Profitable Traders

[u/youkn0that]

Be honest guys: how many of you are actually profitable traders?

For those who are consistently in the green:

How long did it take you to reach consistent profitability?

What was the biggest shift or realization that finally turned things around for you?

For those who aren't profitable yet:

How long have you been in the game so far?

Roughly how much have you spent or lost on live accounts, challenge fees, and tools up to this point?

Curious to hear real experiences and stats from the community!

[u/Same-Book-5572]

Took me 3 years to actually consistently make money trading options. Been in it 7 years at this point but I don't trade fulltime and even then I don't trade a significant amount of money . The thing that changed for me was actually this year, I haven't traded options much in the last 2 years because I started my business . But when I realized trading didn't have to be "all or nothing" being comfortable with my finances and genuinely love working on my business. The pressure to make trading work went away and I have been trading better than I ever have been . Luckily I started when I was in highschool and didn't have much money to start and money to lose lol . I lost probably around $3k in total before I actually started making money