Introduce Yourself!

[Abiel 475]

3 hours ago, AdamzTradez said:

Hello BBT! Name’s Adam (AdamzTradez)! I joined BBT on Monday Jan 24th, 2022.

Hi Adam, welcome to BBT! I´m sure here you will find different styles and approaches to get your own trading style. 

[AdamzTradez 4]

8 minutes ago, Abiel said:

Hi Adam, welcome to BBT! I´m sure here you will find different styles and approaches to get your own trading style. 

Thank you for the welcome Abiel! I look forward to learning, sharing, and collaborating with BBT members. - Adam

[Bob Pike 1]

Hi, Everyone, my name is Bob Pike and I'm in Barrie, ON.  After 28 years with the military and 5 years with Shared Services Canada I've decided on trading as a third career.  I plan to retire from SSC in two years as my pension will be at max after 35 years.  This sounds great, unless you have an ex that walked away with half your pension and every penny you had, sigh.  

I started with some Motley Fool subscriptions and became fascinated with Coupang.  I opened an account with Questrade and started swing trading Coupang, riding the bumps for 10 cents or more per share, eventually trading 1,000 shares at a time.  Recently the January correction trapped me with 1390 shares at $22.63 and it's trading around $19 right now so I'm stuck for a few weeks.  Once stuck, I bought Andrew's book "How to Day Trade for a Living" and realized that I have no idea what I'm doing, LOL.

I want to start over and do everything you folks are doing, use the same brokers, software, methodology.  I like to help people so hopefully I can learn enough to be of service to others.  I have a lot of family and ties to BC so it's nice to belong to a group headquartered there.

I have a new monitor coming on Monday so I'm really excited:  4K HDR display with Ambiglow 558M1RY/27 | Philips  .  I want to see if one giant monitor will be as good for trading as a bunch of little ones.  I've read that you can go either way.  I'm doing data center networking from home now due to the pandemic so spend all day in front of screens, I just accidentally broke my ASUS 49" curved monitor that I loved.

Thanks for having me, I hope to learn quickly and help others if I can.

-Bob Pike  

[zulkafil 38]

12 hours ago, Bob Pike said:

Hi, Everyone, my name is Bob Pike and I'm in Barrie, ON.  After 28 years with the military and 5 years with Shared Services Canada I've decided on trading as a third career.  I plan to retire from SSC in two years as my pension will be at max after 35 years.  This sounds great, unless you have an ex that walked away with half your pension and every penny you had, sigh.  

I started with some Motley Fool subscriptions and became fascinated with Coupang.  I opened an account with Questrade and started swing trading Coupang, riding the bumps for 10 cents or more per share, eventually trading 1,000 shares at a time.  Recently the January correction trapped me with 1390 shares at $22.63 and it's trading around $19 right now so I'm stuck for a few weeks.  Once stuck, I bought Andrew's book "How to Day Trade for a Living" and realized that I have no idea what I'm doing, LOL.

I want to start over and do everything you folks are doing, use the same brokers, software, methodology.  I like to help people so hopefully I can learn enough to be of service to others.  I have a lot of family and ties to BC so it's nice to belong to a group headquartered there.

I have a new monitor coming on Monday so I'm really excited:  4K HDR display with Ambiglow 558M1RY/27 | Philips  .  I want to see if one giant monitor will be as good for trading as a bunch of little ones.  I've read that you can go either way.  I'm doing data center networking from home now due to the pandemic so spend all day in front of screens, I just accidentally broke my ASUS 49" curved monitor that I loved.

Thanks for having me, I hope to learn quickly and help others if I can.

-Bob Pike  

Hi Bob, welcome to BBT!

[Bob Pike 1]

Thank you, Zulkafil 🙂

 

[stofur 0]

Hello everyone,

My name is Chris Self (ChrisNWA in the chats).  I'm from Bentonville, Arkansas (Home of Walmart).  I've been in various corporate finance roles for 27 years, either with Walmart or various CPG companies.  As I'm approaching 50, I've been considering retiring from Corporate Finance and moving into my 2nd career.  After all these years, I'm pretty burned out from working really hard and crazy hours, all while missing out on family stuff...and for minimal returns.  I first started researching day trading in May 2021 as a possible 'control my own destiny' option.  I started off with a $500 cash account and quickly found out it day trading was much harder than I thought.  I read Andrew's book and had so many "Ah-Ha" moments.  It made me want to learn even more.  I was hesitant to spend money on formal training, but in December, I finally accepted the importance of it and that it was a relatively low risk to spend the cash there.  In the last month since joining the community, I've only had one red day (all in Sim).  The stuff I'm learning is FOR SURE worth what I spent as I try to get this new career started.  I've been attending as many of the webinars as I can, and watching the recordings of the ones I miss.  I can't believe how much I'm learning.  And I can't speak highly enough of being a part of a community.  I'm excited to get to know some of you and will be planning to join one of the meet-ups in 2022.

As for now, I'm targeting a retirement date of July 4th....Independence Day.  I'm very anxious about making the transition...it's very hard to let go of the 'guaranteed' paycheck.  I'll be shifting to trading live over the next few weeks.  I want to give myself time to learn how I react when there's real money on the line.  The psychology is so stinking important...probably the biggest thing I've learned so far.  Money makes me emotional.  If I lose it, I get angry, sad, depressed, etc.  If I get a big gain, I can become consumed with making even more.  I'm learning to keep those emotions in check, while allowing myself to celebrate the wins and learn from the losses.  Today, I hit my profit target early, and shut down the computer....had to fight the urge for over an hour to power it back on.  But, progress made still...

Sorry for the long-winded intro....

Keep it Green!

Chris

[zulkafil 38]

8 hours ago, stofur said:

Hello everyone,

My name is Chris Self (ChrisNWA in the chats).  I'm from Bentonville, Arkansas (Home of Walmart).  I've been in various corporate finance roles for 27 years, either with Walmart or various CPG companies.  As I'm approaching 50, I've been considering retiring from Corporate Finance and moving into my 2nd career.  After all these years, I'm pretty burned out from working really hard and crazy hours, all while missing out on family stuff...and for minimal returns.  I first started researching day trading in May 2021 as a possible 'control my own destiny' option.  I started off with a $500 cash account and quickly found out it day trading was much harder than I thought.  I read Andrew's book and had so many "Ah-Ha" moments.  It made me want to learn even more.  I was hesitant to spend money on formal training, but in December, I finally accepted the importance of it and that it was a relatively low risk to spend the cash there.  In the last month since joining the community, I've only had one red day (all in Sim).  The stuff I'm learning is FOR SURE worth what I spent as I try to get this new career started.  I've been attending as many of the webinars as I can, and watching the recordings of the ones I miss.  I can't believe how much I'm learning.  And I can't speak highly enough of being a part of a community.  I'm excited to get to know some of you and will be planning to join one of the meet-ups in 2022.

As for now, I'm targeting a retirement date of July 4th....Independence Day.  I'm very anxious about making the transition...it's very hard to let go of the 'guaranteed' paycheck.  I'll be shifting to trading live over the next few weeks.  I want to give myself time to learn how I react when there's real money on the line.  The psychology is so stinking important...probably the biggest thing I've learned so far.  Money makes me emotional.  If I lose it, I get angry, sad, depressed, etc.  If I get a big gain, I can become consumed with making even more.  I'm learning to keep those emotions in check, while allowing myself to celebrate the wins and learn from the losses.  Today, I hit my profit target early, and shut down the computer....had to fight the urge for over an hour to power it back on.  But, progress made still...

Sorry for the long-winded intro....

Keep it Green!

Chris

Hi Chris, welcome to BBT!

[RunGoodRob 0]

Hi Everyone,

My name is Rob (RunGoodRob in the chat) and I'm from the Niagara area in Ontario. During the pandemic I was permanently laid off from a winery where I worked for 17 years in IT. I've always been interested in day trading and am looking to get some good education and do it correctly. I'm mostly interested in options (SPY) but since they trade in tandem with the underlying security I'm looking to learn everything I can.

I'm also quite into poker and am not sure if that will be a positive or a negative to my trading career. On the plus side it helps thinking in probabilities and knowing that you can do everything right and still not get the desired outcome. But on the downside I don't want to venture too far into "gambling" in the market.

From everything I've learned about BBT it sounds like an awesome community and I'm looking forward to (virtually) meet everyone.

Cheers,
Rob

[zulkafil 38]

On 2/14/2022 at 2:53 PM, RunGoodRob said:

Hi Everyone,

My name is Rob (RunGoodRob in the chat) and I'm from the Niagara area in Ontario. During the pandemic I was permanently laid off from a winery where I worked for 17 years in IT. I've always been interested in day trading and am looking to get some good education and do it correctly. I'm mostly interested in options (SPY) but since they trade in tandem with the underlying security I'm looking to learn everything I can.

I'm also quite into poker and am not sure if that will be a positive or a negative to my trading career. On the plus side it helps thinking in probabilities and knowing that you can do everything right and still not get the desired outcome. But on the downside I don't want to venture too far into "gambling" in the market.

From everything I've learned about BBT it sounds like an awesome community and I'm looking forward to (virtually) meet everyone.

Cheers,
Rob

Hi Rob, welcome to BBT!

[AbeMD 0]

Hi everyone!

My name is Abraham (age 52), and I live in Maryland, USA. Hence the MD on my profile name (not a medical doctor!). I am brand spanking new to this world of trading. I have been watching tons of videos and reading books since November 2021. In January (2022) I joined the BBT community, and since then have been learning from all the videos on the site. I am just beginning to set up the DAS platform, and hope to begin simulator trading in a week or so. I am both immensely excited about learning more about this new world, while at the same time somewhat anxious. I look forward to learning from everyone here, and I hope this is the start of a new network of relationships and friendships over the years.

Peace!

Abraham

[Erik82 0]

Hi! My name is Erik. I'm 39 years old from Norway. I have just started sim trading in DAS now. I have been trying to learn about trading on and off for a couple of years. have also done a little bit of sim trading at tradeview.com. Now I'm ready to dedicate more time to this and want to eventually daytrade for a living. I'm an amateur musician and currently works within the health field.  but I have studied some economics and have worked as an accountant earlier. 

[paqueuc 0]

Hi everyone,

My name is Pierre and I'm from France. I'm 48 yeas old. I used to be an entrepreneur until 2018 when I sold my company. Since then, I'm investing mainly in real estates. I've tried trading since 3,5 years  now but never been profitable. I've tested various kind of products : laggards stocks (2 months), options (3 years), swing trading (2 months), Forex (2 months), cryptos but through DCA bots only (2 months an still going on).

I stopped options trading as I merely did 10% profit after 2 years of active trading (2020 / 2021). Hopefully, I can do more, here.

I'm OK with risk management. But, appart from options, I'm not consistent in my trading journey. I'm here to learn consistency and find confidence in trading strategies.

Cheers,

[[email protected] 0]

Hi Friends, 

My name is Paul. I'm from North Carolina. I've worked in commercial real estate, chocolate manufacturing, edTech, and serve on non-profit boards. I have been a passive stock market investor until recently. Most of my investing is from real estate and venture capital. I like the data signals available from the stock market. 

My hobbies and interest include, ceramic arts, hiking, music, and cooking. 

I'm passionate about social and climate issues. Currently, I'm creating a solar loan product for new home construction. 

Good to be with you all.
Paul

[PeeJay 0]

Hello everyone,

My name is Pedro (usually go by PJ) and I'm from Dutchess County, NY (about 1 hr north of NYC). I'm pretty new to day trading. I've ready a few books, has a little experience with other trading courses, I've gotten my feet wet with screen time and actual trades. I've had some good profitable days and even bigger losing days. With that said, I'm determined to make this work. I'm looking to network with individuals near and far (preferably near). It would be nice to meet like-minded individuals in person so if your in the NY area, or nearby (Penn, NJ, Conn) lets figure out a time and meetup, share ideas, experiences and strategies. My background is in law-enforcement and I'm hoping that day trading can assist me in an early retirement. 

Respectfully,

PJ

[seanaengel23 0]

Hi Everyone!

Sean here from Bend, Oregon! I'm very excited to be joining the BBT community. I have been trading for close to 3 years inconsistently. Have been moving towards trading full time as a profession since I started and I'm excited to make that a reality. Looking forward to ironing out my strategies and sharpening my skills as a trader for long term success. If anyone is in the Central Oregon area, please reach out - would love to have meet ups and share ideas/strategies. My background has been National CPG Sales for the last 10 years. Looking forward to financial freedom from my new career choice!