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Why not post in public? Instead of spending all of your time (the most valuable commodity on earth) in a single private message thread, if you make public posts then tens of thousands benefit simultaneously.
Plus, your kind of post is notoriously suspicious -- in my experience, it usually indicates you want to "recommend" something for them to buy or subscribe to, but don't want to get banned so you do it in private. Of course, "usually" does not mean "always". I'm sure you won't be doing anything like that...
I’m in the same boat. YouTube and Internet are my friends. I’m using Sierra Charts / MNQ single contract to start. All automated in c++ now. It is hard. Especially in this market. What worked great two weeks ago didn’t work last week. Once I dialed into what works last week, it didn’t work on Friday probably because of the jobs report. I spend 90% of my time backtesting and 10% of the time sitting on my hands trying to let the algo run its course without me taking control.
My first bit of advice is quit. Only a tiny minority (3-5%) of people who try to day trade futures ever make any money. In other words, you have as much chance of winning this game as you do winning a gold medal at the Olympics.
Second, avoid the snake oil vendors. Anyone who offers to sell you magic red/green (buy/sell) indicators or their "never before revealed secret" knowledge that will have you making money in a month or so is in all likely-hood a con artist.
Third, if you are still reading at this point, you need a mentor. You are not going to figure this out by yourself by buying a $200 course or $2000 magic indicator. Find a real trader with a real (verified) record of success and become an apprentice. Unfortunately that costs money and most of the retail traders out there are severely under-funded and don't want to spend their precious and limited capital for training. But there is no alternative. Imagine deciding to become a brain surgeon and insisting on teaching yourself everything you need to know.
I feel your pain. Having spent over 35 Grand and using it for Trading "education" with Online Trading Academy, AND, losing another 90 Grand on my live account, I feel your pain. I do not hold OTA responsible for the 90 grand, but the 35 grand that went toward education and specifically ProPicks, was a waste of money.
My recommendation, however, is to learn the Weekly and Monthly trend. I am finally making a few dollars with Forex (because you can trade pennies)ONLY if I follow this rule. And Do not trade against that trend. Wait for the price to get back to an area of supply/demand and only then take the trade WITH the trend.
Two inspirations that have helped me are Atlas FX on YouTube. If you can learn his event sequence, you can be helped. And, Mission FX is also my favorite to watch because his trendlines are so easy, they are often times ignored.
I am in no place to help another, but I can say I share your pain because I share the zeal to trade that you communicated. My zeal is to pay off medical bills because of a damn tick bite and moronic doctors who couldn't diagnose me. Nevertheless, Do not go against the trend. If you can identify where Institutions are taking the train, you can learn to hop aboard and ride it. I just did this with the USDMXN recently and made forty bucks. Because I waited for price to come to me instead of going to price.
