My trading progress

I haven’t written for some time, but I have been journaling consistently.

A few weeks back, I wrote about trading and how my mind gets pulled toward it during days when work is slow or during periods of a lull. 

This happened again at the end of this year.

My first instinct was to reject it and think that this was just inaction. 

But a little later, I realized that a lot of people approach this systematically and have done well.

While it is said that most people lose money, why do hundreds of thousands of people work in this area? Many are wealthy, and millions of trades take place every day. Volume on a single stock like Apple averages around 50 million shares per day.

Yes, institutional investors are there. They are the biggest buyers, looking to increase their investments and profitability. They are highly sophisticated and deal in large volumes.

But there is a way retail trading can be done sensibly too, isn’t there?

I got burned in the past with options trading. It’s like bringing in a blowtorch and playing with it. The risks are massive—bigger than simply the fun of burning something.

So, I decided to learn the ropes and go the safe way: understand the forces at play and how the markets work, especially from a day trading perspective.

I am happy to share that I have found a good balance for myself. I have started trading small amounts with small position sizes, and I have been decently successful so far.

In future posts, I will share the lessons I have learned from it.

Cheers, Saurabh