would love advice from already successful infp traders. what advice would you give to your younger self? how did you find success in trading?
am an infp-(assertive) part-time trader, extreme (i) & (f) scores, just under 60% for (n) & (p). infp-a describes what i fit best. it's a long shot, seeing infps are rare in the population, & even rarer in the successful trading committee. infp-s are not the best for trading
seeing some success trading futures part-time after work. taking daytrading entries for smaller stops, looking for targets off daily charts. keep a detailed stats journal & a periodically updated psychological journal. best & worst trading both come from using my "feel". before realising so few are infp/j-s, was always surprised why others do not understand the concept of "trading the loser in you", at attempts to explain. am clear that the 'art of interpreting' market action is a strength, & clear that systematically identifying trend vs range is a weakness. currently working on weakness by building a structured approach
how to embrace risk?
current problems are looking at ways to embrace the 'true risk' ~$1k (1% of 100k) to be taken per trade. have scaled up from a measly 50dollars to 500 so far. on a 1 month break, after scaling to 500 & blowing 90% of profits made this year. have done both zen & risk-taking activities to grow in this area; kite-flying till the line runs out, to try to crash it (happened once), consecutive bungees till fear was zero, lots of solo hiking (& a night most recently.. still scared & have to go back till i can let go of fear)
balancing full-time job + other responsibilities & trading
how did you guys transit from trading part-time to full-time? working out the numbers, even with a 100k account & a decent year making 20%, profits are just 20k. it's not enough to sustain full-time. perhaps i am thinking too small @20% profits? have strong conviction & self-belief to succeed, even without validation from family/close ones. also have a dependent to raise & understand family comes before trading
trading own account vs going to prop/fund?
there's some conflict for infp-s preferring to work alone vs working in an environment that may help. i have tried prop for 1yr very early in working life, but didn't find success then. returned to a normal job. my natural preference is to trade a 200k account, taking 2k risk/trade (thou will need more work embracing this risk), over joining a prop/fund environment. am very interested to hear other infp experiences in this area
am an infp-(assertive) part-time trader, extreme (i) & (f) scores, just under 60% for (n) & (p). infp-a describes what i fit best. it's a long shot, seeing infps are rare in the population, & even rarer in the successful trading committee. infp-s are not the best for trading
seeing some success trading futures part-time after work. taking daytrading entries for smaller stops, looking for targets off daily charts. keep a detailed stats journal & a periodically updated psychological journal. best & worst trading both come from using my "feel". before realising so few are infp/j-s, was always surprised why others do not understand the concept of "trading the loser in you", at attempts to explain. am clear that the 'art of interpreting' market action is a strength, & clear that systematically identifying trend vs range is a weakness. currently working on weakness by building a structured approach
how to embrace risk?
current problems are looking at ways to embrace the 'true risk' ~$1k (1% of 100k) to be taken per trade. have scaled up from a measly 50dollars to 500 so far. on a 1 month break, after scaling to 500 & blowing 90% of profits made this year. have done both zen & risk-taking activities to grow in this area; kite-flying till the line runs out, to try to crash it (happened once), consecutive bungees till fear was zero, lots of solo hiking (& a night most recently.. still scared & have to go back till i can let go of fear)
balancing full-time job + other responsibilities & trading
how did you guys transit from trading part-time to full-time? working out the numbers, even with a 100k account & a decent year making 20%, profits are just 20k. it's not enough to sustain full-time. perhaps i am thinking too small @20% profits? have strong conviction & self-belief to succeed, even without validation from family/close ones. also have a dependent to raise & understand family comes before trading
trading own account vs going to prop/fund?
there's some conflict for infp-s preferring to work alone vs working in an environment that may help. i have tried prop for 1yr very early in working life, but didn't find success then. returned to a normal job. my natural preference is to trade a 200k account, taking 2k risk/trade (thou will need more work embracing this risk), over joining a prop/fund environment. am very interested to hear other infp experiences in this area
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