Whenever the market is good, I go all out to make money. When the market is dull, I return to work mode and start renovating my house. Recently, the new skills I’ve had to learn are laying grass and repairing the pool water pump. Not to mention, with Gemni and ChatGPT now, I save money on calling people over for guidance.

Previously, the consequence of neglecting the pool for a few months was having to call someone to help clean it, which would cost over a thousand bucks each time. Now, I’ve become self-taught.
Interestingly, yesterday I was chatting with an old man who came to install glass railings, and I found out he’s actually a seasoned trader with 20 years of experience, trading gold, oil, forex, and so on (though he hasn’t made any money)😂😂😂.
When he found out I also trade, he immediately became excited and started talking about how he once made four times his money in three months trading forex, and kept asking how much I made from gold and oil.
I was wondering why he, being so successful, still runs around installing glass at his age with a head full of white hair, until I heard him say that he got too greedy, went all-in on cloud trading, and finally blew up his account. Later, he would gather some capital, put it in, and keep going, convinced he could do it.
When I asked about his trading strategy, I found out he only does intraday trading, using high leverage for intraday trades, working outside while trading😅.
To me, intraday trading is one of the most difficult trading methods. Short-term fluctuations are much less predictable compared to trend trading. Most intraday traders I know spend the whole day staring at screens. He still works outside while trading—really impressive.
I asked him why he does it this way, and he insisted that this is the chance for small investors to turn things around. With only $20,000 in capital, he said, you can’t expect to make big money with quick, high-leverage returns. Plus, technical indicators are useless; he believes trading is about controlling greed. I...
Seems like I understand why he’s been running around working for 20 years and still trading🤣🤣🤣.
He didn’t want to talk much about himself, so I politely saw him off. Before leaving, he said he wants to open an account in China to trade gold because Australia has high capital gains taxes, and if he makes a lot of money, it wouldn’t be worth it.
I advised him to consider registering with a Chinese ID on CEX, where he can now trade gold and commodities. Although oil and other assets are temporarily unavailable, gold and silver are enough for his small capital, and he wouldn’t have to pay taxes.
Maybe I’ve brought a new user into the crypto world.
Good morning. Later, I’ll have to go do some physical labor again🌞🌞