Can I trade if I have a full-time job?

Yes! There are many approaches for how an individual trades depending on their circumstances. It will take you longer than others who have more time to invest in learning but it's not impossible.

How much money can I make?

Potential returns from trading are a factor of just 2 things: 1) Your individual skill set, 2) Your trading account balance. The output of that equation is practically unlimited.

How long will it take to be profitable?

This is down to you, there isn't a set time-frame or 10,000 hours invested and you will achieve profitability, it's about embracing the work, learning from your mistakes, and keep moving forward. Then, one day, it will click, but without action and reflection, you'll be stuck in a loop of drawdown.

Do I need a lot of money to start trading?

No. It's best to invest money you have into education and tools. However, that can get quite costly but this is one of the main reasons I created Meteor Trading, everything you need is here so you can easily total up how much everything will cost you.

Do I need to be good at maths to trade?

Absolutely not. Any maths you do (such as calculating your position size in order to risk 1% per trade) can be done by Magic Keys on your trading platform.

What markets can I trade as a beginner?

Any market. However, I would recommend the most commonly traded forex markets such as EURUSD or GBPUSD due to their low spreads and high volume.

How much time should I spend learning each week?

This is down to your time limits. My ethos is that even if you put in 0.01% you are still making progress. The key is steady practice with quality, not random bursts of quantity with the risk of burnout.

Without an edge, yes. Once you develop an edge, however, trading becomes more like running a casino than playing in one. A casino isn't worried about one lucky spin of the roulette wheel because it knows the odds are stacked in its favour over time. Through the course I recommend, you'll learn how to build that edge. When you combine this with the law of large numbers, risk management, and consistent execution of your trading plan, short-term wins and losses don't matter. Over the long run, the probabilities work in your favour. In other words, you stop being the gambler and become the casino.

What tools do I need to start?

The obvious answer is a computer, good internet connection, and a trading platform. The next step beyond that can be found in the Tools page.

Post #28 | 11 May - 15 May 2026 | Meteor Trading

Date

May 15th, 2026

Written by

Daniel Griffiths

Hello Traders!

I hope you’ve had a great week!

Firstly, I want to apologise for the lack of posts lately. I’ve been a lot more focused on my data gathering and improving my trading rather than blog posts.

I have also decided to go with a new format that makes life easier for me when posting blogs but also more interesting for you, the viewer.

You will now see all of my post-session analysis pictures! That way, you can have a much better idea of what’s going on and you can see how I operated on the day.

Included will be my P&L, trade count, and win/loss summary. Each day will also have a quick summary which may help you quickly filter out the days you want to view vs the ones you don’t.

Some notes about my charts is:
1) you will see blue lines with ‘SS’ and ‘SE’ written on them. This is just a marker for my session start (SS @ 8am London time) and session end (SE @ 9am London time).
2) They show my M2 (left) – the 2 minute – and the M15 (right) – the 15 minute charts.

At the bottom of each post, there will be a Weekly Recap. Here you will find my FTMO screenshot list of all the trades I took.

I’ll be testing this out for the next few weeks so expect this layout from here onwards!

Enjoy 🙂

MONDAY:

link to chart

Took a loss from a pretty low probability supply against strong bullish momentum.

P&L: -$256.80 | Trades: 1 | Result: 1 Loss

TUESDAY:

link to chart

USD CPI day = No trade day. Best to stay out the market pre-high impact news events.

P&L: $0 | Trades: 0 | Result: N/A

WEDNESDAY:

link to chart

Price had a strong sell-off and did not mitigate any M15 POIs for me to find an entry.

P&L: $0 | Trades: 0 | Result: N/A

THURSDAY:

link to chart

This day I had a BE (break-even) trade that should have been a win. I never use BE’s so this was purely a management error based on fear of losing.
(I lost a little bit on this trade due to commissions)

P&L: -$32.85 | Trades: 1 | Result: BE (Should have been a win!)

FRIDAY:

link to chart

Another losing day for the week. This trade was super low probability and I knew it was likely going to be a loss the second I placed my pending order.
However, I am working on my mechanical execution so I had to take it.

P&L: -$266.20 | Trades: 1 | Result: 1 Loss

WEEKLY RECAP

Closed Trades:

FTMOlive9

What went well: My execution was spot on this week. As mentioned for my Friday summary, I am working on my mechanical execution to get over the fear of losing & executing my edge.

What to improve: No break-evens!

Focus for next week: Continue this path of full execution. If I didn’t have that BE day on Thursday then this would have been a perfect week for my goals. Oh well, we learn and grow.

—

Thank you for taking the time to read this blog post, it means a lot to me.

If you enjoyed this Weekly Overview, please share it by copying the website URL, or by taking a screenshot and sending it to your friends!

Check out the Tools page for tools I use weekly with discounts!

ACCESS TO MY TRADING ACCOUNTABILITY INDICATOR HERE

See you next week and happy trading!