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Day Trade Advice for newb

Posted on 2/8/18 at 9:59 am
Posted by macshot
Arkansas
Member since Nov 2013
24 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 9:59 am
Long time lurker looking to do some day trading for a little extra. New to it all so any advice is appreciated...and yes I have come to understand that I shouldn't listen to anything OWS has to say! TIA!
Posted by castorinho
13623 posts
Member since Nov 2010
87089 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 10:02 am to
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Day Trade Advice for newb
don't day trade
Posted by Machine
Earth
Member since May 2011
6001 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 10:03 am to
don't day trade
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
37536 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 10:07 am to
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Day Trade Advice for newb


1. Go to casino
2. Put money on Red
3. ???
4. Maybe profit?

You have a better chance to make money this way than day trading.
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
134088 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 10:11 am to
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Day Trade Advice for newb
If you want to get to one million dollars by day trading, the best way to do it is to start with two million dollars....
This post was edited on 2/8/18 at 10:15 am
Posted by HYDRebs
Houston
Member since Sep 2014
1581 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 10:13 am to
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Long time lurker looking to do some day trading for a little extra. New to it all so any advice is appreciated...and yes I have come to understand that I shouldn't listen to anything OWS has to say! TIA!


Just because you day trade doesn't mean you will make a little extra. There is a winner and loser on every trade. Probable best to test your "day trading" on a dummy account with the strategy you want to employ. Once you think you have reasoned and tested your trading strategy then try it it slowly with real capital. Keep in mind a pattern day trader must keep a minimum of $25,000 in his brokerage account.
Posted by macshot
Arkansas
Member since Nov 2013
24 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 10:15 am to
How is that any different from the crypto game?
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
137633 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 10:16 am to
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don't day trade
Posted by castorinho
13623 posts
Member since Nov 2010
87089 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 10:21 am to
If you're set on it, pick up some books and start reading. Read, read, read. Hopefully you have someone/people around you that can mentor you. Once you have a plan, be disciplined, don't chase and don't be greedy.
Start with a dummy account.

And don't quit your day job.
Posted by ATLdawg25
Atlanta, GA
Member since Oct 2014
4370 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 10:44 am to
In such a stable market environment, i really don't see a downside to this. good luck!

eta: the logic that people want to do this to "make a little extra" kills me. If you could reliably make a little, you could reliably make a lot.
This post was edited on 2/8/18 at 10:46 am
Posted by macshot
Arkansas
Member since Nov 2013
24 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 11:00 am to
I can understand where you are coming from "making a little extra" is me saying that I am not greedy nor am I looking to get rich quick. I am quite happy with my truck and not sure that I would fit into a lambo!
Posted by stout
Porte du Lafitte
Member since Sep 2006
180625 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 11:15 am to
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In such a stable market environment, i really don't see a downside to this. good luck!



I would argue that a volatile market is great for day trading if one is smart and understands the market. It is not great timing for someone just starting out and asking for advice on a sports message board to begin, though.

That being said, I don't know any smart investor that really day trades regularly. My account has been labeled as a day trade account because I hit the minimum threshold of 4 day trades in 5 business days a lot but it's not like I set out to do so. Sometimes I buy calls or puts and they are up 15-30% in hours so I dump them. Did so today with some SNAP puts but I am not actively going in everyday with the intent to do so.
Posted by iAmBatman
The Batcave
Member since Mar 2011
12382 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 11:16 am to
You’re competing against multi billion dollar companies with resources you could only dream of having...I’m sure you’re going to do fine
Posted by castorinho
13623 posts
Member since Nov 2010
87089 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 11:20 am to
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I would argue that a volatile market is great for day trading if one is smart and understands the market.
indeed. See crypto
Posted by Omada
Member since Jun 2015
715 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 12:09 pm to
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looking to do some day trading for a little extra. New to it all

Replace day trading with professional poker, and you'll end up the same way. The pros don't talk much. They won't just give away their strategies, and they certainly won't sell them. Why? Because they've found a way to put the odds in their favor, and that's worth millions or billions of dollars.

So if you want to make money trading, go find an edge and refine it and yourself. That takes months or years; most people give up after 3 months.
Posted by Bullfrog
Running Through the Wet Grass
Member since Jul 2010
60725 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 12:36 pm to
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How is that any different from the crypto game?
At least with cryptos you can risk $10 or less on trades while you are learning. Easy to open an account on the exchages.

Or go play for free on the Spectre binary trading site.
Posted by Jag_Warrior
Virginia
Member since May 2015
4292 posts
Posted on 2/8/18 at 3:05 pm to
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looking to do some day trading


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New to it all


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Seriously.

Once you're somewhat seasoned, you might consider swing/channel trading... at most.
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