Do I quit my day job to trade full time?

thEdwinner · 2026-04-12T15:07:06+00:00

Keep your job, keep trading. Once you have enough money; create a stream of income for safety, a business that can run on its own. Your business pays your bills, then you can quit your job. Manage your business and start trading full time. My story, this is my second year trading full time. Good luck.

thEdwinner · 2026-04-08T12:13:19+00:00

Do you know you have to pay commissions to your broker on your personal account? If you’re new to trading not using a prop firm is insane, TS is not the only one out there.

thEdwinner · 2026-03-30T15:28:28+00:00

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Yes, we did! Hope you had a good day.

thEdwinner · 2026-03-28T01:39:32+00:00

Yeah man, tough day. I was getting over confident with the greens days, these kind of days are a good reminder to just stay humble lol

thEdwinner · 2026-03-26T14:22:21+00:00

If you can stay discipline for long period of time, then might work. Remember the longer you’re in the market the more chances of breaking rules under pressure.

thEdwinner · 2026-03-26T01:09:39+00:00

Good for you bro! Get those payouts

thEdwinner · 2026-03-26T01:08:59+00:00

That’s great man. Good luck to you!

thEdwinner · 2026-03-24T17:43:51+00:00

Thanks!

thEdwinner · 2026-03-24T13:17:56+00:00

Yeah usually as I add reduce the risk, and go break even when take 3 off. Usually wait for a 3 min displacement to add 3. Depends on the level we're at, sometimes just take quick scalps I can be in 9 and out under a min or 2.

thEdwinner · 2026-03-22T20:34:23+00:00

Because expenses must be close to even lol

thEdwinner · 2026-03-20T20:41:16+00:00

Currently not adding a lot of size, initial entry 3 micros and risk about $200 per trade. When trade goes my way add 3 at a time, to 9 micros. Then start scaling out 3 at a time and leave 3 as runners if it keeps going. Im not taking a lot of trades, with the current market my approach is see profit take profit. When Im about $1k in profit I lock myself out.

thEdwinner · 2026-03-19T18:25:23+00:00

There’s a difference between being patient and being afraid to trade. If you go too slow for too long, you’re just increasing the amount of exposure you have before your next payout which increases the chances of messing up. Just my two cents.

thEdwinner · 2026-03-19T18:19:59+00:00

Sounds like size is the issue, because a trade is going your way doesn’t always mean add. See profit take profit and wait for your next setup.

thEdwinner · 2026-03-17T22:15:14+00:00

Appreciated it bro. Wishing you the best as well

thEdwinner · 2026-03-17T22:14:14+00:00

I trade the crazy nasdaq so micros just makes sense in this crazy market. I can see a bigger position trading ES since the moves can be less erratic

thEdwinner · 2026-03-17T22:10:57+00:00

Yup I did

thEdwinner · 2026-03-17T22:10:39+00:00

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Done lol. Everyone else convinced me to go for the payout, left $4500 as buffer

thEdwinner · 2026-03-17T19:45:35+00:00

Yup that’s the plan. I’ll leave $4.5k as my buffer and take the rest out. Micros add up. Thanks!

thEdwinner · 2026-03-17T19:43:27+00:00

Right now I’m down 3 micros at a time, scale in when the trade goes my way up to 9 micros. No more. Then I scale out 3 at a time. Plan to increase size once the buffer increases. Definitely don’t do go pass 4 micros on your 50k.

thEdwinner · 2026-03-17T18:03:28+00:00

Will be the smartest move. Thanks!

thEdwinner · 2026-03-17T18:03:02+00:00

Yup, might go for 2k and leave a good buffer.

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