commitment is the game and fulfillment is the aim

"I would sometimes think that maybe I ought to stop trading because it was very painful to keep losing. In 'Fiddler on the Roof,' there is a scene where the lead looks up and talks to God. I would look up and say, 'Am I really that stupid?' And I seemed to hear a clear answer saying, 'No, you are not stupid. You just have to keep at it.' So I did."

- Michael Marcus

Market Wizard, is noted for turning $30,000 into $80 million. If even he started out taking enough lumps to generate serious self-doubt, how can traders learning in today's environment expect less of a persistence breakthrough challenge?

the line of least resistance is upward

for now  ~ one day at a time

follow up; UNG and SMH trades

now needs a break out and a follow through

stopped out at break even on a half position after taking 1R profit on the first half

advance through trial and error

Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; and if it is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
~Marcus Aurelius