JJG at least i don't have to suffer the trauma of multi-years bear markets
And it depends at how high you aim, i don't need that much to live.
And it's easy to talk for people who bought at let's say 600 dollars or even less than new blood coming in at 30k, the pain is not the same
And it makes u arrogant towards the weak hands who bought high and panic sell
Last pump buy at 20k it will go 100k !!!! wow even the cleaning lady is buyin' we go go mainstream ! then crack 3k imagine the years of depression for some who listenened to the fanatics of this thread. The cult i should say.
Cheers
You are indeed lucky enough.
To still be in the game, day trading after 5 or 6 years, pulling out a regular $500 day takes both skill and luck.
Most, 99% people fold after losing all their stake in this time frame, placing you in the top 1%.
So the less skilled folk do best by simply buying and Hodling.
Warren Buffet recommends buy good solid stock in a company that produces something and hold (for decades!).
Time in the market rather than timing the market.
I only know of one person who is an employed stock trader. They tell me at least two out of every three trades makes a loss, and these guys have a huge team of professional people behind them doing analysis to identify under-priced stock, latest news feeds, Bloomberg terminal etc.
So on your own I don't see how you can 'always be winning' as you put it, but can believe your APPT is positive.
Great that you are free from the obligation of standard work.
But spending all your time in front of a monitor watching the the market is not good for your health either mentally or physically.
Work that you enjoy doing is not work at all, I enjoy my work growing produce to feed you lot.
Running your own business, being self reliant, dealing with day to day problems and people, where the buck stops with you, is just great.
I would be bored to death otherwise, in the quieter months is vacation time.
For the sake of your health try to do both, trading plus set up a business that uses a skill you have.
You will likely make a lot more than $500 day when its up and running.
To the people who bought in at $600 or less, they too would have had their moments of gut churning on those flash crashes.
And those same people now where their investment runs to paper $millions must also still get a little depressed when their investment measured in $ drops 50%.
As to the cleaning lady and "crack 3k for years imagine the depression, who listened to the fanatics on this thread or cult" as you say, she would also know from listening to "the cult" that at 3k its time to buy that fucking dip every week with any spare cash you have and HODL.
Long term BTC is the best deposit account you can ever have.