tallmantimthere is a certain amount of luck involvedmany a time...

tallmantim
there is a certain amount of luck involved
many a time you sell out too early
right at the moment it is more likely that you will stay in too long
when you have a decent win, you rush around with a rush, supposing that you are the next best thing to sliced bread

then you rationalise your losses vis a vis 32.1c cvi is just below the water mark!
that is the same as you rolling up to the paymaster, and not only you don't get any pay, you shell out 100 bucks back to your employer

then there are the shares that put you into loss almost as quickly as you can say 'buy' and one day they will creep up to your purchase price and you will sell and pat yourself on the back
then they triple

get hours of entertainment from the research and forums

bear market
there are times when money vacates the share market
no buyers to be seen
great time for the anticyclical investor with patience

haven't seen that for a while but I do recall analysing 60 odd shares under 3c
many of these are 50 60 70 80+ right now
including a lot of hot air

use your job to accumulate capital
get out of debt
play the shares with spare cash
enjoy

cheers