Beginners - Introduce yourselves!

[joea]

Hi All.
I am new to this forum.
I have part time traded since 2002, got a little more serious in 2006 and
have attempted to improve my strategies over the last couple of years.
You could say i trade a strategy of high probability.

I have come from another forum to this one due to a poll on forums, which gave this one the thumbs up.

Cheers.

 

[natandsal]

hello every one. 26 year old farmer who got into stocks because i couldn't see a future in farming. love everyones post and look forward to reading/learning more.
ps any one want to buy a lamb/pig/steer.
lol

 

[whipflip15]

Hello all,

I'm just learning at the moment and in no rush to invest my savings. The markets will always be there and I don't see any need to enter unprepared and uneducated.

ps any one want to buy a lamb/pig/steer.
lol

I think most people here would just buy 'Live Cattle' or 'Porkbellies' futures

 

[maca77]

Hi everyone,
Very new to shares and are trying to fast track my knowldege. With soooo many rich spruikers out there it is hard to find someone genuine. Can anyone recommend any share trading courses/seminars? I stumbled across Jim Bergs Share Trading Education program, he seems genuine but maybe I am being fooled, anyone heard of him??

 

[AngryDwarf]

Hi all, I am a noobie.

I am learning as much as I can as I am wanting to get into investing. I started investing in shares about a year ago with $10k and have turned it into about $13k (depending on the day). I am pleases with the gains I have made and am looking for ways to improve my strategies and get a better understanding of the share market.

I look forward to seeing how others do things and try and learn as much as I can.

 

[Assasin]

Welcome Angrydwarf, you've come to the right place if you want to learn. I've learnt more in the past 3 months on this site than I did the previous 3 years.
There's no excuse now to invest blindly.
Good luck.

 

[Spookster]

Hi all,

Looking to learn as much as I can as I am very new to this and am looking to attempt to secure a future with it.

Cheers,

Spook

 

[Hippo12]

Hey, Ive been trading for a seven years online using nothing, but blind luck and up until a couple of years ago had done alright. Now I have to plan for childrens education etc and thought I might try and educate myself a little.

 

[El Tigre]

hello fellow traders!

I Started paying attention to the stock market in highschool. saw shares crash in 2008, combined with bad savings interst rates i went all in. Made a very nice return over 2009, but since then I've realised how little I know ~ and my 'buy-hold-hope' stratergy may not be my best option for investing.

Looking to learn more, think beginners lounge is definetly the place for me.

 

[explod]

Charts of a stock tell us a great deal. Learn how to read them. The other two main points are the type of Company and its business. Is the company on the move and growing and is its business in demand. ie. rich coal and coal in demand would be a good start. But you need to be convinced of these things for yourself.

In looking at charts, have a look at say OGC, it has risen a great deal over the last eighteen months. Without going into what it is and why it has done well, if you match up such a chart with the ASF thread OGC you can go back and read why this stock did so well, you can look at all the inputs of different ASF members, and as you read through continue to refer to the chart against the date of respective posts, and from that you will soon pick up some clues as to how to tackle this business in a manner that should serve you well.

In looking at any other companies mentioned in the discussions, check out a chart of the stock for at least the last 12 months and read through all the posting on it to define why it has performed as it has.

I use "bigcharts" which is easy to download and use, it is free and the charts are very clear to look at.

And never be put off in asking a question, the reply may not only help you but many others as well. I am happy to take p/m's. Cannot give you advice but willing to tell where to look for answers.

 

[Vanquish]

Thanks explod, I began trading about 4 years ago and took some good wins, a shame we all have to learn the hard way and most of those are now gone again. What doesn't kill ya makes ya stronger... or so they say. Anyway, back on the horse again and I'm looking forward to actually LEARNING rather than PUNTING my way to wealth again.

 

[Outbackmac]

Hi everyone, Look forward to learning as much as i can about trading shares.
Semi retired after spending the last 30 years in mining. Hope to now learn a lot about the financial side of things. Cheers Robbie.

 

[MaxInBXL]

Hey all, I've just started with an Asset-management firm's Sydney office. I'm new to financial services in general and am just trying to get as much exposure as I can. I attend quite a lot of internal portfolio manager presentations on outlooks etc. and need to get my jargon up to speed! I do not trade on any market and don't really intent to either.

I've been reading up a bunch of interesting topics so far. Happy to join!

 

[thestevo888]

G'day world... I've been on here for a couple of months, but only just saw this thread. Six months ago I had no clue about anything stock market related, but since then have spent many hours reading up, and am getting to know how to analyse fundamentals - long term investment seems like a more attractive option than trading to me. Came into a small parcel of cash two months ago, invested in 4 companies, up 30-40% so far... so far so good! Bring on further education... and thanks to those who've already given me some good advice.

 

[Governor]

Hey. I’m a newly finished high school student. Started trading at 15years old in stocks, couldn’t get enough money together to make worthwhile profits. I moved to CFD's to take advantage of leverage but I needed markets that were open when I got home from school. So I moved to forex and am now a forex nut! I love the stuff and can’t get enough of it! That’s my story

 

[pedalofogus]

Hi all,

I have been interested in the share market for about 3 years now. However for the first year or so I was sitting on the sidelines due to our Financial Planner here at work predicting the GFC (I'm just glad I listened to him).

Invested a small amount into a lot of stocks in April last year as a way to play the recovery which was playing out in front of my eyes. About May this year I became very bearish on the overall market, and sold out the vast majority of those holdings (with some profits).

Although i have a bearish outlook on the broader market over next 2 years, i think there is still money to be made if you pick the right stocks. As a result, I am now just holding a large amount of $'s in a small amount of companies, and really dedicating a lot of time to keeping on top of those companies (and a few others that i am considering adding to the portfolio).

ASF is one of the resources I aim to use to make sure I know as much as possible about the companies I am invested in. I look forward to sharing knowledge and opinions with you all.

Pedalofogus

 

[Green Gekko]

Hi all, just joined yesterday but been following for a few weeks now.

Very new to trading so I'm here to learn as much as possible, have completed a couple of minor trades in order to start getting some experience in the field if you will.

Thanks to all the guys here who have some idea what there doing and dispensing their knowledge to us newbies!!

 

[lamta20]

Hi my name is Lam, i am a young investor and willing to learn plenty from experience traders here on this forum. I've been trading for 1 year now and its been fantastic for me as it has changed me and provided me with financial security. Hope to make many friends here, so speak to you sonn.

Sincerely

 

[Tekwrek]

Hello fellow traders,
just a quick intro, as my name suggests i was wiped out in the tech crash and slowly recovering.
My advice to new traders is to be wary of overpriced training courses, you will learn a lot more here through other members and it is all free, you could not put a price on all the resources here on this forum and i am suprised it is still for free.
Since my time throughout my trading life i have learnt that 2 main factors drive the stock market into a boom and crash, GREED and FEAR, Once you have mastered these 2 emotions you will walk away with piles and piles of CASH.
Cheers and hope that everyone is a winner.

 

[Covcar]

HI,I am new here

hello,i am new hand here