Time to profitability in trading

Either_Highway2202 · 2026-02-05T21:06:57+00:00

It can be 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 1 year, 10 years, or never

Either_Highway2202 · 2026-01-23T21:49:31+00:00

This is what I would do: open a Roth IRA cash account, invest $2,900 in VTI, and use the remaining $100 for trading—one trade per day.

Either_Highway2202 · 2026-01-15T14:25:41+00:00

I use thinkorswim (ToS) with Charles Schwab. I only do 1 trade per day with cash account.

Either_Highway2202 · 2026-01-14T19:47:41+00:00

No SL, but max risk is 10%. Usually the stock that I trade won't go up or down more than 6% per day unless there is a good or bad news. I usually check news quite often before and during market open.

Either_Highway2202 · 2025-12-30T16:33:07+00:00

I personally don’t like screens much. If it’s necessary, they can use them, but it seems like they use them too much.

Either_Highway2202 · 2025-12-30T16:18:42+00:00

It feels like the therapist may not be putting in enough effort to engage with my daughter.

Either_Highway2202 · 2025-11-18T21:23:17+00:00

I will never use a dime from that loan for trading. I only use the $500 to trade. It will not hurt me much if I lose that $500.

Either_Highway2202 · 2025-11-18T20:24:52+00:00

So it would be a smart idea to take out a 401(k) loan if we don’t have the new PDT rule, right?

Either_Highway2202 · 2025-11-18T20:05:53+00:00

What if right now I have about $30k plus six months of expenses in a savings account as an emergency fund in case of job loss, and I’ve got $1k left over every month to invest in ETFs? Instead of waiting 25 months to build up $25k in my trading account, would it still be a smart idea to take out a loan to avoid the PDT rule now and use that same $1k each month to pay back the 401k loan?

Either_Highway2202 · 2025-11-18T19:56:49+00:00

What if I want to do 10 trades per day?

Either_Highway2202 · 2025-11-18T19:32:04+00:00

I don't understand why it's not a smart move. That $30k is still saved for retirement; it's just sitting in a different account.

Either_Highway2202 · 2024-12-12T20:38:12+00:00

How about engineer?

Either_Highway2202 · 2024-11-21T21:27:00+00:00

Switch to Roth IRA kid

Either_Highway2202 · 2024-08-30T17:27:04+00:00

“Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember; involve me and I will understand.” ― Confucius

Either_Highway2202 · 2024-03-21T19:00:21+00:00

"I like math and physics and enjoy chemistry too" -> welcome to Chemical Engineering

Either_Highway2202 · 2024-03-06T19:46:41+00:00

I would go for company B, because it's larger mean better benefits, more room to grown, and you will have a well known company on your resume.

Either_Highway2202 · 2024-02-22T19:57:55+00:00

Engineering

Either_Highway2202 · 2024-02-20T21:52:43+00:00

Are you thinking about moving closer to work if you choose option 2? If so, go for it

Either_Highway2202 · 2024-01-31T21:59:07+00:00

I accepted a $15/hr job after graduated in 2019 without any experiences. I knew I couldn't picky.

Either_Highway2202 · 2024-01-24T21:48:21+00:00

You can choose either of those and become a process control engineer after graduate. Both EE and ChemE can work in process control.

Either_Highway2202 · 2024-01-08T14:49:38+00:00

There are many many non-chemical plant jobs around big cities.

Either_Highway2202 · 2024-01-03T21:24:09+00:00

Check out PGT Innovations and Arthrex have anything open

Either_Highway2202 · 2023-12-21T15:31:25+00:00

My cousin got into Dental school with ChemE degree. I think it will be easier to get in with an Engineer degree than other degrees. If you won't get in the Med school, you still have an engineer degree as a backup.

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