Years ago I traded because the market was fairly stable (I don't even want market growth TBH), and as such I traded on FUNDAMENTALS. You did your research and bought into something that had good prospects. You won some and you lost some. Today it is a completely different game. Not only do you have to be sure the company is going to be a winner, you also have to make sure you know the market conditions are right for buying.
It is all getting too hard. As soon as all this crap started I stopped.
