Hmmm. As I’m trying to get back into the rhythm of trading, I just started to wonder if the long-time traders here ever got tired of trading.
Much like how in corporate jobs, you eventually find yourself getting tired of what you’re doing.
Have you ever experienced this and what did you do about it?
Oh yes, I completed several years of becoming a break-even trader and the challenge lost its sparkle, this year. I played around with a $3k account, but lost interest along the way. So I transferred it all to Hal who is now managing my 7k account and I took a three month sabbatical.
And then strangely enough, I wondered why, my dull life had no sparkle to it. I was happy, healthy and had enough money to pay my bills and expenses, but nothing to make the best of my life ahead. Stalemate.
Then one day when i was posting in this forum, a topic regarding prop firms arose - I had long ago failed one CTI - and as though a door had opened I thought hey I could risk another £149 on offer by LUX trading firm who offered a max 10m for their clients to reach - and in my own time. No pressure.
So here I am now playing with a first demo account in three years, with an initial target of reaching a chance to trade a live $25k account, and at a cheap price. I am in the green now and I am again enjoying reaching a target that has no downside but a tough enjoyable challenge.
I hope you find a similar path to your FX journey.success - they are there.
No never 🫡
I have just started trading and its too soon for me to get tired, but I get this a lot from my friends, it seems to be tiring.
How would you feel if you were consistently profitable?
Yes, there are times when I’ve felt tired and demotivated. I take a break, but then I always go back to trading.
I frequently get tired of trading when I remain in consistent losses. But soon I recover it.
Forex trading is interesting to me so I rarely grow tired. But when I am busy with other work and suffer consistent losses, things go different.
This is super reassuring, Steve. Thank you so much for sharing your journey for the past few months.
I was scared that the feeling I get towards forex sometimes means that I’m just not fit to trade and that I should quit altogether.
This gave me hope because even a very experienced and established trader also shares the same feelings at times.
How has playing with your demo account been?
Thank you sooooo much! I wish you all the best with yours too!
Good for youuu! If you don’t mind, how long have you been trading?
That’s nice! I hope you’re enjoying forex trading so far.
If you don’t mind, how long have you been trading? Just a disclaimer though, getting tired doesn’t mean you should give up! Only means you should get some rest.
Definitely excited and determined to trade! HAHAHA. I hope I get there eventually, but the Forex Gods have not been in my favor.
Thank you so muuuch! How long do your breaks usually take?
Do you go as long as months of not trading?
That’s definitely one of the reasons why I get tired of it a lot. Good thing you don’t let your losses discourage you from trading!
It’s definitely interesting and very challenging! Haha. I guess that adds to the appeal. But I also understand how other things can get in the way and forex trading just goes further down on your priority list.
If i include trading on sport(s) then i been trading more than oi oi oi and think think think more than 15 years.
I came from trading on sports to trading on forex and i been trading forex 5-6 years
That’s quite a long time already! Hahaha. It’s been a little over 3 years for me.
I hope we get to interact more and that I learn from your experiences!
@ria_rose 3 years is better than 0 years and if there is anything I can help with, just contact me and ask away
there is no stupid questions only stupid answers
I follow The Filipina Pea on youtube so who knows, maybe all 3 of us one day (you, your husband and me) will sit and trade together over a cup of coffee on the Philippines
I now only trade with a forex prop firm called the 5ers and that has been a big gamechanger for me just for this one fact that you can begin with a let us say a $10,000 account and scale it up to a $4 mill. account with no time pressure if you so wish
Made me think about the Ice Age 2 “Crasch” scene: I believe i can fly … smaaaaash into a tree why can i rofl each time i see it
i not understand why but i do
In my case, I usually get demotivated when I experience losses. So it depends on the degree of loss. When it’s a small loss, I usually take a short break for a couple of hours. But when I face a big loss, I need a few days off. Those moments can be tough, and I need time to de-stress and regain my focus.
Can I just say I love the way you type? HAHAHA. It reminds me so much of my own way of typing. Very expressive. HAHA. And OMG
I already had a feeling but are you by any chance a Filipino?
If so, that would be so cool! Hahaha. I’m currently in the PH and it would be super amazing to have a fellow Filipino trader to meet up with and talk to!
Also, regarding this forex prop firm, how did you find them?