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  • #1
  • First Post: Sep 27, 2025 5:51am Sep 27, 2025 5:51am
Hello Forexfactory members,

I'm 39 years old, from Germany, unemployed, diagnosed with a disability unfortunately I tend to forget little things due to a severe bike accident in 2001.

What can improve my trading the most?
I think about studying data science or economics with focus on capital markets or a bank apprenticeship.

I heard that time series analysis is quite important that's why the data science studies. What is more important: The skill to read data, to automate important trading decisions or to have a good understanding of forex markets (economics studies with focus on capital markets) ?

Would you take on a loan and get into student debt if it improves your trading?

I'd like to know your opinion when it's time to give up on Forex trading or improve my skills.
I started in 2011 with forex since then spent multiple times a period of time in psychiatry. It's nothing serious just it robs my time.

In the meantime I went to some seminars from Carsten Umland and simplified trading, Sonic R Mastery and Fotistradingacademy.

I appreciate your opinion.
  • #2
  • Oct 2, 2025 7:34am Oct 2, 2025 7:34am
I'm a full time trader and honestly have more experience than you , so you should really take my advice , although people don't like being changed , they don't like listening to others.

1: I mean this when i say this , learn ICT concepts , forget the retail concepts you've learnt , and study INNER CIRCLE TRADER'S content. He teaches you to trade with the banks , who move 90% of the forex market , rather than against them , with your trendlines or what not.

2: Watch Bob Proctor's video called "How to change your paradigm".

This may all sound stupid at first , but trust me , once you study these 2 , there's no going back.
  • #3
  • Oct 2, 2025 8:15am Oct 2, 2025 8:15am
My opinion for what its worth, 1st... LOT SIZE to BANK ratio, is the most important, biggest bank smallest lot size will lessen your emotions when trading, 2nd having a strong bias on which direction the market, many think they know which way the market will go and hate to be wrong and when it does go wrong they will end up trading irrationally...
  • #4
  • Oct 2, 2025 9:45am Oct 2, 2025 9:45am
Quoting MrAnonymous
Hello Forexfactory members, I'm 39 years old, from Germany, unemployed, diagnosed with a disability unfortunately I tend to forget little things due to a severe bike accident in 2001. What can improve my trading the most? I think about studying data science or economics with focus on capital markets or a bank apprenticeship. I heard that time series analysis is quite important that's why the data science studies. What is more important: The skill to read data, to automate important trading decisions or to have a good understanding of forex markets...
"I'd like to know your opinion when it's time to give up on Forex trading"

How long would you give a small child to learn to walk until you told them to give up,..., we wouldn't we would keep trying until they could walk...magic formula

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This thread could come up with some gems of wisdom, better than the usual crap of " BUY here when this line crosses this line" bollocks
  • #5
  • Oct 5, 2025 7:23am Oct 5, 2025 7:23am
Quoting MrAnonymous
Would you take on a loan and get into student debt if it improves your trading?

Not if I were planning to use borrowed money for trading, no. It seems impossible to me that doing that could be a way of improving anyone's trading. I wouldn't mind trading with a prop firm's money, at their risk, but not with money I'd borrowed.

Sorry if I misunderstood your question.


Quoting MrAnonymous
I'd like to know your opinion when it's time to give up on Forex trading or improve my skills.

I can't see that almost-random strangers in a forum can possibly be informed enough to offer you good, sensible advice about that. You'll learn more about strangers' attitudes and prejudices than about what you should do, yourself.


Quoting MrAnonymous
started in 2011 with forex since then spent multiple times a period of time in psychiatry.

I hope that's going well for you, now - and good luck all round!
  • #6
  • Oct 5, 2025 10:40am Oct 5, 2025 10:40am
Quoting MrAnonymous
Hello Forexfactory members, I'm 39 years old, from Germany, unemployed, diagnosed with a disability unfortunately I tend to forget little things due to a severe bike accident in 2001. What can improve my trading the most? I think about studying data science or economics with focus on capital markets or a bank apprenticeship. I heard that time series analysis is quite important that's why the data science studies. What is more important: The skill to read data, to automate important trading decisions or to have a good understanding of forex markets...
I can help you. Reach out
  • #7
  • Oct 5, 2025 10:50pm Oct 5, 2025 10:50pm
Quoting MrAnonymous
Hello Forexfactory members, I'm 39 years old, from Germany, unemployed, diagnosed with a disability unfortunately I tend to forget little things due to a severe bike accident in 2001. What can improve my trading the most? I think about studying data science or economics with focus on capital markets or a bank apprenticeship. I heard that time series analysis is quite important that's why the data science studies. What is more important: The skill to read data, to automate important trading decisions or to have a good understanding of forex markets...
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If I don't mention SL and/or TP = longer-term setup possibly in the works!
  • #8
  • Oct 11, 2025 5:29am Oct 11, 2025 5:29am
First learn how and why the markets move.

So check this youtube clip


How to Master and Trade Supply and Demand

Prohexa
  • #9
  • Oct 13, 2025 8:09am Oct 13, 2025 8:09am
The truth is, this work takes time. You want to improve? Then give yourself time. Becoming a successful trader is in the same categories as in becoming a dr or lawyer, if not more demanding. The only difference is that anyone can just open an account and start trading today. There are more drs and lawyers on the planet than successful fund managers, lets just say that.
  • #10
  • Oct 15, 2025 10:30am Oct 15, 2025 10:30am
Unpopular Opinion: What’s the difference between skilled and unskilled traders?


Unskilled traders will get good entries here & there; but skilled traders will earn good entries by waiting on the chart for hours! Trading is not an easy game; never & ever!
For Gold, NY session offers superior tradability compared to London.
  • #11
  • Oct 15, 2025 12:02pm Oct 15, 2025 12:02pm
  •  amvt
  • Joined Feb 2025 | Status: Developer by Choice Trader by Heart | 202 Posts
I usually don't reply to threads, but your question is something I have encountered on various forums like Forex Factory, Reddit and even Youtube comments.

The truth of the matter is the question: "How do I improve in trading", is a very general question that can have various answers to.

I can say, learn this new strategy, focus on trading mindset, buy low sell high etc. All are valid answers to your question. But, the main "lesson" comes from specific questions in trading and even in general.

For instance, if you were struggling with trading, that can imply many things. But if you say: "How can I improve my analytical skills". This is a specific question, that has an answer you will benefit from. I can tell you to read various books on analytics, I can tell you to understand the math behind the analytics to get a deeper understanding of it. This helps you target a specific problem.

But, your problem is not how to improve in trading I assume, it's capital. You're taking a loan.

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Would you take on a loan and get into student debt if it improves your trading?

The answer to this question is definitely not. How can taking a loan improve my trading? Better resources can help, a disciplined mindset can help, a good background in coding skills can help. But loan? No. Definitely Not. You would most probably take a loan when there's a shortage of capital, not to improve skills.
— Developed by MMQ
  • #12
  • Last Post: Oct 15, 2025 12:09pm Oct 15, 2025 12:09pm
  •  amvt
  • Joined Feb 2025 | Status: Developer by Choice Trader by Heart | 202 Posts
To answer the very general question to: "How do I improve my trading?"

I would say just stop following everybody and start your own thing. You only need to know so much about the markets, and learning more will just clutter your sense of fundamentals of the market.

Having to know the very basic information about how the markets generally operate, is enough. You don't need to attend seminars, read a thousand books on strategies. Information is needed at the start, but only at the start. After that, you develop enough skills and have enough tools in your arsenal that can help you extract information from the market. Then the only thing left to master is understanding this information and taking advantage of it.

Sounds simple, but takes years of persistence to do accurately. And that's why people leave their small trading career behind. Because they want to understand that "one key thing" that will unlock the secrets of the market.

There isn't one. And you know it too.

So, stop learning so much from others when you have the opportunity to learn from yourself. Start your trading, and you will automatically see what you are doing wrong versus right. Just start. Eventually, everything aligns in the end.
— Developed by MMQ
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