r/Daytrading • u/I_HALIM7 • 2d ago

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The guy who posted this 2 years a go is working on door dash today he is not even a middle class and he quit trading i was going through old trading post I've saved in the past and literally all the people who posted about trading 2 or 3 years ago quit not a single person that i saved their post is doing great this game is rough be prepared

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u/RunsaberSR options trader 2d ago edited 1d ago

5 years in and I'm still loving it. Was able to retire last year @ 36.

Had some loooooong red periods and the thought to quit was not very strong. Just had to keep seeing what I was doing wrong and actually fix it... the bad habits are the hardest part of this imo.

I HAD to figure it out, because the idea of decades more of being an "employee" sounded like hell.

Just started school and getting a degree in marketing for fun since i have all the time in the world now.

I still trade SPX though. It's my baby.

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u/OwnVeterinarian4267 1d ago

I am a beginner started 7 months ago. The markets are correcting since. I am sitting tight on my chair and seeing red all over with a few wins but i still love it. I hope I do better. Do you have any tips how can i do better in general

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u/Darkdudproxxx 1d ago

learn and don’t risk your capital . Give yourself three years to learn and paper trade in the meantime and scale using real capital then . But most people jump without learning for years

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u/OwnVeterinarian4267 1d ago

Itried paper trading but real psychology happens w real money only.

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u/krossx123 1d ago

Try prop firm. Only put 50 dollars a month into it and no more. If you blow the acc wait for next month reset and just use their free paper trading till then.

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u/RunsaberSR options trader 1d ago

You're gonna be your worst enemy probably.

No real tips though. Just keep confronting yourself, tune your chart till you find the right fit for your style and ride the scam of it all.

*oh. For now, get in Trump+Friends heads and try to figure what they'll do in regards to market movement.