I wanted to write this to say hello to this new world of traders that I've joined. I'm new to Profitly, Time Sykes, and the Challenge Program. I've been trading by myself for the past couple years or so (since the pandemic hit) and I must say I'm excited, it's been a lonely world out there lol. So, I wanted to write this as just a documentation of my current stats prior to the challenge and a record of my journey thus far. 

Before I started trading I was kind of already priming myself. I thought the retirement system, 401k crap was BS after reading a few books and gaining skepticism about financial institutions just using your money to make themselves rich and giving you the pettily 8-12% gains. So, that led to more financial books (I love to read). I read the classics...Rich Dad Poor Dad and Money Master the Game. I then set off on a journey to become my own retirement plan. Buy the dip, Robert Kiyosaki said, diversify Tony Robbins said... easy lol. This knowledge sat on me for quite a while and I never actioned on it. Until the pandemic hit. I had gone so far as to open a brokerage account but never did anything with it, but when the market crashed I saw that as a prime opportunity. Flying solo, I naturally became a swing trader mostly but I did do many buy and holds and dabbled in day trading. I won't go into too many more details here, but whoever is interested and if they read this I'd be happy to tell the full story, it's pretty crazy. 

So, that leads me here. My stats as of now in general are 258 total trades, my winning percentage is 41.86%, and my profit is at -$16,026.23. Not great, but I've managed to stay afloat and I haven't blown up yet (knock on wood). I just wanted to make a note on this because as I go through the course I know these stats will be convoluted. 

-Christa