DislikedHello Z., a pleasure to read from the beginning till the very end of this thread - remarkably a feat on your endeavor. one must admit on the progressive yet stable endeavor of managing accounts whilst sticking to the trading plan. is it truly wrong for me (a new entrant) to aim for being a very .. very .. very .. very .. average trader?? looking forward to the next post of yours (especially the brutal truth and analogies). happy trading, PdxIgnored
thanks for reading my journal.
i guess it isn't wrong to be a very average trader.
as long that average means profitable.
while ppl often like to attach mythical perceptions to trading, how i see it, like anything else that can make ends meet.
the low end to the ceiling there may be a lot bigger income variation than for taxi drivers or teachers or stonemasons, but the bottom line is just as simple:
are you good enough to pay your bills and make a living from what you are doing or not?
if that answer is yes, there is little to add.
still can strive to be better, and likely with experience will get better.
just like a taxi driver or a teacher or a stonemason will.
curious coincidence but just this morning i went to re-read my opening post to this journal. the original part from over 5 yrs ago, not the "foreword" that was added later in 2019.
and i have to say, even i was surprised that how much everything is the same in principles as they were in 2017 when i went full time.
probably one of my strong attributes is that i don't change things much, if they work i can stick to them.
end of Q3 is just around the corner.
there is a few topics on my mind to write about, but it takes lots of time to write a longer post. maybe i will post something additional to the usual end-of-month update, but maybe not, undecided about it. still have some days to cross that bridge, will see when i get there.
happy trading!
Z
there is always, always another trade!!
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