Hey thanks for coming by man! For some reason I didn't see the notification.
I'm still at it although have taken a kind of break lately to pursue something else with more seriousness (finishing a uni degree in engineering since education is free where I live).
I planned to participate more after posting the video for Jens but could never find the time to participate meaningfully.
I would lie if I said I'm where I want to be trading-wise. Far from it. I still struggle a lot psychologically with how trading is structured. There's still friction between "how I would like things to be" vs how things really are in trading. Makes me chase my tail in a loop and unable to break the cycle out of frustration, etc. So recently decided to finish the degree and have something to show for (at 30 years old).
As much as I want to picture myself being a successful trader in the not so distant future, it's an unforgiving endeavor especially if pursuing it unprepared; so it needs to be attacked from multiple angles simultaneously to relieve the pressure of having to make it work right this moment. Also, it's such a "selfish" adventure and that can play a role too in ****ing things up.
It's really a battle against yourself before anything else. While knowing what you have to do is of utmost importance, it will sadly lead nowhere if you can't handle yourself. The "opportunities" to **** it up in a day is infinite while the opportunities to make it right are not endless. In other words the odds are stacked against you from the start for so many reasons, starting with your own psyche and the fact it's hard to "work" this aspect out when constantly losing (which every beginner does). It's a catch 22 kind of situation.
I'm still at it although have taken a kind of break lately to pursue something else with more seriousness (finishing a uni degree in engineering since education is free where I live).
I planned to participate more after posting the video for Jens but could never find the time to participate meaningfully.
I would lie if I said I'm where I want to be trading-wise. Far from it. I still struggle a lot psychologically with how trading is structured. There's still friction between "how I would like things to be" vs how things really are in trading. Makes me chase my tail in a loop and unable to break the cycle out of frustration, etc. So recently decided to finish the degree and have something to show for (at 30 years old).
As much as I want to picture myself being a successful trader in the not so distant future, it's an unforgiving endeavor especially if pursuing it unprepared; so it needs to be attacked from multiple angles simultaneously to relieve the pressure of having to make it work right this moment. Also, it's such a "selfish" adventure and that can play a role too in ****ing things up.
It's really a battle against yourself before anything else. While knowing what you have to do is of utmost importance, it will sadly lead nowhere if you can't handle yourself. The "opportunities" to **** it up in a day is infinite while the opportunities to make it right are not endless. In other words the odds are stacked against you from the start for so many reasons, starting with your own psyche and the fact it's hard to "work" this aspect out when constantly losing (which every beginner does). It's a catch 22 kind of situation.
No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell