So how did the initial trader become profitable when there was no profitable trader that preceded him to instruct him to be profitable? There would be no profitable traders at all. Some people today will need to be told what to do, others blaze their own trail. I'm not saying there aren't two sides to the coin, so I'm saying you will find. Various strokes for different folks. I still maintain that the most profound moments of understanding won't come from what someone tells you or what you read in a book, they will come from your own observations. But if you believe different I'm okay with that.Originally Posted by ;