I apologise if this question has been asked before.
Can anyone become a trader ?
OR
Does it take someone with certain quality to become one ?
Regardless of your answer please explain why.
I came into trading roughly 2 years ago. I wasn't sure if trading was my passion or a calling (BS that junk btw). I didn't even know what I wanted to with my life. But I was fascinated by the charts and price behaviour and wanted to know everything about it to understand the reasoning behind the move with the hope of predicting the future direction.
Few years fast forward I still don't know what I want to do with my life. But recently I gave up on that passion and a calling BS and came to the realization that I should do what I'm good at doing. That way my probabilities of success will be higher than doing something that I'm not naturally talented in. And also I'll be a lot happier.
I can't say that I'm not good at trading or the other. I haven't figured that out yet. Not even sure if that's the right question to ask. But I've made so much progress since I started. Past the try and throw this and that method phase. I've settled on a method. But I'm not consistent. I haven't developed confidence in my method. I lack practice. I know I need more time. I wanted give it up altogether few months ago, but I couldn't. I usually lose interest quickly. But with trading I kept on going and I still do. I'm not a gambler or anything. And I figured long ago I'm not going to be making thousands or millions of $ anytime. I don't know what is it that keeps me going. But do I have what it takes to be a trader just popped up in my mind. I wonder if any of you also wondered the same thing despite their progress.
Can anyone become a trader ?
OR
Does it take someone with certain quality to become one ?
Regardless of your answer please explain why.
I came into trading roughly 2 years ago. I wasn't sure if trading was my passion or a calling (BS that junk btw). I didn't even know what I wanted to with my life. But I was fascinated by the charts and price behaviour and wanted to know everything about it to understand the reasoning behind the move with the hope of predicting the future direction.
Few years fast forward I still don't know what I want to do with my life. But recently I gave up on that passion and a calling BS and came to the realization that I should do what I'm good at doing. That way my probabilities of success will be higher than doing something that I'm not naturally talented in. And also I'll be a lot happier.
I can't say that I'm not good at trading or the other. I haven't figured that out yet. Not even sure if that's the right question to ask. But I've made so much progress since I started. Past the try and throw this and that method phase. I've settled on a method. But I'm not consistent. I haven't developed confidence in my method. I lack practice. I know I need more time. I wanted give it up altogether few months ago, but I couldn't. I usually lose interest quickly. But with trading I kept on going and I still do. I'm not a gambler or anything. And I figured long ago I'm not going to be making thousands or millions of $ anytime. I don't know what is it that keeps me going. But do I have what it takes to be a trader just popped up in my mind. I wonder if any of you also wondered the same thing despite their progress.
Tape reading is an ART