how long did you take to have a profitable year?
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It wasn't so much becoming profitable, but rather finding a trading strategy that I felt comfortable with.
Took about 3-4 years off and on. Some profitable, some not. Most of my major losses came from day-trading a year or so ago. I'm not cut out for that shit.
Took about 3-4 years off and on. Some profitable, some not. Most of my major losses came from day-trading a year or so ago. I'm not cut out for that shit.
Also, that's with no mentor...others may have a better learning curve with 'em.
I voted for 1 just so I could see the results 
. I havn't had a profitable year, but I've had some great months inbetween.
cm69
. I havn't had a profitable year, but I've had some great months inbetween.cm69
I must say...nothing is more humbling or wonderful for a new investor than crashing and burning with a decent amount of money...it takes a lot of the enchantment out of being an investor/trader.
It's kind of like joining a gang...you might enjoy hanging out with your homies, but until they beat you into their club officially, you don't know how delicate of a thing it is that you're dealing with.
Not the best example but if works in my opinion.
I lost some money, quite a lot actually, the first few months of trading and came back with a vengeance and have grown my worth tons. I only pull out a decent salary every year and the rest stays invested but diversified.
Real wake up call though to lose a lot of money.
It's kind of like joining a gang...you might enjoy hanging out with your homies, but until they beat you into their club officially, you don't know how delicate of a thing it is that you're dealing with.
Not the best example but if works in my opinion.
I lost some money, quite a lot actually, the first few months of trading and came back with a vengeance and have grown my worth tons. I only pull out a decent salary every year and the rest stays invested but diversified.
Real wake up call though to lose a lot of money.