Is trading actually viable?The 9-5 is so soul draining I can't fucking imagine myself going through this another 40 years.Ive been getting shilled trading content a fuck ton lately and it is indeed most of the time just random faggots trying to sell me courses but it makes me wonder... How hard is it to be profitable, and to live off of this? Is it realistic?
>>62112938no
>>62112938Any testimonials or success stories out of anons in here? Doesnt have to be trading I just dont want to keep up with a 9-5
No, it's just gambling if you're not an institutional investorHence why they sell you courses
>>62112941>>62112944Is there really nothing else we can do to escapeis it all there is to this life, slaving away my time and investing until im decrepit
no its impossible you definitely can't average 7% returns cashed out every monthbecause you're dumb lol
>>62112938The majority of professional traders, analysts, etc do not really regularly beat the market. It's gambling. Can you win gambling? Yes. All the time? No.
If they knew how to effectively trade they wouldn't be selling you a course with all their secrets, they would just be doing it and keeping it to themselves. Despite what anyone here will tell you, you aren't going to be able to avoid increasing your income, be it salary or your own business, or getting inheritance if you want more money.
work is fine, you just need to jack up your scratch ticket and nicotine pouch purchases bro. don't forget your morning white monster on the way in.
>>62112938100%. just work at goldman sachs or any other large investment bank/hedge fund.
Most people lose money but not all. Just look at the latest data on hyperliquid. It's all public so there is no way to lie.Out of every 10 wallets, 8 are in the red.
>>62112938>Is trading actually viable?leverage and day trading no. position trading yes (think months)
Look, I started with the trading thing in 2011. With this, I mean, retail Forex trading. As a background, I have a degree in finance and banking and CFA certification. I have cooperated with some popular websites about trading since 2012 and after trying and trying, 2026 has been (so far) my first profitable year. Heck, I am a better gambler than trader, not kidding, I am placed Top 5 in a tipster website. Of course, to make money, I have sold my soul to corporate world and is easier to profit there because of the volume you move. As a retail stock trader, the story is a bit different. I'm profitable since 2023. Thus, if things keep going my way, Im retiring in 2030. So, it is possible, yes, but is extremely hard. Also, most of the guys who were doing the CFA courses with me were also in the red as retail traders and barely beating the market with the companies they work for. I would never sell courses, I just found the way to profit and took me like 15 years. Not selling it for couple of hundred bucks. Still, I would tell you to open demos everywhere and keep trying and trying there until you get the trick.
>>62112938>Long-term, only about 1% to 10% of active traders are consistently profitable, with over 95% of day traders failing or losing money, according to data. no. you are too dumb for a high paying job, what makes you think you would me smart enough to earn money by playing against the smartest people on the planet? do you REALLY believe you are the 1%?
I think poker is more doable. You need less capital and the rules and data are more clear.
>>62112938It only works if you're rich. Otherwise you'll be better off investing your salary for 20 years first
>>62113571maybe 10-15 years ago. poker is pretty much solved thanks to ai and theres lots of bots and ppl using real time assistance
>>62112938It's an insane grind. I do 100 lots of stuff in the $1-4 range, so $100-400, to practice. Only gainers with a lot of momentum. I have done OK but took a 'big' loss which I haven't recovered from with such small positions. Just working on my consistency before scaling up. I think it is possible.I also think it's a worthy pursuit because no matter how you make money you'll need to invest it in stuff. So the game never stops.
>>62112938Bump just did a 10% on ROLRI'm hoping to get more biz discussion on this since smg is all focused on cpi numbers and medium term trading
