call bullshit on sight.

I believe in benefit of doubt, but I have a risk management into what extent I would tolerate it )

 

[M.W.]

You got depressed because of the materialistic future and then got into trading? That makes ZERO sense.

I've been there done that.

Its easy for me to get a "normal" job, but for some reason my mental state can't handle it.

I can't find any energy working on something I don't believe in, I want to dedicate my life in something with purpose.. I dropped out of school and abandoned my dream of becoming a pilot because I got depressed looking at the materialistic future.

Family is good, but not enough for me to stay.

I know I'm not lazy, and I proved myself that when I worked for someone I respect, but something I learned from those journey is that, such life is just not for me.

And after all, I find that trading is a best option for me to start pursuing my purpose, not because of the benefits but just how my brain and personality operates.

Thanks for the response by the way!