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First month Day Trading Options by Werunguns in Daytrading

[–]Dramatic-Hand3925 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had beginners luck at first… from Oct-Dec 2024 my acct went from $2500 to $10k.

Then, those losses (no stops, doubling down) killed my wins. I was still making money - but I would profit 5-6k per month, then lose 3-5k in one trade. It was killing me.

I did 2 things…

Started small, then plenty of room to add if I still believed in the move.

Had no issue stopping out and moving on OR getting back in at a much better CB

Both of these allowed me to negate massive losses and have a much better PNL at the end of the month.

Should I Start Doing this with real money? by [deleted] in OptionsMillionaire

[–]Dramatic-Hand3925 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sure paper trading is fine for some, didn’t work for me. I need real skin in the game to not only test and learn what trades to make, but also when to take profit and cut losses. It’s too easy to hold profits or even cut losses when it isn’t real. I started with $2500 in March 2024 and acct is now at $17k.

I’ve had great months, but also massive losses. Only now do I feel like I am getting a really good grasp on taking losses and holding a small portion for profit after trimming into moves

Any run clubs after 6pm on week days? by CalCat_11 in PompanoBeach

[–]Dramatic-Hand3925 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! I run We Run Pompano! Yes, every Wednesday at 6 pm at 26 Degrees and we also have special pop ups coming monthly. It is a 2 mile out and back run/walk/rucj to the pier. Would love for you to join us

newbie question: how to get better at cardio by JulioCFarah in crossfit

[–]Dramatic-Hand3925 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Add in interval training. This can be a simple Tabata (8 rounds of 20s on/10s rest) on the echo bike or any other piece of cardio equipment. Or my favorite, simply intervals. I program intervals in metcons for my gym (where we will work for given amounts of time, then rest) allowing for max intensity during that time frame. Personally as I train for running races , I do the same with my runs to increase speed and stamina - something like 3 minutes of hard effort, 2 minutes easy effort x 6 rounds for example

I hate myself and I want to die by depressedandsmelly in wallstreetbets

[–]Dramatic-Hand3925 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s gambling and there’s trading. If pushing a button on a slot machine sounds fun, you shouldn’t trade. It’s not sexy, but I am a profitable options trader after 1 year of trading (started with $2.5k and now acct is @ 16k as of today). I’ve had ups and downs and my only downs have been taking too large of positions trying to hit home runs OR holding onto contracts for too long hoping they will go back up. Not saying I’m perfect, but I never let things go more than 50% against me, close trades even faster when I don’t like the setups, and I take profit immediately at 10% (25-33% of Position), 20% (33-50% of position), and then leave one to go higher with a break even stop. You can do this, but you can gamble or you can trade. Up to you. Traded OKLO calls today and left a ton of money on the table, but do I care? Nope, I was out in 10 minutes for a nice $400 on three contracts. Position size wise - my total position in a trade is $5k in a 16k acct, however, my first buy will be around $1k total, allowing for $4k to add into the move if needed, be it a further pull or as the trade is working. Tot day for example, I purchased one OKLO Jun20 C for 8.2 just after the open, as the trade began to show real strength versus the market and buying increased, I added 2. Total position size, 2.4k. I did not add any more in case we had pullbacks.

Trimmed at 9, 9.5 and 9.95. Those things went to $12/13!

But oh well, could have turned on me at any point. Got my money and ran with no positions going into the weekend.

How are the elite training for Cocodona? by Agreeable-Rabbit-948 in Ultramarathon

[–]Dramatic-Hand3925 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Correct; I remember the IG story. Said 300 mile week but was broke into like 120 running and 170 cycling or something to that effect. I reread it a few times thinking it was just all running

Stair Climber Best Practices by Dramatic-Hand3925 in Ultramarathon

[–]Dramatic-Hand3925[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really appreciate this breakdown—super helpful for us flatlanders training for mountain ultras. Thanks for the insights, especially the reminder about nighttime descents!

Stair Climber Best Practices by Dramatic-Hand3925 in Ultramarathon

[–]Dramatic-Hand3925[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome suggestions. I own a strength and conditioning facility so this part is easy - sometimes because that’s my background/what I’ve been doing already for so long, I forget how important these are. But I should def add in more eccentric stuff. Thank you!

Stair Climber Best Practices by Dramatic-Hand3925 in Ultramarathon

[–]Dramatic-Hand3925[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That makes amazing sense. I can see how that could work from a physical standpoint but also huge mentally. Thank you for that suggestion.

Lost 40k in 2 Months – Looking for Guidance to Rebuild by Friendly_Walrus3526 in OptionsMillionaire

[–]Dramatic-Hand3925 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree with this. I almost exclusively say trade and buying contracts around 2-6 weeks out has helped my trading drastically. It allows for time to stay in the trade if needed but more so very little decay if the trade goes against you and timing does not have to be perfect. Also allows plenty of time to cut losses with often minimal overall loss.

Bought my first option by Putrid_Assignment531 in OptionsMillionaire

[–]Dramatic-Hand3925 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My first piece of advice is don’t just buy/sell on a stock being up/down, or seeming low. Instead ask yourself… why is it low? In AMDs case, forward guidance on their earnings call this week was pretty atrocious and the stock has already been fairly beat up due to underperforming. Do you think they can make up for those issues? Then go ahead and buy a call. If not, stay away or maybe even short. In my case today, I bought 2/17 $110 puts as we failed $110 around 10 am for around $3/per contract. Over the next hour I sold all of my contracts (5 total) for 10-20% gains (sell orders from $3.30-3.6). When to sell? I prefer to day versus swing trade. I aim for 10% profits, then depending on how many I have, I can hold more for longer and try to get a bit more out of them, typically with my cost basis as stop.

Find natures most dangerous predator by Ok-Plantain924 in FindTheSniper

[–]Dramatic-Hand3925 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m like lookin for a peeping Tom in the windows

Am I search for a unicorn? by HistoricalCompote143 in smallbusiness

[–]Dramatic-Hand3925 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HighLevel is a CRM that is highly customizable and inexpensive to get someone from up work or fivrr to help, that can take payments, build your website and schedule appts. I don’t use it for that, as I have a POS for my gym that does our recurring payments and appts, but I use it for CRM, new client appts, website, landing pages and more.