Sept. 8-11 Stock Market Trading Results

The first week of trading has finished. I have already learned a few new things, like waiting for a stock to get closer to my exits rather than selling when it's earned 'enough' profit for myself. My portfolio is full and I will not likely be entering new trades this Monday. Instead, I'll be watching my open positions.

So far, the stock market guide for beginners has proven itself working, but I will not base my opinion on one, possibly lucky, week. If the tips and strategies I learned there continue to work, then I'll give them more credit in the future.

I have to admit, I'm rather proud of myself. Some may not believe it, but before I found stockprep.com, I only made trades based on my brokers' or friends' advice, and it never ended well. Now, I've completed a lot of trades on my own in just one week, generating a 4.15% profit overall and ranking within the top 2% of about 110,000 simulation traders. It is far to early to brag of my accomplishments and I'm not trying to do it. I am just proud of myself because its my first real attempt at trading stocks on my own.