Jack, Would you consider expounding on this statement? As you have previously written, and in my own experience, these feelings are NOT easily replaced. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, river
With all this wild movement , why arent you all wealthy? AAPL alone could quadruple your bankroll every DAY in the options. Why aren't you rich?
Not really, under capitalization is the answer. Most traders here have no business at all trading AAPL.
The options and futures derivatives maybe, but I think everyone should own at least 1 share of this company.
WOW WOW WOW Holy SHIT I really do not remember having posted this. I know I really leaned into my pain (ie depression) and used it to adapt, but had no idea it was this bad. I'm glad I did not quit. Oh so glad. Advice to others: stick with my original advice/thoughts. I do not anticipate many can adapt, I certainly do not know of anyone that has. I did not get a mentor. I ignored all. I did pay more attention to boglehead type stuff but really doubled down on real honest research. I did things my way, thought long and hard about what should work. 2012, the year I first posted this, was my first winning year. I beat the F'n market. 2013, OMG, I nailed it big time. My first Lynch like homerun, I think one acct went up 10x with LEAPs. Beat my day job. 2014 Well not every year can be great, but my returns beat the market a 3rd year in a row, nearly beat day job. 2015 is just unbelieveable. Again just doing what works for me, in hindsight I might decide I made some mistakes, but have really done well. Though trades are still on and subject to what can happen, made my lifetime nut goal (pain free retirement possible in my 40's). And I am winning a hedge fund contest!