Very good input from everyone. Particularly concerning mentors and conflicting style issues. Thank you and keep it coming. On the mention of Wyckoff, I did some googling and found this page w/some "Wyckoff Wisdom" so to speak. Good stuff and timeless: http://www.arbtrading.com/wisdom.htm A sample in that piece: "It is better to depend on your own judgment than on that of any other person. If you have not reached a point where you can do this, better continue your studies and practice until you can form a sound, independent judgment on which you can base your commitments." and "Eight-five or ninety per cent of business, investment and speculative mortalities are due either to over-trading or lack of capital, which when boiled down are one and the same thing." or "You should either make a business of trading or else not try to be a trader. You cannot be successful at trading any more than you can be at mining, manufacturing, doctoring or anything else, unless you are trained for itâ¦unless you are peculiarly adapted to the business you are better become an intelligent investor instead of an unintelligent trader."