R rcanfiel Feb 21, 2008 #1 POLL: A new trader asks how many hours of screen time to become consistently profitable, what would you say, based on your experience?
POLL: A new trader asks how many hours of screen time to become consistently profitable, what would you say, based on your experience?
TraDaToR Feb 21, 2008 #2 Nobody will calculate the number of hours... It would have been better to ask in months, years...
T TokyoGhetto Feb 21, 2008 #4 every person is different. There is only one way to find out for yourself. start trading!
C cashmoney69 Feb 21, 2008 #5 Quote from sunggong: What's the definition of "consistently profitable"??? More... 51% winners
T The Swordsman Feb 21, 2008 #6 huh? Not necessarily man. Depends upon a lot of other factors. You can have an 80% win rate and still not be profitable. Think about it. Quote from cashmoney69: 51% winners More...
huh? Not necessarily man. Depends upon a lot of other factors. You can have an 80% win rate and still not be profitable. Think about it. Quote from cashmoney69: 51% winners More...
S scriabinop23 Feb 21, 2008 #7 Quote from TraDaToR: Nobody will calculate the number of hours... It would have been better to ask in months, years... More... what are you talking about? 252*8 per yr.
Quote from TraDaToR: Nobody will calculate the number of hours... It would have been better to ask in months, years... More... what are you talking about? 252*8 per yr.
O OddTrader Feb 21, 2008 #8 Quote from TraDaToR: Nobody will calculate the number of hours... It would have been better to ask in months, years... More... Probably right!
Quote from TraDaToR: Nobody will calculate the number of hours... It would have been better to ask in months, years... More... Probably right!
C cashmoney69 Feb 21, 2008 #9 Quote from The Swordsman: huh? Not necessarily man. Depends upon a lot of other factors. You can have an 80% win rate and still not be profitable. Think about it. More... yes, but at that point its just a matter of tweeking your method. In fact I take back my previous statement. Didnt jim cramer say that the best of the best only win 40% of the time?
Quote from The Swordsman: huh? Not necessarily man. Depends upon a lot of other factors. You can have an 80% win rate and still not be profitable. Think about it. More... yes, but at that point its just a matter of tweeking your method. In fact I take back my previous statement. Didnt jim cramer say that the best of the best only win 40% of the time?
R rcanfiel Feb 21, 2008 #10 I am a little surprised at the optimism of some regarding minimal amounts of screen time.