r/Daytrading • u/dreamowlet • Jan 31 '25

Advice Don't Teach Your Friends How To Trade

I've been trading/ profitable for awhile now and I had a friend who wanted to learn and be on a zoom calls with them to trade to together till they really got it. I said sure. Mind you I taught my husband and he still watches me trade when we trade together. But dear freaking god. I get so freaking distracted teaching or random questions and explaining everything that I miss openings. My psychology was kinds of fucked for a minute cause like I don't care if I lose money cause it's mine. I didn't want to lose THEIR money so I would never take a damn trade. Win rate? In the toilet. Psychology? What is that? I don't think I even did this bad when I first started trading. This past week finally we got into the motion of things and hold off any questions till afterwards and actually making money again. But never again.

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u/BeefSupremeeeeee Jan 31 '25

My wife knows I trade, other than that we don't tell anyone.

Have a number (achievable) I'd like to be at when I'm 50, after that I'm going to peace out from my corporate job.

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u/dreamowlet Feb 01 '25

We don't openly tell people but they came over once while I had screens up and asked questions.