Re Blindman
Your emotions about this situation are the problem, not the outcome. Trust me! I made my first +100% trade when I was 14 years old. I've been following many of the posters here since the early 2000's when I started listening to Bobwins on this old site called RagingBull. Bought a .19 cent stock once and sold for $4.15. Bought a house with that money, bought a truck, and bought a motorcycle. This was all before I was 22 years old. Lost my house when the housing bubble crashed, still got the bike and the truck. Stopped trading full time, drifted around life for years.
Finally, about 7 years ago I rediscovered my passion for horticulture and have been working long hours in one of the largest greenhouses in the world. I'm a management level horticulturist now, and the pay still isn't great and I still haven't bought a house again and I'm 37 years old. But you know what? I'm happy, more happy than when I had more $$ than a 20 year old should have.
The destination you desire isn't as satisfying as the JOURNEY.
Listen to these guys, this is solid advice given here. You need consistency, not the home run. Home runs are for play money, not your big holdings. Don't treat the market like a casino, the house (almost) always wins.
