aphie,
I'm glad to see you so determined for success. That determination will carry you through the ups and downs of this business. But you should give more credit to some of the veterans on this board, who are only trying to help. Sure there will be fakes, but guys like tntneo and dottom (among others) are guys I've grown to trust and I value their input. Being relatively new to the board I can understand that you wouldn't know that at this point, so its no big deal.
A common mistake that I made initially was to link hard work with success, just as you are now. And it is true in almost every area of life, so its logical that we all start out that way. We are trained in school or college that we can be anything we want to be with enough study and hard work. If you want to be a doctor or lawyer or janitor of the month, then this is true. What I have found is that trading success is not at all related to how much time you put in, but rather how you are able to manage your psychological state when you implement what you have learned. Now don't get me wrong, you won't ever be successful if you aren't constantly learning, but the learning itself won't make you successful.
When you said you wanted to scalp for half a point until you built up your account, everyone here that has tried that wanted to scream "No!" (well, at least that's what I wanted to do, lol). The guys who replied did so for the same reason. Its not bitterness towards your success. Its people who have "been there, done that" trying to save you a few coins. Should you listen to them? Only you will decide that, and I wish you the best. Everyone must eventually make their own way. But don't write them off as old and jealous. Rather, as part of your learning, go back and read their old posts...some of the best education you'll find will come right off this site. Yeah, there is crap to weed through, but that's the case with 95% of the other sources of trading education too.
Best of luck, and I hope you'll share your experiences with us once you start trading live. It may help someone else that will be in the same position you are in now.
I'm glad to see you so determined for success. That determination will carry you through the ups and downs of this business. But you should give more credit to some of the veterans on this board, who are only trying to help. Sure there will be fakes, but guys like tntneo and dottom (among others) are guys I've grown to trust and I value their input. Being relatively new to the board I can understand that you wouldn't know that at this point, so its no big deal.
A common mistake that I made initially was to link hard work with success, just as you are now. And it is true in almost every area of life, so its logical that we all start out that way. We are trained in school or college that we can be anything we want to be with enough study and hard work. If you want to be a doctor or lawyer or janitor of the month, then this is true. What I have found is that trading success is not at all related to how much time you put in, but rather how you are able to manage your psychological state when you implement what you have learned. Now don't get me wrong, you won't ever be successful if you aren't constantly learning, but the learning itself won't make you successful.
When you said you wanted to scalp for half a point until you built up your account, everyone here that has tried that wanted to scream "No!" (well, at least that's what I wanted to do, lol). The guys who replied did so for the same reason. Its not bitterness towards your success. Its people who have "been there, done that" trying to save you a few coins. Should you listen to them? Only you will decide that, and I wish you the best. Everyone must eventually make their own way. But don't write them off as old and jealous. Rather, as part of your learning, go back and read their old posts...some of the best education you'll find will come right off this site. Yeah, there is crap to weed through, but that's the case with 95% of the other sources of trading education too.
Best of luck, and I hope you'll share your experiences with us once you start trading live. It may help someone else that will be in the same position you are in now.
