I consider myself adequately capitalised for part-time futures day trading but not well capitalised for full-time trading. I have tested my trading on a sim with good results. I trade the last hour of regular trading hours in ES (15.00-16.00 ET). It is a time of day that offers great opportunities with recurring setups which I can now quite easily recognise.
I believe that part-time trading gives me an edge over full-time stressed day trader of not being pressured to make enough money every…