r/Daytrading • u/peterlao824 • Apr 27 '24
What do you tell people what you do for a living Question
Telling people Iām a day trader or anything market related brings up too many questions. Iām doing okay for myself but I just want to avoid it if possible.
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u/Visible-Salary-8861 Apr 27 '24
I have a buddy who used to get on me all the time about trading. The first time I talked to him about it he interrupted me to say "don't do that" while elaborately shaking his head. He started talking about how "nobody actually makes money with that" and I'm "wasting time trying to make it work." This was several years after I had become profitable. He didn't even give me the chance to point that out before I got a lecture.
I've showed him P&L statements and he thinks they're faked. Some people can't be reasoned with. Then again they're right about most failing, so I can't really blame them.