What's it really like to trade full time?
For the guys actually trading full time. What's it really like?
I'm not talking about the YouTube version where somebody wakes up at 8, trades for two hours, then lambo to the gym and eat sushi.
Need the real version.
I run a landscaping business. It's physical, long hours, and it depends on weather, clients, and whether my guys show up. Trading got my attention because it looked like the opposite of all that. No trying constantly to keep a goo crew. No heat. Just me and the screen.
But I've been at this since early 2025 and honestly the more I learn the more I wonder if full time trading just trades one set of problems for another.
Like do you sit there all day? Do you get bored? Do you feel guilty on red days because there's no backup paycheck coming? Does your wife look at you different when you're home all day but the account is flat?
I'm not close to quitting my business. Not even considering it right now. But I think about it sometimes on the long days. And I want to know what the reality looks like from people actually doing it.