Hello, I guess this is my Journal. Experience: worked at GS for a year (not on trading), left banking, trying to break back in 10 years later. Trading: Tradings always been my main focus of interest, after technology. Books ive read so far on trading in the past 3 years: The world for sale Mastering the trade Market Wizards Complete Turtle Trader Bitcoin Standard Superforecasting (didnt finish) Liars Poker (my favourite) Venture Deals Ride of a lifetime Street Smarts How to make money in stocks Trade like a market wizard Ernest Chan: Quantative Finance Naked Forex (current) Ive tried writing algorithms and backtesting them, they didnt do so well. focusing on looking at charts, understanding the market now i do this in my free time after work, since i enjoy markets, hard to break into after finishing school though :/