I recently discovered this site. This being my first post, I'll share my story with everyone. I will ask my question after.
My trading history starts with penny stocks from around 2002 until a few years ago. I lost my butt(thousands) and learned a lot about myself. A year ago I discovered FX and have fallen in love with the many advantages it has over other markets.
I have blown my account 3 times in the last year. First, I deposited $500 and lost it THAT DAY (totally gambling, no clue). I studied a few months and had some luck in a demo account, then dropped $1,000 in a live account. I lost that in a week, so making progress, lol. I placed $400 back in the live account after a lot of reading, studying, and working methodologies. This is the longest I have lasted but finally blew it after about 5 months. I'm down to $12.97.
I'm battled my addictive, gambler's personality and feel I have made significant progress these past 5 months. The best thing I did was erase every indicator from the screen. I now trade with candles and trendlines only. I truly feel that I have found my system and currently in the process of proving it out. If I can bring my $12.97 back to $100, I will refund my account.
Thanks for reading and hope you enjoyed my story. Now for my simple question:
I am in the process of appyling with the Navy, and supposed to get a yes or no TODAY. Since I am working through a new and hopeful system, I will may be leaving for bootcamp within a few months.
For those of you that have been trading successfully and taken long breaks, do you find it difficult to return? Is it hard to get back in the grove?
TIA,
TOdd
My trading history starts with penny stocks from around 2002 until a few years ago. I lost my butt(thousands) and learned a lot about myself. A year ago I discovered FX and have fallen in love with the many advantages it has over other markets.
I have blown my account 3 times in the last year. First, I deposited $500 and lost it THAT DAY (totally gambling, no clue). I studied a few months and had some luck in a demo account, then dropped $1,000 in a live account. I lost that in a week, so making progress, lol. I placed $400 back in the live account after a lot of reading, studying, and working methodologies. This is the longest I have lasted but finally blew it after about 5 months. I'm down to $12.97.
I'm battled my addictive, gambler's personality and feel I have made significant progress these past 5 months. The best thing I did was erase every indicator from the screen. I now trade with candles and trendlines only. I truly feel that I have found my system and currently in the process of proving it out. If I can bring my $12.97 back to $100, I will refund my account.
Thanks for reading and hope you enjoyed my story. Now for my simple question:
I am in the process of appyling with the Navy, and supposed to get a yes or no TODAY. Since I am working through a new and hopeful system, I will may be leaving for bootcamp within a few months.
For those of you that have been trading successfully and taken long breaks, do you find it difficult to return? Is it hard to get back in the grove?
TIA,
TOdd