Quote from austinp:
+100
A skilled trader can show anyone else what to do for successful trading... but no one can be taught how to trade.
That's the slight but monumental difference. Showing someone how to read a chart, break it down into action zones versus avoidance zones, how to measure for projected price targets, etc can be easily shared.
But the learning how to manage trades in various market conditions, how to quit before digging big drawdowns, how to manage oneself emotionally, how to self-monitor for "tilt" control, when to add size or reduce size... and a million other little details like that take real-life experience.
Experienced traders can show the core basics and demonstrate anything else. Aspiring traders must accept and assume all of the self-learning aspects from there.
Anyone can teach someone else how to throw a baseball, how to throw changeups and breaking pitches. No one can teach another how to throw strikes all around the batter zone.
Anyone can teach someone how to fire a rifle, how to reload their own custom rounds, how break the gun down down and clean it, etc. No one can teach someone else how to shoot five-round 5" bullseye groups at 500 yards.
That's the difference.
Just where depends
