Thought I'd update here what's been happening, trading the DAX via CFDs through CMC markets, it's actually a pretty neat setup and really cheap to trade pretty much anything so it'll do for now, one massive flaw is that because their "platform" is web-based, you can't have multiple screens with charts everywhere, I have found a way around it at least for 2 screens because you get a demo account with your live account so I'm logged into both in two different windows and having more charts up that way, at least so I can keep an eye on indices that line up with the dax etc.
So I have over quadrupled my account now, which has then enabled me to trade fully relaxed, boy it makes a difference when I'm trading with money that I'm not fussed about losing. So things are going well, some of the profits have gone towards a couple of Dell 24" monitors, which are great(super rewarding getting things with the profits you make from trading!), as well as my two 22" monitors, next will be a 4 monitor stand so I can have them all in front of me, Matrix/Swordfish style
I haven't been trading every night at all, I've maybe done a total of a week and a half's worth of trading time in the last couple months, been pretty flat out with my day job and sometimes am a bit knackered after getting home(what is it, Christmas time or something?!), plus I have just been waiting until it's super obvious to me before I get in a trade, which has helped too.
So the plan is coming together, will probably go back to futures at some point, but things are plodding along nicely for now, tell you what it's hard to stay motivated at my day job though when I make a fortnight's wages the night before! But I guess that's a pretty good problem to have
Just happy to be having some consistency and much more relaxed about it all now and getting some confidence, thought I'd post this update in case people thought it all fizzled out and I was floating up **** creek or something, things are good!
Hope you're all trading well!
Over & out!