i traded full time last year for about four months and survived OK, but i was so bored. takes a lot mental stamina to stare at a screen and do nothing, waiting it out until boxes were ticked and you could take a trade. i felt like i was getting dumber by the second; was talking smack to iress, my new best friend, just total babble. did not enjoy lines and numbers on a screen as my whole life and felt very disconnected from the real world, despite surfing or running the Tasmanian countryside every day. developed an intense fear of lethargy and a prosaic life/mind, also wanted to be of use to the world again. so went back to work, and now studying also.
my gf has been inspirational with what she's achieved the past six months, and if i can impart some of what i've been proud of in her, it's to be ambitious, humble and brave. it leads to a funny life. attitude is everything.
@herbalist didn't last in Sydney sorry, got outta there about a month ago. not for me. great place to visit though.
life is great now, getting waves, working hard and studying a lot. feel much healthier.
your SW1 looks alright hey. how expansive that fatboy slim track.
epic second year trading, am very thankful to all on here.
hard to say what my highest conviction stocks are here except PGM which i've talked up too much already. the BAR chart looks alright but do they have no cash? AGO for a quick trade - although IO price has come off, it's still cheap. no liquidity problems on AGO.
UNV was my only real cash flow high conviction but has run pretty hard the past couple weeks, so not necessarily a recommendation now. BIG should have spent more attention on it, did half-assed research. don't do half-assed research.
PNL could have a massive couple of quarters ahead.
hard to find a sector that's been dormant for years just waking up, which is where most of the gains came from last year (Zn, Co, U, mary J)
was sad to see TSN fail this year, was my biggest win by far on asx. i don't see how they'll turn it around from here but i know some smart guys who are buying again.
lessons - i had some great calls that i just couldn't get validated by anyone on HC or elsewhere. GGG probably best example, i was posting everywhere to try to get some feedback, buying at 3.4cents and calling 10+, but no-one had anything positive to say. so i doubted myself and sold all in the high 4's. then re-entered and set too tight stops because still no-one liked it, mucked it up and then next minute it's 14cents and everyone loves it. missed a massive wealth creator or a year's wage in a short time frame there.
happened with some other great runners too, so gotta back yourself and stay the course.
sorry for the long post. some U stocks could be basing or just getting too cheap PEN BOE but not holding or totally convinced.
cheers y'all
