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That's not compounding thats fantasy
id never even thought of the beneifts of compunding till i read this. I did some calcs to see how much i could potentially earn by the time im 30 (now 21) and this is what i came up with;
Capital base - $10,000
Return - 5% (hardly unachievable)
Trades per year - 365
no. of years - 9
TOTAL= $1,363,833.24
now thats an impressive figure by any means considering the start up, which isnt a lot.
Interesting the different ways people will view your stats. The impressive part for me is averaging a 5% return per trade, trade hundreds of times per year, and compound it into infinity.
The number at the end is rather pointless unless you can figure out how to do the things before it
yeh i know, but its still fun to let your mind wonder
thats compounding. Used some formula thingo on the net. Unless i put in the wrong variables. Plus this guy made $183 million from $16,000 in 8 years and if maths is right thats a frigen ridiculous amount of trading with very very high returns....unless its fantasy
Returning 5% per day would require something spectacular IMO.
And remember that is based on full position sizing etc etc, so its not really realistic, but does still show the power of compounding
5% a day isnt realistic? Well that puts my newbiness into perspective. Thanks prawn_86. What is realistic then?
The question should be what percentage of return is possible on Capitial not per trade. You could get a 10% if you use return on margin but if that is also 10% on capital you are going to blow up. Thats my point about simple compounding being fantasy.
What is realistic then?
5% a day isnt realistic? Well that puts my newbiness into perspective. Thanks prawn_86. What is realistic then?
One thing that is realistic is ..... a profit from every trade is not possible!!
There are Olympic athletes and there are around the block joggers (me).As T.H. says ... the more you practice the better you could get.
lol thats a great anology. And one thing thats carved into my mindset....nothing is impossible, simply not probable.
Whatever happened to this guy, anyone know if he still trades? Super talented to say the least.
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