I don't care about the dollar amount that a person has made. What percentage have they made on their account? What's the total number of pips?
If someone earns $1,000 on a $100,000 account in 2 weeks that's not nearly as impressive as someone doing so on a $100 account. Dollars are one thing - pips and percentage are what matter. While not everyone can scale upwards, the fact that you can do well on a smaller account means you will eventually learn how to do the same on larger accounts. Stop watching his $53,426 and check into the fact that it's a live account and he's made over 100% on it with 222 pips. That's impressive. Not the kind of impressive that I'd want to sit and learn at his feet - I'd take the lessons if he's giving them - but you need to realize that Forex isn't static.
With so many different ways to earn in this game, no two persons will have exactly the same methods. If you find someone to teach you it's either going to be that you learn their method or adapt it to your style. If you're really lucky you'll find a teacher who has a style close to yours and then it will be far easier to assimilate.
Personally, my strategy has evolved as I've grown in this thing. It involves using support and resistance zones, candle and pattern formations to determine entries. Once my trade is in profit enough I'll move to break even and let it run. Most times I get scared and exit before I should - like tonight - but in most cases the price would have hit my TP if I had left it alone.
While attitudes are one of the things that cause the pros to not comment, or just not visit in general, I believe part of the problem here and everywhere is the difference in the languages. We don't all have English as our first language and it causes problems in properly conveying messages. Typing as well doesn't give the same effect as listening to someone and getting their tone.
Anyways - all in all I'd like to learn more. Many times I'm just turned off or can't be bothered. I've learned a few things being here - I've searched for mentors and found none. The persons that know what they're doing charge $2,000-$5,000 on average for a class and regardless of how enthused you may be it doesn't move someone enough to take you under their wing.
I have three persons I'd seriously like to learn from. When I've made the money to fly them to my country and learn from them I'll do that. Until then - I'll trade part time while I do my day job - which I enjoy just as much as trading. I just wish I didn't have to sleep as often then I could do my IT job during the day and then trade during the nights. Did that for a while but sleep has a way of catching up to you. Anyways - enough rambling. I'm gonna wait to see what other lively and lovely remarks are made.
If someone earns $1,000 on a $100,000 account in 2 weeks that's not nearly as impressive as someone doing so on a $100 account. Dollars are one thing - pips and percentage are what matter. While not everyone can scale upwards, the fact that you can do well on a smaller account means you will eventually learn how to do the same on larger accounts. Stop watching his $53,426 and check into the fact that it's a live account and he's made over 100% on it with 222 pips. That's impressive. Not the kind of impressive that I'd want to sit and learn at his feet - I'd take the lessons if he's giving them - but you need to realize that Forex isn't static.
With so many different ways to earn in this game, no two persons will have exactly the same methods. If you find someone to teach you it's either going to be that you learn their method or adapt it to your style. If you're really lucky you'll find a teacher who has a style close to yours and then it will be far easier to assimilate.
Personally, my strategy has evolved as I've grown in this thing. It involves using support and resistance zones, candle and pattern formations to determine entries. Once my trade is in profit enough I'll move to break even and let it run. Most times I get scared and exit before I should - like tonight - but in most cases the price would have hit my TP if I had left it alone.
While attitudes are one of the things that cause the pros to not comment, or just not visit in general, I believe part of the problem here and everywhere is the difference in the languages. We don't all have English as our first language and it causes problems in properly conveying messages. Typing as well doesn't give the same effect as listening to someone and getting their tone.
Anyways - all in all I'd like to learn more. Many times I'm just turned off or can't be bothered. I've learned a few things being here - I've searched for mentors and found none. The persons that know what they're doing charge $2,000-$5,000 on average for a class and regardless of how enthused you may be it doesn't move someone enough to take you under their wing.
I have three persons I'd seriously like to learn from. When I've made the money to fly them to my country and learn from them I'll do that. Until then - I'll trade part time while I do my day job - which I enjoy just as much as trading. I just wish I didn't have to sleep as often then I could do my IT job during the day and then trade during the nights. Did that for a while but sleep has a way of catching up to you. Anyways - enough rambling. I'm gonna wait to see what other lively and lovely remarks are made.
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