I think that early retirement is in the cards for you!

Quote from ballstowall:
This is a year end review. I have been trading for six years and have made money the past two. I started with 125k six years ago and in Jan 2006 I had 100k. So I was losing a few percent per year. I decided to trade options and futures exclusively in Jan 2006.
For the full year ending Jan 2006 I made an 800% return bringing my equity to 800k. I will admit that about 200k of the gains were because of luck. The rest was from a well thought out strategy I came up with during the losing years.
In Jan 07 I continued trading the account and gained an overwhelming 500%. The new strategy is still working. Remember, I am trading only futures and options. My account stands at $3.7 m because I withdrew some for personal uses. My question to all the other ET is should I retire while the going is good? I know that this can't continue on forever and I may move the money into cd's and index funds for safety. I only need about 150k per year to suit my current lifestyle.

Quote from ballstowall:
This is a year end review. I have [stuff deleted] and options. My account stands at $3.7 m because I withdrew some for personal uses. My question to all the other ET is should I retire while the going is good? I know that this can't continue on forever and I may move the money into cd's and index funds for safety. I only need about 150k per year to suit my current lifestyle.
Quote from sellingrich:
3 mil at 5% is $175K
Bank it and trade with the rest.
Start a Paltalk room and drink beer or smoke pot during the trading day and charge for your service, have some fun with your success.
Or you could hire me as your money manager, and I'll start a Paltalk room and drink beer and smoke pot during the trading day and charge for my service and call you every day to tell you how your bank is doing.
It's up to you, make a decision, I don't have all day.
