Can anyone really live from trading without selling anything?

[egupe23]

I've been going around this question for a while: are there people who really live only from trading without selling courses, signs or copytrading?I am not talking about good gusts or loose trades with luck, but of sustained profitability, month after month, without other sources of income related to trading.It seems to me that there are more and more traders who live from selling the dream rather than operating it.Am I being paranoid or simply realistic?Does anyone know or is a tracer who lives 100% of the market, without parallel income?I would love to hear real experiences, not Instagram stories.

[egupe23]

Good question, and very necessary.I have also seen many traders that each month show their "profitability", but curiously all they do is launch courses of $ 197 with limited quota.Where are the audited accounts?Where are the tax statements that reflect income only for operations?I do not say that there are no profitable people, but that they live only from that, without monetizing their knowledge ... honestly, they are the exception.Most diversify by necessity or by simple income strategy.

[egupe23]

Of course you can, but it is fucking difficult.And it's not just a matter of technique.You have to have an Olympic athlete discipline, emotional pain tolerance, and surgical capital management.90% of those who say they live from trading, actually live from smoke.I operate full time, and yes, I take profitability.But I have reservations, passive income on the outside and I carry a fairly controlled lifestyle.It is not "living from trading" as painted by influencers with rented Ferraris.

[egupe23]

I did it for 2 years.Only trading, nothing more.And yes, I reached me to live, but at the price of being attached to the screens, with constant anxiety, without real vacations.It is very easy to romantize it, but the mental burden is brutal if you depend 100% on it.Today I keep operating, but I also have other projects, and sincerely ... I sleep better.Living from trading is possible, yes, is it worth the emotional cost?That is another discussion.

[egupe23]

Honestly, I think the majority who say that "lives from trading" lives on the commissions that his broker gives them for referring unsuspecting.It is very profitable to have 10 affiliates burning accounts every week.The true industry is not in trading, it is to sell it.And be careful, I'm not against teaching.But when your income comes more from marketing than the market, you are no longer trader, you are a seller.They don't sell you smoke with false labels.

[egupe23]

I am in transition.I have been operating for 4 years, the last 2 with stable profitability.I am creating a personal background to be able to live only from trading in 1 more year.I do not sell anything, I do not give signs, and yes, I have rejected proposals because I do not want to depend on other income.I know there are people who don't believe it, but you can.It's weird, yes, but some of us do it in silence.Because the one who screams most is usually the one who earns.

[egupe23]

And why so much obsession with living only from trading?Does having other sources of income make you less trader?It seems that there is a kind of "purity" that is required only in this world.He who lives in real estate, investments and dividends is not questioned so much.It seems to me to diversify.Trading can be volatile, emotional, exhausting.If you can combine it with other sources, much better.The important thing is freedom, not the label.

[egupe23]

Interesting debate.In my case, I've been living only from the trading of futures for 3 years.I don't sell anything, I have no channel, I don't give signs.How did I do it?Lowering my level of expenses a lot and building a strategy with low Drawdown.But be careful, it is not easy, and every month you have to be fine.The key was not to point to "get rich" but to cover my needs.And once I achieved that, everything became clearer.There is no magic, only constancy and patience.

[egupe23]

Finally someone speaks clear!I am tired of the venues that appear magically after 3 months with a "profitable" demo account.Thanks for opening this thread.More transparency is needed in this world full of Instagram filters.Hopefully more people will tell how hard it is, instead of selling the million dollar story in 6 months.This is not for everyone.And that's fine.

[egupe23]

What if the problem is not living from trading, but living with unreal expectations?Many want to retire at 28 doing 5 trades per week and working 1 hour a day.That is not living from trading, that is a fairy tale.The reality is that even the pros are flat or red.What makes the difference is management, not fantasy.If you can be profitable, even if it is little, and stay ... then you can live on this.But forget about Lamborghini.