Old Posts Tagged with "making-a-living"

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Here you can find links to old content I had on the blog, prior to switching to our group pages. Have fun looking around... some of it is pretty good! If you are looking for the best of the best posts from both the old and new eras, then go to the Articles Page. If you want the newest material, browse the public group (and the google waves associated with it).

Dangling the Carrot

Posted on July 18th, 2007
Written by Richard

I’ve noticed that after one or two solid winning trades, I lose all enthusiasm for trading. I get sleepy and restless at the same time. I just want to take a nap, or go outside and do something. Anything but keep sitting in front of those screens! I usually force myself [...]

Can You Make It As a Trader?

Posted on February 5th, 2007
Written by Richard

Can you make a living as a daytrader? Come on… You don’t need me to answer that.
Every day, non-traders seek out information about trading for a living. They read article after article about successes and failures. They mull over the risks, and their impacts. They write me email asking questions. [...]

Guest Post: My Own Hard Look at Trading for a Living, Part II

Posted on February 2nd, 2007
Written by Phileo

When I reported on my own trading journal that I had earned a profit of $3641 for the month of January 2007, TyroTrader had asked me whether that changes my current status as a laid off embedded Software Engineer. I have been trying to avoid addressing this question all this time, and trying to [...]

Guest Post: My Own Hard Look at Trading for a Living, Part I

Posted on February 1st, 2007
Written by Phileo

Ok, so you’re currently in your cube farm, and you think you’ve read all these books on trading, and you’ve read all those blogs about trading for a living, and now you want to know whether it is for you, the whole you, and the real you. Well, I have been pondering the same question.
I [...]

Guest Post: SnowBall Fight (and Other Insights Into Trading for a Living)

Posted on January 17th, 2007
Written by Phileo

Let’s say that you are engaged in a snowball fight (It doesn’t matter how, why, or where you are engaged in the snowball fight). You are protected behind a wall of snow that you have previously built. It is in your best interest to make this wall as big as possible so [...]

Crushed by Trading Black-Belts? All Part of the Experience!

Posted on December 18th, 2006
Written by Richard

Check out Steve Pavlina’s post about fields with low barriers to entry, where 99% fail. Seems very applicable to trading. A quote:

Imagine starting as a white belt in kung fu with no previous martial arts experience. You go to your instructor and say, “I want to compete in sparring tournaments at the [...]

A Trader’s Life For Me!

Posted on October 26th, 2006
Written by Richard

I thought I’d take a moment and talk about why I give thanks every day that I’m a a stock trader.
My Typical “Work” Week
On average, I trade about 4 days a week. When I trade, I actively watch the markets for about 4.5 hours, and set alerts to pull me back in [...]