So, that’s it. Yet another blow – two actually – to add to my trading journey. My broker informed me that they’re closing down.
My broker goes bust
Property is boring
Around the time I was slowly getting into stock trading a friend asked me why I don’t consider property development instead. She’s had some experience with it and found it rewarding.
But property is boring, working with builders is frustrating and dealing with tenants is tedious! Right?
Crypto discoveries – Manna and Steem
This is just a quick mention of two interesting cryptocurrencies I have discovered, Steem and Manna.
The evil twins – FOMO and hindsight
“I could kick myself!”
I don’t know how often I have said this to myself in the last few months.
Trading on the fly
Lately I’ve been busy with other things. So, trading took a backseat. I have been trying to keep a hand in, though, and that might have been a mistake.
My new playground
I mentioned recently that I have finally started trading Bitcoin. There are two great aspects about this new endeavour:
- Trading is free.
- Bitcoin’s price rise compensates for my losses.
Thus, for me Bitcoin trading is essentially a safer playground compared to my stock trading account; a bit like a soft play park for toddlers.
Adam Grimes’ free course – review
I first heard about Adam Grimes on Chat with Traders. He struck me as somebody who has put a gigantic amount of research into his study of technical trading.
The amazing thing is that he teaches at least some of his insights in a free online course. Yeah, I hear you… yet another free course by some salesy trader. But no, it’s not!