Non - sensical ramblings of a stock traderâ¦â¦â¦
Given this whole trading thingy a lot of thought and try as I might I cannot think of anything in my life to compare it toâ¦55 years on the planet, youâd think there would be SOMETHING in all my days that would compareâ¦hmmmâ¦waitâ¦maybeâ¦NADAâ¦I got nadaâ¦nothing compares. This experience is simply IMPOSSIBLE to explainâ¦
Basically I sit in my living room and push buttons.
Incredibly solitary and isolating. Alternately humbling and prideful. Periods of almost unbearable intensity, and mind-numbing boredom intermixed with moments of sheer joy and absolute dejection the likes of which I have rarely known.
What, exactly is this thing???â¦You push a few buttons - wait - then later push a few more buttons, and POOFâ¦youâve bought and sold stock. To the casual observer â itâs MAGIC. And if your trade is a winnerâ¦itâs MAGIC THAT ACTUALLY MAKES MONEYâ¦
Letâs take a closer look, shall we?â¦In my case this undertaking came late in life. Iâve spent the past two and a half years studying and analyzing stock charts â hundreds of hours and thousands of charts. Yes Iâm aware that categorizes me as a âtechnicalâ trader, and â from my lurking inside these forums â I am aware of the running debate. This, however; is not a debate of technique.
Back to the matter at handâ¦thousands of hours, or a weekend with a six-packâ¦when you believe youâre ready, you push those buttonsâ¦thenâ¦you pray, you hope, you dance your âwinning tradeâ jigâ¦or whatever else it is you do between button pushingsâ¦For me it is the feeling of helplessness during a trade that threatens at times to overwhelm. While studying, analyzing, testing, I feel some semblance of control and direction. BUTâ¦push the button and POOF⦠all gone.
Even during a trade that ultimately winsâ¦I sometimes feel âthisâ is just too much to bearâ¦For the record, Iâve spent the past two years developing my âsystemâ and trading part time while working the second shift at my job. Intraday round trippers to three-day holds. Day trading, Swing trading. Call it what you will. During this two year period and a couple of hundred trades, Iâve managed to hold onto my trading capital, and have generated a small profit.
So⦠I recently quit my job and commenced trading full time. . Am I âreadyââ¦who the hell knows? Someone much smarter than myself once saidâ¦âin this journey, long before you ever have a chance of reaching the gleaming metropolis of âfortuneâ, you must trudge through the grimy village of ânot losing everythingâ â¦it may sound corny, but I really believe itâs true.
Frustrated entrepreneur most of my adult lifeâ¦No retirement savings to speak ofâ¦I know, I think Iâll risk the quality of my âgolden yearsâ to the civilized insanity that is the stock market.
Iâm old, alone, and Iâm desperate (you might add just slightly unbalanced). Not sure exactly what qualities are required to succeed at this craziness, and while these are probably nowhere near the top of the list⦠theyâre what drives meâ¦
My heart bought in early, now if I can just get my friggin head to come aroundâ¦
Thanks for the time. Just my 2 centsâ¦Much cheaper than therapyâ¦
Iâll be lurking with the best of themâ¦einsteinduckâ¦
Given this whole trading thingy a lot of thought and try as I might I cannot think of anything in my life to compare it toâ¦55 years on the planet, youâd think there would be SOMETHING in all my days that would compareâ¦hmmmâ¦waitâ¦maybeâ¦NADAâ¦I got nadaâ¦nothing compares. This experience is simply IMPOSSIBLE to explainâ¦
Basically I sit in my living room and push buttons.
Incredibly solitary and isolating. Alternately humbling and prideful. Periods of almost unbearable intensity, and mind-numbing boredom intermixed with moments of sheer joy and absolute dejection the likes of which I have rarely known.
What, exactly is this thing???â¦You push a few buttons - wait - then later push a few more buttons, and POOFâ¦youâve bought and sold stock. To the casual observer â itâs MAGIC. And if your trade is a winnerâ¦itâs MAGIC THAT ACTUALLY MAKES MONEYâ¦
Letâs take a closer look, shall we?â¦In my case this undertaking came late in life. Iâve spent the past two and a half years studying and analyzing stock charts â hundreds of hours and thousands of charts. Yes Iâm aware that categorizes me as a âtechnicalâ trader, and â from my lurking inside these forums â I am aware of the running debate. This, however; is not a debate of technique.
Back to the matter at handâ¦thousands of hours, or a weekend with a six-packâ¦when you believe youâre ready, you push those buttonsâ¦thenâ¦you pray, you hope, you dance your âwinning tradeâ jigâ¦or whatever else it is you do between button pushingsâ¦For me it is the feeling of helplessness during a trade that threatens at times to overwhelm. While studying, analyzing, testing, I feel some semblance of control and direction. BUTâ¦push the button and POOF⦠all gone.
Even during a trade that ultimately winsâ¦I sometimes feel âthisâ is just too much to bearâ¦For the record, Iâve spent the past two years developing my âsystemâ and trading part time while working the second shift at my job. Intraday round trippers to three-day holds. Day trading, Swing trading. Call it what you will. During this two year period and a couple of hundred trades, Iâve managed to hold onto my trading capital, and have generated a small profit.
So⦠I recently quit my job and commenced trading full time. . Am I âreadyââ¦who the hell knows? Someone much smarter than myself once saidâ¦âin this journey, long before you ever have a chance of reaching the gleaming metropolis of âfortuneâ, you must trudge through the grimy village of ânot losing everythingâ â¦it may sound corny, but I really believe itâs true.
Frustrated entrepreneur most of my adult lifeâ¦No retirement savings to speak ofâ¦I know, I think Iâll risk the quality of my âgolden yearsâ to the civilized insanity that is the stock market.
Iâm old, alone, and Iâm desperate (you might add just slightly unbalanced). Not sure exactly what qualities are required to succeed at this craziness, and while these are probably nowhere near the top of the list⦠theyâre what drives meâ¦
My heart bought in early, now if I can just get my friggin head to come aroundâ¦
Thanks for the time. Just my 2 centsâ¦Much cheaper than therapyâ¦
Iâll be lurking with the best of themâ¦einsteinduckâ¦
