regarding personality tests, here is an interesting point of view.
http://www.gladwell.com/2004/2004_09...rsonality.html
http://www.gladwell.com/2004/2004_09...rsonality.html
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Who I Am and What I Do
DislikedHi Rufus:
I recently finished reading the entire F5 thread and have begun trading it on a live account. Your contributions to that thread are fabulous. Your enthusiasm and unselfish contributions say a lot about you as a human being.
I am a life long trader that for the past 2 years has been in private training to day trade. Only in the past year have a gained enough confidence in my systems that I am realizing success.
I am always interested in the psychology of anything. 35 years ago I was introduced to Psychology of Winning by Denis...Ignored
DislikedRufus:
Your statement "Lately I have been going through one of those spells where nothing seems to work. reminded me of a recent study that I can't seem to find.
The study was about traders and how they tend to lose confidence in what they are doing. What the study found was that traders can have 100 trades and win 65% percent of the trades and be making money and be confident of their system and their ability as a trader.
If by chance these same traders lose 4,5,7 trades in a row and have a significant draw-down, those most recent...Ignored
Dislikedjesse livermore, read anything this guy says, he is my inspiration
keeps it simple, looks at the overall condition of the market,
and scaling in a trade is a fabulous idea, put in your initial risk capital, if you are right, youll have a chance to unload on your second position.Ignored
DislikedThink & Grow Rich
By Napoleon Hill
All in all this was a good read.
“All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.”
“You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.”
“If you are ready for the secret, you already possess one half of it.”
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DislikedDoes it really require 10000hours to become a professional trader? From my humble opinion, I believe it varies according to each individual. As 10000hours can mean a lot to different people and at the same time mean nothing to one.
May I know is there anybody who achieve the state of being constantly profitable/professional trader before 10000hous ? It would be a blessing if you would like to share how many hours have you spent to be in that state.
Thank you in advance.Ignored