I Need A Mentor!!! Here's Why...

GREETINGS,

I AM A RESIDENT OF NEW ORLEANS AND [AS YOU ALL KNOW] WAS "VICTIM" (I HATE THAT WORD) TO HURRICANE KATRINA. BECAUSE OF THIS STORM I LOST MY JOB AND REALLY WENT THROUGH SOME REALLY TOUGH TIMES THIS PAST YEAR. THE GOOD NEWS IS BECAUSE OF KATRINA I STUMBLED UPON THE FOREX MARKETAND BEGAN TO STUDY AS MUCH INFORMATION AS I COULD ON IT AND FOUND IT TO BE THE PLACE THAT I WANT TO BE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE (AS FAR AS INCOME IS CONCERNED).

I HAVE OPENED A DEMO ACCOUNT WITH FXSOL AS WELL AS STRATEGYBUILDERFX AND BEGAN TRADING AND THEN UPGRADED TO A LIVE MINI ACCOUNT WITH FXSOL WHERE I HAVE HAD A DECENT AMOUNT OF SUCCESS PLAYING THE GBP AND THE EUR.

NOW TO WHY I POSTED THIS...

TO BE QUITE FRANK, I NEED A MENTOR. SOMEONE WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND ADVICE WITH ME [NO NEGATIVE PEOPLE PLEASE!!!! I HAVE HAD ENOUGH NEGATIVITY IN MY LIFE LATELY!!!] SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN TRADING!!! [THAT SHOULD KEEP NEGATIVITY TO A MINIMUM.]

I HAVE ALL OF THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF TRADING AND HAVE A FEW STRATEGIES BUT I KNOW THAT IN ORDER TO GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITHOUT MAKING A BUNCH OF MISTAKES [UNNECESSARY] I NEED HELP!

I AM THE TYPE OF GUY [24YRS. OLD, OUTGOING, CHRISTIAN, ETC.] WHO IS EASY TO GET ALONG WITH AND VERY EASY TO TEACH. I AM ALSO THE TYPE WHO WILL TAKE WHAT YOU TEACH, APPLY IT, INCREASE ITS PROFITABLITY, WRITE A BOOK, GO ON OPRAH, BECOME AND INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER, AND GET A LIBRARY NAMED AFTER YOU FOR HELPING ME!!! [YOUR LEGACY WILL LIVE ON!] I WILL EVEN BUY YOU A ROLLS ROYCE IF YOU WANT. [AFTER ALL THE SUCCESS OBVIOUSLY.]

SUCCESSFUL TRADERS: PLEASE CONSIDER MY PROPOSAL. YOU WONT REGRET IT. I CAN BE REACHED BY THIS THREAD OR PREFERABLY BY EMAIL AT (link deleted by Moderator)
I look forward to your response.

DW

Dont want to sound rude or show any disrespect, but can you please post in lower cases and not ALL CAPS. Its very difficult to read.

Oops...

Who said mistakes were unnecessary?

They are obligatory.

Of course I realize that mistakes are necessary and inevitable. I pose a question to you...if a man starts a business and goes through all of the things necessary to make it prosper...MISTAKES and all...should he let his son take over the business without telling and showing him the mistakes that HE made along the way??? Isnt the whole purpose of a mentor/protege relationship to reduce the mistakes that occur [hence...the word "unnecessary"]?

Correction...Partly to reduce mistakes.

I would start by reading all notes posted by diallist in the beginner forum.
read first
Once you digest this material, I suggest james16 Chart thread.
This is probably the best thread on FF (public side), if not the best thread on trading at all. I'd say, it will at least open your eyes and saves you big $$, if you're planning to spend them on FX courses.
james16 chart thread

If you practice all the setups posted there long enough, you won't need any mentor. You'd be the one..

Hi DW,

First, my condolences on your loss due to Katrina.

Second, my congratulations on your maintaining a forward looking attitude in spite of the losses. This will serve you well in trading forex.

Third, I applaud your wisdom in seeking help from those further along in their trading experience than you. Having the attidude of willing student is beneficial.

Now as for a mentor, that is a no brainer in my opinion. I started out knowing nothing. I learned a lot be reading as much as I could here at the Factory. I suggest you start with the Beginner's Forum, then read as much as you can of other threads here. Most particularly the thread called "James16 Chart Thread". This thread played a large part in turning me from a losing trader into a breakeven trader. Then I took the next step and joined the James16 Group that is hosted here at Forex Factory. What I learned there, via the one-on-one help I got from James16, Fijitrader & Diallist turned me into a profitable trader.

So learn as much as you can for free on the public side of Forex Factory, and then when you are ready I cannot recommend strongly enough that you do as I did and join the James16 Group!

Michele UU

Not trying to be negative here, BUT, a lot of trader's one WISH is to be able to trade well enough to do this for a living. This can take years if you just happen to be successful for those years. I wish you all the best in your endeavor but just know it takes a certain mentality, not just money, to become successful enough to do this full time. You MUST have a back-up plan when you start, and you will, losing money.

Good Luck

to avoid rant skip to last sentence.
i'm really sorry for the waste of space here on YOUR thread not someone elses. so i'll correct someone from earlier in the thread. You can post in all caps if you're a charismatic person. It is not harder to read all caps just like it is not more difficult to read when i don't Properly capitalize or punctuate. If someone has an obsession about grammer they need to seek professional help.
as for mistakes being obligatory as referred to one of this site's supposed gurus. first off thanks, Dr. Phil. don't quit your day job. oprah has been good to you. mistakes are obligatory. i didn't know that. but thanks for the token.

last sentence: email dustin at forex master maker <LINK deleted by mod>you can go to his office and train with him one on one in florida. he will show you how to trade technically and news. i found dustin 2 years ago by happenstance when he worked for concorde forex group. i didn't have success with CFG but i had great success working with dustin on the side. if you want to actually make money ask dustin about his news trading service.
in closing; this is not a shameless promotion but a person helping another person out. i'm sorry for your loss, but make it your gain and become a great trader.
jeff swanson
you can PM me and i will return your PM.

Well said DW! And it would be expected that the son will require several years learning the business before he can take over from the old man. You are the son, seeking a father/mentor for the business of forex. Expect to take several years to learn to trade forex profitably. And, even then, if your account is too small, it will take several more years to compound your account to a level where you can make a living from it. I suspect you already know this, but I said it to avoid any discouragement on your part as you begin this exciting new venture.

If there is anything I can do to help you, please don't hesitate to ask, either by post or by PM.

Along with Michele, I applaud your attitude as you begin this adventure!

Dial

Thanks for all of the advice and even the stuff that was "Oh, so obvious." Keep it coming! James 1:6 huh??? I can dig that! Once I get some cashflow maybe I will join up with you!

goodluck to you DM and im sorry for your struggle/loss in new orleans. my dad actually travels to N.O. from texas every week because there is so much work to be done. maybe you can find some easy work to help build up a nice account balance because starting forex will take some sort of income.

my dad tells me every weekend about how places in N.O. are basically begging people to work, so i bet you can find something if you aren't picky.

Cool!

you might take a look at woodies cci group. they have online trade rooms and he walks you through his trades if you get on when he is trading.

the thing to remember is anyone that wants to sell you their services as a mentor obviously doesnt make the money you want to make on the markets

who are they and how do I check them out?

Have only heard of them and visited their site a couple of times.
You can check them out here:
http://www.woodiescciclub.com/start.htm

Hope this helps.
East

Thanks for covering for me, i have been crunching numbers hehe

Pretty cool but I have a question...what times are forex discussed? From looking at things it seems that every market is mixed in. Any other suggestions? What about free software that I can download that may be of use to me. I downloaded zonetick and it gives me times in London, New York, etc. Its pretty cool. Any other suggestions?

Thanks to all for your support. Does anyone know of a good clock [freeware] that will keep track of GMT time and/or other world market times?