i get a lot of questions asking if i can give tips on how to be better at trading and i will say this first, what strategy are you using and are you good at it, how do you know what strategy your good at if you havent tested it first, were you in a simulator paper trading before you started? If you dont know the answer to these then stop trading now!, get in a simulator and practice, how will you know what your best at if you dont test it first! NASA doesn't strap men to a rocket without testing it first to be sure its the best, so why would you risk your money on something your not sure will work for you? I spend 6/7 months papertrading to find out what worked for me and what didn't, then i went on from there when i had a consistant basis to go from. i learned what i know from tim but what i found out is that i can not trade just like him, he gave me a solid foundation but i had to figure out what worked best for my brain to understand, you should to.