[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Lumberjack Capital [@GreenLumberFX](/creator/twitter/GreenLumberFX) on x XXX followers Created: 2025-07-20 18:09:17 UTC Thanks for sharing Bear. I'm around step X right now, working on "abusing" my edge (within my risk management constraints). X. Started in 2020 - quickly doubled my account and then lost it all (small money, was in college at the time) X. 2020-2022: Studied, backtested, and forward tested anything and everything - all markets, strategies, timeframes trying to find what worked for me X. 2023: Went live with small risk (roughly $XXX per trade) - I wanted to have some skin in the game vs purely sim trading. Lost money in 2023 X. 2024: Breakeven for the last X months of the year, still trading small money X. 2025: Consistently profitable for every month since Feb 2025, scaling up aggressively month over month while maintaining consistent performance. Swing trading FX (1H/4H timeframes) in its own account, ETFs/commodities in my brokerage acct (4H/D), and crypto (D/W) XXX% agree with you that having the full time job has provided the safety and security for the last few years to pursue trading without sacrificing my entire life. Where I am now - I'm not sure if I should be looking to join some firm or group of traders (not interested in sim prop firms), or I should keep grinding at my 9-5 and trading on the side until I hit a certain level of trading capital, other investments, and likely 2yrs of cash saved - at which point I go independent. I don't want my current job to be my career - so its a balance of weighing that stable income against the hours that I could be putting toward trading and other opportunities. Not sure if there's any XXX% right answer but would appreciate your thoughts! XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [money](/topic/money) [asset allocation](/topic/asset-allocation) [Post Link](https://x.com/GreenLumberFX/status/1946995846425243889)
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Lumberjack Capital @GreenLumberFX on x XXX followers
Created: 2025-07-20 18:09:17 UTC
Thanks for sharing Bear. I'm around step X right now, working on "abusing" my edge (within my risk management constraints).
X. Started in 2020 - quickly doubled my account and then lost it all (small money, was in college at the time)
X. 2020-2022: Studied, backtested, and forward tested anything and everything - all markets, strategies, timeframes trying to find what worked for me
X. 2023: Went live with small risk (roughly $XXX per trade) - I wanted to have some skin in the game vs purely sim trading. Lost money in 2023
X. 2024: Breakeven for the last X months of the year, still trading small money
X. 2025: Consistently profitable for every month since Feb 2025, scaling up aggressively month over month while maintaining consistent performance. Swing trading FX (1H/4H timeframes) in its own account, ETFs/commodities in my brokerage acct (4H/D), and crypto (D/W)
XXX% agree with you that having the full time job has provided the safety and security for the last few years to pursue trading without sacrificing my entire life.
Where I am now - I'm not sure if I should be looking to join some firm or group of traders (not interested in sim prop firms), or I should keep grinding at my 9-5 and trading on the side until I hit a certain level of trading capital, other investments, and likely 2yrs of cash saved - at which point I go independent.
I don't want my current job to be my career - so its a balance of weighing that stable income against the hours that I could be putting toward trading and other opportunities.
Not sure if there's any XXX% right answer but would appreciate your thoughts!
XXXXX engagements
Related Topics money asset allocation