Kid, I will be impressed when you make money in a down market. Many of us can boast of big returns in this bull market since 2010. Not difficult when everything is going up. If you want cred, post yourbuys and sells publicly in a forum where they can be verified and tracked, and you will received the attaboys you appear to be desperately seeking.
See, so you're so full of yourself that you can't help but to use the phrase "elder investors in your so-called apology.
You need to grow up and keep your revelations about yourself to yourself.
You mention Buffett in another post. The Oracle of Omaha makes his money smartly, and he does it with grace and subtlety that one can not help but to admire.