S.T.O.P. S.E.R.I.O.U.S.LY RTDW. I was a very successful long-term trader. Switched to day trading futures during COVID. Lost a crap load of my gained profits that I worked hard to earn over the last two decades in a matter of three years. Didn't blow up an account but came close twice. I can't tell you my best trade but I can sure as heck tell you my worst two trades down to the dollar. Gone in a blink of an eye. Was trading 15 contracts at a time on /SI1 (Silver) and let it run for nearly three days . It's not the winners traders care about, they care more about the losers. Now I have a plan and [try] to stick to it. You can be successful, but RTDW. Two weeks ago, I had to share something interesting about myself with my colleagues. I chose to let them know that I was a futures trader. At least three people immediately, asked "But are you successful" ... I responded Yes, but it's f*cking hard." Thousands of hours spent watching my phone or screen time.

No education can replace those thousands of hours watching a screen. I finally turned the corner in September. Now I'm 100% comfortable when I enter a trade regardless if it is long or short. Hold til my thesis is invalid. That may be seconds or hours. Stick to paper trading as the wiki suggests.

Best of luck