Hello,
Yes, The correct way to succed in trading futures is to trade 1 lot till you are relatively profitable. I traded it for about 2 months non-stop,
Also simulated half the time as well.
Then went on trading stocks to pick up more patterns and ideas and then back to eminis for accuracy.
When you mention "big account and superior intelligence" does not equal success.
I truely agree.
I can turn a $30k account in futures into $80k in 3 months I believe. I don't think capital is ever a problem in the financial markets. The only benefit is I can start trading 500 lots tomorrow once I have the things down, but I will not do that because slow and steady does win the race. But not that slow.
So money is not a problem once you have the techniques.
For me the benefti was knowing, once I had the techniques, I can funnel sized capital into the businses which was what I was hoping to do.
The main key in trading is to figure out what other people don't see. It doesn't require superior intelleginece, nor does it require experts.
Experts wouldn't be working for you if they were experts.
Experts would be banking millions and billions.
The problem with experts/programmers is they think linear.
To be the true 1 or 2 money taker out of 30 traders, you need to think outside of the box.
If everybodys trying to race to get to town and everybody walks on main street, Which street would you walk on to have an edge to win?
Surely not main street, If you walked on Blvd A you might be faster , might not, That is where preparation comes along.
Even before the races You walked Blvd A , Blvd B , 5th Avenue, 8th Avenue. You timed and tested all avenues.
So when the race comes you know which way is the fastest, and which way the "losers" walk MAIN STREET.
If you ain't learning , and you ain't making $XXK a day , You are not progressing or are you on the top of your game, you are wasting <h2><b>time</b></h2>.
The reason why I switched to stocks is because I felt I was wasting time in YM because I couldn't etch out something to learn in that 3-4 week period. My mind was linear, but something tickeed when I started trading stocks.
It seems the reason why many traders who spend 3-4-5-6 years learning how to trade but still do not succeed is :
because they keep on trading the same techniques/ideas, over and over and over and over , maybe big tweaks but core ideas reamins the same, and expect something to mysteriously change for them one day.....
<b> IT NEVER DOES</b>
Thats not the way to do it.
A Lesson a day is the million dollar way. Keep improving your ideas and methods until you are the top dog.