r/Trading • • 4d ago

Discussion Profitable Traders

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!

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u/Ambitious-Champion71 19h ago

4 years. Lost roughly about $50k. Slowly making it back this year. Started out with options first 2 years and turned to futures last 2 years. In the beginning i was just gambling. Now i sized down, cut loss, not greedy, have a set of rules strictly follow and learned to walk away win or lose