What's The One Thing That Made All The Difference?

I would like to add one thing to my post above, and it is this, taken from my own favourite trading quote on my profile page, by the legendary German WW2 Luftwaffe fighter pilot, Adolf Galland -

"Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart, will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be. "

This is especially true for trading. Unless you really attack the market, with objectively driven, pre-determined, risk managed trades, whenever these present themselves, you will get nowhere.

Determination and discipline are definitely excellent assets to any trader and it is important to strive to develop the latter and have the former.