SH, I know I'm very straightforward and pull no strings. I'm glad that, as a friend, you took it in the spirit I intended.
I knew you had more trades than the forecasts you published. My point was 3 out of 4 successful forecasts does not a forecaster make, yet you are encouraged to keep on doing it, if anything, being under the eye of public scrutiny.
The idea behind the gains on your account is that you are to be congratulated, but it is only 1 1/2 weeks. That is the whole point. If you showed me 500 trades, and you turned 100K into 600K in 1 1/2 weeks, I would still go back to, "It is only 1 1/2 weeks."
As far as sufficing a determination is concerned time is different for all of his. I'll say you are off to a flying start. I can also tell you are really excited. I feel and share in your excitement. This may surprise you, but I still get excited about taking a hart, and being able to look at, then tell you the future direction. As a matter a fact, that is the thing I love most about my job.
Getting back to you. With the quantity of trades you have and the dedication that you have towards your job, you could very well be on the express towards your dreams. That is honestly, the best way I can answer it.
The one thing that needs to be addressed if it is not already in place is money management skills. You should have a stop. What is the game plan if the trade goes bad. If you already have your stops and lot size management in place, then keep doing what you are doing right now, let me know in 3 months what your progress is, and then we can talk even more seriously.
After everything is in place, the next thing that needs to be addressed is the mental discipline. The two main ingredients of mental discipline is fear and greed. I promise you this. You will never know where you stand there until you go live.
I have been very satisfied with one of my brokers I currently have, and that is Hot Forex. They're customer service is very polite. I already has an issue where my TP was hit, but did not close the trade. They took care of it and even paid me handsomely on the interest. This exact thing came up with someone else in this forum, but I forgot who it was.
For whatever the reason, their data feed tends to be moody at times. But, don't let that bother you. Their positive qualities, by far, outweigh that one issue.
BTW, let me make one small allowance for starting to trade, right now! If you plan on starting with a very punitive amount, then I would say it is okay. "Punitive", in this case, is subjective. Specifically, start with an amount that if you lost it all tomorrow, you would never blink an eye.
:thanx:
