12-17-2021, 08:08 AM
This chart shows my account activity - number of trades - since I started in the market in March, 2017. Some of the early frequency is due to just buying - had money to spend. But some of it was experimenting with short-term trading (technical, not day) and my initially being what I call a "twitchy" investor - doing something new and not being particularly confident. Fortunately early 2017 - until August anyway - was a good time to be learning. Even my screw-ups made money. I mention this where I posted my portfolio.
I have not entered my December 2021 trades yet but if I had it would look the same - I have made none. Unusual. Usually I'm looking at tax-loss selling or at least selling to have my cash for the next year's Roth contribution. Not this year and unless MO goes to $50 in my Roth (it'll go there in my Taxable Account too but not selling there), it will stay that way. This year will be my most active since that first year as I have made a lot of moves to make my accounts "retirement ready."
I have no idea what happened with the chart - I copied and pasted an Excel chart which showed up fine before I clicked to post it. Then it was a pile of html text. So I saved it as an image and tried to include it as an attachment - nothing. I'd welcome any advice and if this isn't possible, Kerim, please delete this post (and thread).
I have not entered my December 2021 trades yet but if I had it would look the same - I have made none. Unusual. Usually I'm looking at tax-loss selling or at least selling to have my cash for the next year's Roth contribution. Not this year and unless MO goes to $50 in my Roth (it'll go there in my Taxable Account too but not selling there), it will stay that way. This year will be my most active since that first year as I have made a lot of moves to make my accounts "retirement ready."
I have no idea what happened with the chart - I copied and pasted an Excel chart which showed up fine before I clicked to post it. Then it was a pile of html text. So I saved it as an image and tried to include it as an attachment - nothing. I'd welcome any advice and if this isn't possible, Kerim, please delete this post (and thread).