Gusy, let me be real with you.
While my profile says intermediate my profits DO NOT.
Or should I say, lack of profits.
So the thing is...
I've been trading for about 2 years now.
I blew $7000 over 3 accounts day trading oil (bad idea in the first place!!!) and now my latest $1k account is gone day trading the micro ES (notice how I say micro, nothing more than 1 lot)

And I don't know.
I feel like I just can't seem to get it right.
Either I don't have a profitable strategy... or I'm lacking in everything else (psychology, risk management, self discipline, emotional discipline etc.)

I've thought of giving up many times. I'm (only?) 28 will be 29 at the end of this month.

And I love trading, I really do. I want to make it my career. But I just feel like a broken record.
Everytime I tell myself "today I will behave, today I won't make stupid trades, today I won't widen my stops)
And it's like, is my mind weak?
Can it even be disciplined?

I know that my biggest issues HAVE to come from inside of my head and it's like a kink I can't seem to fix.

I don't consider myself a dumb guy. I won't brag but I would say I have a head for numbers and that my technical analysis is usually spot on.

But is day trading something that can be learned over time? I mean... maybe some people have intelligence but can't trade. Can't stomach the losses. Can't be patient.

That last one... something I need to work on.

So I just wanna know has anyone here become successful after a few first failures?
Because in my opinion, I DID NOT waste money, sweat, tears, hours of looking at charts, all for nothing.

I refuse to give up. Because I KNOW I have it in my me to make this work I just need to get into the proper mindset once and for all.

Any replies would be appreciated

It's good you are being honest.

You may also wish to read this great thread:

Time to Give Up I get a lot of emails and PM's from people seeking advice. Usually they've been losing money and don't really know what to do next. But I received a particular letter recently that made me want to write this post. What are some of the characteristics …

Mike

Wow... Big Mike himself haha.
What an honor.
My name is Mike too
But Little Mike in this case.
I'll check it out thank you

I appreciate you sharing, but to avoid a split topic with that existing big thread, I am going to:

a) Copy your post into the big thread
b) Close this new thread, to avoid a split topic

Please see:

Time to Give Up Gusy, let me be real with you. While my profile says intermediate my profits DO NOT. Or should I say, lack of profits. So the thing is... I've been trading for about 2 years now. I blew $7000 over 3 accounts day trading oil (bad idea in …

Please continue to post their, and good luck. You are on the right path.

Mike