IPcandy : What did we do to land someone so awesome like you?

IPcandy : Trading is like being in a relationship. You go through the ups and downs, you learn to manage each hill and valley, you decide if the time is worthy, and you never regret saying goodbye when it’s time.  Holding onto that relationship requires honesty (ie. foundation, full transparency),  nurturing (knowledge) and understanding ( experience). Over time, honesty will save you time so you can nurture the right relationship that you understand the best. ( please insert your own word in between the () brackets that you feel works best for you.)
My analogy may sound corny, I know, but relationships are a huge part of life. They come in many forms.
Relationships with/in;
Business
Marriage
Food
Habits
Just to name a few examples.

IPcandy : Meteorologists collect data to make forecasts in weather patterns. Scientists  collect data  when conducting a study to see if their initial hypothesis matches the data collected. I pretend I’m the “Trader” version of a weatherwoman or Scientist collecting factual data and then turn it into a musical. Moooosic makes the world go round and if I can do that then I can TRADE ANYTHING!!!!

IPcandy : I have been trying to learn how to trade recreationally for about 4 years now and I still consider myself a newbie. I have only paper traded and have yet to shed my virginity. LOL I have learned that it’s not a chance “thing” or a simple “ roll of the dice”, and “if you’re lucky” then you’ll score big! That POV is of the status quo who have no idea how smart an expert trader needs to be. Not smart in the way you’d think but smart as in being informed of todays events inclusively. Reading, research, and historical information are some avenues that traders MUST keep up with in order to make effective trades. So informed they could probably write next years Farmers Almanac! HAHAHA
You must do your do- diligence,it can’t be avoided. I want to know how to trade so badly but I must admit I try every lazy trick in the book to avoid reviewing the overwhelming amount of information to make sound decisions  just to place a bloody BID.
In the beginning, I shared your POV , but now I am more informed about the “what”, “how”, “who” , and “when”. The “rules” are the ones you develop over time that YOU put in place to protect yourself. You SET, for each “variable”, the rule and you stick to it. That’s where you learn about the Greeks and Fibonacci etc. etc…..
Oh man! I totally didn’t want to be so long winded but when it comes to doing this for real the answers are a reflection of how much … I wonder if trading could be another option to do instead of Sudoku?

IPcandy : Oh yeah, one more thing I wanted to mention.Statistically speaking, the weatherman is about 46% accurate in their predictions and they have tons of data to go on to let the public know what the weather forecast is for the day/week.