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Re:Day Trading for a Living? by Carpetsmoker on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @01:14PM (#20942454)
The best way to get rich in a gold rush is to sell shovels.

Every time someone comes up with a "get rich with this training/tool/etc." it's very unlikely to make you rich, because if it would work that great then why isn't the seller of the training/tool using it to get rich, instead of selling whatever they're selling?

Re:Day Trading for a Living? by ummonk on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @02:36PM (#20943277)
Well, I’ve seen a few people blogging about how they make money by blogging about how to make money.
Re:Day Trading for a Living? by WalterBright on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @02:54PM (#20943478)
There's a classic one where one places a classified ad that says: "How to make money at home! Send XXX $10 for information."

Send them $10, and you get a letter that says: "Place a classified ad that says: How to make money at home! Send XXX $10 for information."

Re:Day Trading for a Living? by jiscariot on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @03:52PM (#20943980)
This was probably 30 years ago--make $100's "Stuffing envelopes."
Re:Day Trading for a Living? by outworlder on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @03:00PM (#20943535)
Exactly. This goes double for when we are talking about investments.

If the proposed strategy really really works, then you would get investors and offer them a share of the pie. "Teaching" them accomplishes nothing and reduces your profits.

Re:Day Trading for a Living? by imtringued on Thursday September 12, 2019 @05:44AM (#20949681)
Bitcoin ASIC manufacturers are known to mine Bitcoin before selling their machines.
Re:Day Trading for a Living? by brentis on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @11:03PM (#20947474)
Thats what i did.