NJDfan1711

Hi all, I'm new here and this is my first post -- this looks like a nice place to discuss all types of trading theories and news and information related to the markets, so I'm excited to get started. Short backstory -- I started trading with real money about 3-4 years ago, but not very frequently. Ideally I think at some point I'd like to become a day/swing trader, but up until now I'm more of an investor/long-term position holder. I have a full time job so it's a bit hard to be on the pulse of the action and following charts, news alerts, and so forth, BUT, my job does keep me in front of a computer quite often, which is really the reason why I'm even able to place trades during the day to begin with (technically it's probably against company policy, but that's another discussion) My initial bankroll was $3,000 of my own money and over the past few years I've probably purchased a dozen or two different stocks and gone through various wins and losses, and ultimtaely where I sit now is about 30% loss, with around $2,000 left. With that said, I do have open positions (cuurrently no cash flow), so if my current positions go up (and I think a few might), then I could be back to a market value of where I started. I'll be honest, that's a little deflating to me because it makes the past few years seem like a waste and that I haven't learned anything, but I guess in the grand scheme of things it's better to come out even after I just started learning, than having blown through thousands of dollars like many people probably do, so I should probably consider myself lucky. With that said, I am very much looking to win now, and I feel that I should be out of the learning curve and newbie stage. I hope to learn from the people here and share ideas, strategies, and tips, and contribute to threads as well so that I can help others do the same Thanks for having me, best of luck, and look forward to talking to everyone.