Hi Ciao
Yes I trade for a living. Of course I trade different markets and styles but the thing I really enjoy is day trading the US market. I was trained on it for my sins by some top direct access day traders in the companies I traded with. One in Las Vegas and two from New York thanks guys! and I've never looked back. I've been day trading full time for ten years.
I got into the swing trading heavily years ago after two brilliant full time swing traders wanted to learn some day trading skills from me to get their timing right for their swing trades. So after being with them I thought great I'll do the same.
Alan
"please don't laugh at me lol "
Nobody in their right senses are going to laugh at you
Have a look at the link under my signature to see one of my methods day trading the US
Richard
the difference between you and me it is a 600Fiat against a Ferrari
I am sure Naz is more than happy with his 600 Fiat
Paul
Thanks Seguna.
Over the years I've tried to look at different styles of day trading and I realised how many things you could do with it. Of course the brokers would rather that everyone just keeps hard at it all day long making them lots of profits and not you.
But if you understand the different styles, you can adapt them for yourself to fit in with your life style. One great way is to turn a day trade into a swing trade! What all the purists will say, this is rubbish. You should only hold it during the day.
If you look at my post on Monday I did exactly that with my UK trades turning them from day trades into swing trades. All were in profit the next morning and now at the end of the week they have made me a months money in just a five days as this market continues upwards.
I like to day trade in a way that makes me a lot of money at the end of each week with strategies I've honed over the last ten years and I've proved work. This week has been just great and I've done it differently to how any book would have me do it.
Ten years of day trading have taught me to to do the things I know work even when others might try and make me do things differently.
I have probably met more full time day traders personally than most people in the UK in the end I know what works and what doesn't. Anyone can put the pieces of the jig saw together and the result is they can make it a full time profession.
I'm watching for the news stocks today as any earnings plays are worth trading. I always focus where the action might be. If I cant make my mind up I'll trade the indices until something lifts it's head up on my scanner that is linked to my proprietry colour charts.
When they change colour I'll take the trade. It saves any fuss and nonsense and is a lazy way to day trade. Who needs to make it complicated. As always you know where to read more about that style of day trading.