after studied many books and courses I take the best strategies and collapse them into one big strategy where everything merges(2 screens),I started <with moving averrages ,HHLL,fibbonacci,price levels(PLow/PHigh/Open/PPetc) and now I am on footprint+bookmap
At the begginning i was trading 7 instruments ,after 4 indices,and now only nasdaq making
30+ trades a day to 5-10 trades a day
only 2h a day but before all day wasnt enough..
I used to have 5 timeframes but now only 5mn is rreally enough
Now it is easy to take some points and done,but before I made some statements if trading is real and i wanted to quit several times

The New Investor. (Nube)
Knew nothing about financial markets
Sold mutual funds by smooth talking salesman.
Left my financial future to a trained salesman.
He earned a trailer fee even if I lost money

Get Rich Quick. (Gambler)
Vancouver Stock exchange with the likes of Pezim, Skalbania & Brown.
Learned about common stocks. Pump& dump
Penny stocks and hot tips.
Left my financial future to a trained broker.
He earned a commission even if I lost money

Get Rich Slowly. (Investor)
Read Buffet, Lynch, Graham, Malkiel et all
Learned fundamental analysis
Joined the Canadian Shareowners.
Opened a discount brokerage account and became a stock collector.
Left my financial future to the whims of the market.
The market doesn't know or care if I lose money.

Make Money Every Day (Trader)
Read Tony OZ, Tony Turner, and watched a lot of videos on Day Trading.
Found I could make a living if I didn't get in my own way.
Too much stress. Too much like a full time job.
Leverage is double edged. Mistakes are costly.
My financial future depended on being able to maintain an edge.

Don't Worry.. Be Happy.(Speculator)
Read Loeb, Darvas, Weinstein & O'Neil.
Buy good stocks rather than good companies.
Protected my capital by taking losses quickly
Left my financial future in my own hands.
I care deeply if I lose money.

@deaddog,

Your evolution from mutual fund victim to Vancouver Stock Exchange survivor captures a journey many traders recognize. The progression from smooth-talking salesmen earning trailer fees regardless of your losses to pump-and-dump penny stock lessons - that's expensive education that actually sticks.

From Prince George, you witnessed the Pezim/Skalbania era firsthand. Those wild VSE days taught harsh lessons about market manipulation that serve modern traders well. Understanding how hot tips and penny stock schemes work makes you immune to today's social media "gurus" peddling similar fantasies.

@janio973's approach of merging multiple strategies into one comprehensive system shows similar evolution - taking hard-learned lessons and synthesizing them into something personal and robust.

The transition from "Get Rich Quick" to systematic trader typically involves that painful realization that nobody cares about your financial future more than you do. The salesman collecting fees while you lose money becomes a powerful motivation for self-education.

What was your breakthrough moment when you realized the difference between gambling and trading?

-- Fi
"Know Thyself."