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Let's be honest-do you like to trade?

  • #21
  • Apr 4, 2021 2:29pm Apr 4, 2021 2:29pm
Do you like to hunt? Do you like to fish? Do you like to play golf? What a question? Sit in a chair and stare at the wall? FX trading is pinnacle of human activity. The full faith and credit of one nation versus another nation.
  • #22
  • Apr 5, 2021 1:05am Apr 5, 2021 1:05am
Quoting 240z
Do you like to hunt? Do you like to fish? Do you like to play golf? What a question? Sit in a chair and stare at the wall? FX trading is pinnacle of human activity. The full faith and credit of one nation versus another nation.
Were your Easter eggs spiked with drugs or something?
  • #23
  • Apr 5, 2021 1:37pm Apr 5, 2021 1:37pm
I love trading. I wish I had $100k to be able to do it full-time.
Love to talk on Discord: DividendGamer#1324
  • #24
  • Apr 5, 2021 1:54pm Apr 5, 2021 1:54pm
I hate it! Lost too much and now I have a fear. But I hate to work too. I'm too good to have a boss and waste my time to get to work.
But I have found a solution. Bots can trade instead of me.
Observer effect
  • #25
  • Apr 6, 2021 12:50am Apr 6, 2021 12:50am
Quoting ryuryu
I hate it! Lost too much and now I have a fear. But I hate to work too. I'm too good to have a boss and waste my time to get to work. But I have found a solution. Bots can trade instead of me.
In order to lead you must learn how to follow. Respect your boss because of that. Dont expect any man to be as good example for you. All man have issues... But you need to learn how to be humble and follow orders. Any legitime business can be good environment for you to learn.
  • #26
  • Apr 6, 2021 1:02am Apr 6, 2021 1:02am
Let's be honest. When you consistently lose money you cannot like trading. And most people here in FF are consistent losers.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
  • #27
  • Apr 6, 2021 5:27am Apr 6, 2021 5:27am
Quoting joyny
{quote} In order to lead you must learn how to follow. Respect your boss because of that. Dont expect any man to be as good example for you. All man have issues... But you need to learn how to be humble and follow orders. Any legitime business can be good environment for you to learn.
In order to lead you must learn how to follow. Respect your boss because of that. Dont expect any man to be as good example for you. All man have issues... But you need to learn how to be humble and follow orders. Any legitime business can be good environment for you to learn.

Hi joyny (https://www.forexfactory.com/thread/post/13482771#post13482771)! Could you please tell me what else I must, need and have to?
Observer effect
  • #28
  • Apr 6, 2021 7:06am Apr 6, 2021 7:06am
Quoting ryuryu
{quote} In order to lead you must learn how to follow. Respect your boss because of that. Dont expect any man to be as good example for you. All man have issues... But you need to learn how to be humble and follow orders. Any legitime business can be good environment for you to learn. Hi joyny (https://www.forexfactory.com/thread/post/13482771#post13482771)! Could you please tell me what else I must, need and have to?
I see that was a pain for you. That's good. No pain no gain.

If you want to succeed:

1. Find some regular job... with boss.
2. Do the best you can in that job.
3. Then will open some new doors in your life (and/or in your forex EAs).
  • #29
  • Apr 6, 2021 4:46pm Apr 6, 2021 4:46pm
I've been trading for almost 20 years. So of course, I love it.

For me trading is in many ways like chess. Win or lose, I learn something, but because I really want to ! And every time I really do learn, it is exhilarating. I grow.

Finding new ways to adapt to my opponent as he tries to adapt to my play, and finishing up on top, is worth the effort !

But have to keep growing and changing, faster and bigger than your opponent.

You have to be a fox to trick him.

A wolf pack (a diversity of approaches to react to price), attacking on all sides at all times.

A bear to smash through with compounding when the rarest and most rewardable times to trade appear, to humbly scale back in doubt of your rivals strength.

A tiger, as patient and swift in his attacks in the night.
If I don't mention SL and/or TP = longer-term setup possibly in the works!
  • #30
  • Apr 7, 2021 3:29am Apr 7, 2021 3:29am
Quoting kCBHk
1....Would you hand over your account to him/her to do the trading instead? .
2....Do you like to trade?
3....Or do you trade only to make money?
//-----

1...no.....
2...yes...
3...no....

1...there will always be someone that can match or better my results..... and someone that can better his..... where would the handing over end....

2...trading for me is a pleasurable contest..... it's not me against the world..... it's me against me.....

3...money is low on my needs list..... if it were high, i'd be lookin elsewhere.....

.....h
to trade and code, keep both simple... no call to impress....h
  • #31
  • Apr 11, 2021 8:01am Apr 11, 2021 8:01am
I really like to trade. Ive been doing this for 18months now and the more I do it the more I like it. it's key to how I've become profitable I think.
  • #32
  • Apr 12, 2021 2:02am Apr 12, 2021 2:02am
Quoting kCBHk
Suppose someone comes along and is able to match your ROI. Someone totally trustworthy. Would you hand over your account to him/her to do the trading instead? Ignore the costs you have to pay to him/her, assume the net gains would be the same as if you were the one doing the trading. Do you like to trade? Or do you trade only to make money?
Let's be honest // "someone totally trustworthy" no one is totally anything.
Let's be honest // To "ignore management fees and assume equal net gains" would be foolish and is futile.
Good luck on developing your mindset..
  • #33
  • Apr 12, 2021 2:07am Apr 12, 2021 2:07am
Quoting Squiggles
{quote} Let's be honest // "someone totally trustworthy" no one is totally anything. Let's be honest // To "ignore management fees and assume equal net gains" would be foolish and is futile. Good luck on developing your mindset..
Fine, sufficiently trustworthy then.

Also, I did not say to totally ignore fees, but more to assume the net gains would be the same.
  • #34
  • Apr 13, 2021 12:57am Apr 13, 2021 12:57am
I like to programm EAs. Excellent feeling when found good setup working profitable. Like I found treasury or gold mining - extracting gold (money) from dirt (noisy random price numbers). Enjoing that feeling when EAs working in paralel while I do other things. I was dreaming of passive income stream and now I have it.
  • #35
  • Apr 13, 2021 1:33am Apr 13, 2021 1:33am
Quoting heispark
Let's be honest. When you consistently lose money you cannot like trading. And most people here in FF are consistent losers.
This will sound weird. I had more fun when I was losing. A lot more fun actually. There was always a puzzle to solve, something to think about, an indicator to code, something to read, a new chart style, arguments to be had. Now, I get up. I place trades. I cut losers, manage winners. I do the same thing, day in, day out. Trading is really like a factory job. I did not expect that. If you want to watch someone's eyes glaze over in record time, start talking about trading, or anything overtly fiscal in nature like the business cycle for that matter. Here, I like watching the stealth vendors, the one's claiming to have the special sauce, and casual arguments over which TDI is better. Then there are the thoughtful posters like yourself.
If you are good at something, never do it for free--Joker
  • #36
  • Apr 13, 2021 9:33am Apr 13, 2021 9:33am
The relationship with trading is much more complicated than "like " and "dislike ".


This is a coordinate system where:

the x-axis is from "hate" to "the goal of my whole life",
the y-axis is from "boring" to "mind-blowing"
the z-axis is from "depression" to "inspiration"
  • #37
  • Apr 13, 2021 12:05pm Apr 13, 2021 12:05pm
Quoting jmn5611
{quote} This will sound weird. I had more fun when I was losing. A lot more fun actually. There was always a puzzle to solve, something to think about, an indicator to code, something to read, a new chart style, arguments to be had. Now, I get up. I place trades. I cut losers, manage winners. I do the same thing, day in, day out. Trading is really like a factory job. I did not expect that. If you want to watch someone's eyes glaze over in record time, start talking about trading, or anything overtly fiscal in nature like the business cycle for that...
That is great jmn, and I share the same experience and feelings.

Even if Ive been trading good enough for while, I still have puzzles to this day, but its not enough anymore, its not daily, and I admit that it is a need for me.

I guess that is why I always have to play chess with the toughest (in relation to me!). I need that seemingly unbreakable puzzle to solve and I get to continue learning. Couldnt live without it !
If I don't mention SL and/or TP = longer-term setup possibly in the works!
  • #38
  • Last Post: Apr 13, 2021 12:25pm Apr 13, 2021 12:25pm
Quoting mtako
{quote} That is great jmn, and I share the same experience and feelings. Even if Ive been trading good enough for while, I still have puzzles to this day, but its not enough anymore, its not daily, and I admit that it is a need for me. I guess that is why I always have to play chess with the toughest (in relation to me!). I need that seemingly unbreakable puzzle to solve and I get to continue learning. Couldnt live without it !
true that,twas the "trying to crack a puzzle" that got me going..I also feel really good about taking trades without emotions as i ve seen this market really hurt people
dont always go with the crowd, be exceptional
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