Taking singles... Would have been nearly 70% profit had I been available to trade this morning. Sadly, I wasn't. But still feels good to break the losing streak. Damn 9 to 5's...

Implosion trade. Saw this stock jump with no discernable catalyst from less than a buck to over $4 a share in one day, landing it on a top% gainer list. For some reason I thought this stock had some magical power, because I bought some thinking it might jump again for some unexplained reason. This was a total experiment and I had no expectations. Totally choppy chart with no identifiable pattern.

Thought this would climb. Total pump that failed to move with news of upcoming earnings being communicated through Zoom conference. Another lesson in catalysts not moving stocks in a meaningful way. Happy to break even.

Apparently, December 2020 was a month for benchmarks. I am actually glad this giant loss happened, because it forced me to make a decision about my trading education. I've been getting lucky with my recent wins, which really weren't wins at all. Let this mark the moment I decided to more seriously invest in my education. 30-day Bootcamp, here I come!!!

The crusher... Implosion trade, and the benchmark for my largest loss yet. Dumb. Just dumb... Hold and hopes don't work in this game and it was a very painful lesson to learn.

Number one of a string of "implosion trades" that I made, a la Tim Grittani in his early trading days. Basically, this was an emotional trade on both ends of the spectrum. A $56 education in how not to trade. No real plan or pattern recognition applied, just trying to make quick money and failed.

Implosion. Thought this Zoom copycat was going to run with press release. Sadly mistaken. Bleeding continues. Learn from this. Not all news moves these OTC plays.

Felt like a chump on this one, too. Another implosion trade. Thought this was going to run on some news and was totally wrong. Held for some days hoping to recover price dip. Got impatient and sold too soon (again). Went back to .20's two days later and could have made a tiny profit. Should have cut losses days ago.

Dare I say that I more effectively timed a dip buy on this one?? Micro profits on a Monday still improves the win percentage, overall. Side note: I completely mis-played TSNP run, and should have held long at least two more days. Live and learn @timothysykes

Lucky and unlucky... Bad timing on dip buy and almost took a loss next day. Lucky to break even and protect the account. Try again another day...