[iRookie]

Hi All!

I have been trading (and now investing) over the last 1.5 years. Year one was a complete disaster financially, but the greatest year of my life! The stock market has truly been a miracle that has forced me to dedicate myself to the journey of investing.

I have read quite a few books related to trading/investing over my span of 1.5 years (I actually walked into trading cold turkey), but three of them had quite an impact: Jesse Stine's book (probably not well known, but worth a read, great guy), O'neil's book, and the biggest impact Stan's. I have now read it over 3 times and I am not sure how many times I have read various passages over and over. It remains on my desk as a reminder. I have also made a quick summary which I re-read so that I make less and less mistakes.

I am an island trader, i.e. I communicate really with nobody since January (and had the greatest results since that time), no media, no social media, no stock market talk; however what drew me to this site is some nice posts on the threads that I can learn from. I do apologize but I will most likely make very little posts, but hopefully as time goes on I can get off the island and contribute and help others.

Best wishes to all!