Is a trader's path lonely?

MushinT said:
Is the trader's path lonely?o_O

I wake up at 3:30 in the morning, make a coffee, then go trade on the German market, my trades are going well. But something came to mind today, is a trader's life really that lonely? Are there trader groups where people trade together?

I like it, I feel alone, with no one to bother me, enjoying the day as the first rays of the sun rise.:)

Do you feel alone negotiating, do you like it?

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This is exactly what Elite Trader is for.
 
Trading is lonely, but at the end of the day that’s what we signed up for.

If one gets a dopamine hit from interacting with colleagues, running meetings, playing office politics & etc, as many people do, then trading is an extremely poor choice of career path (it almost always is regardless but I digress) and you can make far more money with far less risk by climbing the corporate ladder.
 
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MushinT said:
Is the trader's path lonely?o_O

I wake up at 3:30 in the morning, make a coffee, then go trade on the German market, my trades are going well. But something came to mind today, is a trader's life really that lonely? Are there trader groups where people trade together?

I like it, I feel alone, with no one to bother me, enjoying the day as the first rays of the sun rise.:)

Do you feel alone negotiating, do you like it?
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As an introvert, I actually enjoy the solitude of trading. It gives me focus and peace.
 
It is a lonely path in two ways:

1. The tail of the return curve is populated by a few outliers, not by the majority. I cannot follow the herd and expect to produce outsize returns. To be successful, I have to get off the beaten path.

2. I have to pick a method that fits my personality and competency. What work for my friends do not work for me. Therefore I don't think trading is a team sport.

However, been a loner has plenty of rewards compare to having a day job:

1. No need to kiss up to a boss.

2. No subordinates to deal with.

3. No customers to deal with.

4. No deadline, budget..

5. Can be a true digital nomad, don't need to go to the office.....

I am a lot happier than when I had my corporate day job. I can trade anywhere I want to be, on a cruise, vacationing in Singapore, Sydney.... Make more money too.
 
Yes, and I think finding a good life partner that suit you is very important for trader, and you must have some hobbies and hangout with people outside from trading. Otherwise, life is so empty when relationship goes down.
 
Cabin1111 said:
I walked into church last week...In between services. The only three people I saw, had their faces in their phones!! What's not right with this story??
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LOL serVes you rigth for being late:D:D ;
pardon me\ if you are actually early:caution::caution:.
Like my gold haired sister asked , bro , are you the last one to get there + first to leave??:caution::caution:
Told sis ''NO, but some times I am the first to leave'';
so she sort of read my mail-50%.LOL
Good church pattern ;that 9' 9'' God -hating Giant had a coat of mail[scale armor] + roared like a lion or bear;
ALL Israel ran away.Then David realized , all alone, except for Lord of Angel Armies he slew lions + bears.
Based on 1st Samuel 17,KJV, NIV, NASB + phone versions......,..
Good point about goin' to church, i seldom wear my phone or sunglasses + take my leather / paper Bible:cool::cool:
 
Cabin1111 said:
I walked into church last week...In between services. The only three people I saw, had their faces in their phones!! What's not right with this story??
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murray t turtle said:
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LOL serVes you rigth for being late:D:D ;
pardon me\ if you are actually early:caution::caution:.
Like my gold haired sister asked , bro , are you the last one to get there + first to leave??:caution::caution:
Told sis ''NO, but some times I am the first to leave'';
so she sort of read my mail-50%.LOL
Good church pattern ;that 9' 9'' God -hating Giant had a coat of mail[scale armor] + roared like a lion or bear;
ALL Israel ran away.Then David realized , all alone, except for Lord of Angel Armies he slew lions + bears.
Based on 1st Samuel 17,KJV, NIV, NASB + phone versions......,..
Good point about goin' to church, i seldom wear my phone or sunglasses + take my leather / paper Bible:cool::cool:
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They have a direct line to the BIG BOSS?
 
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