I guess I failed to mention that the first 5 months of learning from my friend's dad was spent almost entirely reading works by Livermore, Schwager, Seykota, Rashcke and Douglas. I spent 5 months educating myself each and everyday, trading with a simulated account and reviewing my trades with my mentor at market close. I have taken this very seriously but I know I still have a ways to go. Thank you for the concern

I am wanting to trade. Or be near someone that is. I do not have much experience away from a computer screen, I just know without a doubt this is what I will do.

I appreciate the thought of wanting me to keep my money safe. I cant deny I am young and reckless, but I have learned a great deal from the book Market Wizards and various podcasts about risk management that I do think about before each trade.

And to answer your question regarding college: 18 years of hell finally caught up to me - I could not handle the stress of studying for an office job I did not want. So I just decided to take a leap of faith and follow my passion.

Thanks so its still just too early for me is what you are saying. I guess ill just keep at it and try not to post again until after bear market.. haha

First of all: thank you to anyone who took the time to view my post. I hope you read my story and possibly share some advice with me.

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I guess I was too vague here in the beginning but I spent these first 5 months studying **really** hard, reading every book that was recommended to me (Livermore, Schwager, Seykota, Douglas etc) and applying that knowledge in a simulated account on TradeStation experimenting with MACD, Bollinger Bands, VWAP, etc - every technical analysis tool I had read about. While also having my decisions critiqued each day by my veteran mentor. Please understand I did not just make an account randomly and start throwing everything I had in a few different coins. I worked so very hard to feel confident enough to use my own hard earned money on this.

I am a 23 year old who dropped out of college 7 months ago to chase a dream of trading full time. I spent the first 5 months learning from my friends dad who was willing to show me the ropes of the traditional market. (He started out as a broker on the floor 30 years ago and then spent the last 10 years Options trading for a few different corporations including BP) He showed me a lot but I did not like the fact the SEC would not allow me to day trade without a 25k account (I was flat out broke working odd jobs in the afternoons to afford bills). He is not involved in Cryptocurrency at all so I can't learn about these things through him either.

Flash forward to mid January and my friend told me to try trading Crypto. I blindly made my first purchase on Coinbase for $200 worth of LINK. I sold it at the end of the month for double. I was hooked. I found the newsletter Morioh and saw a recent post about HydraDX's upcoming ICO. I made a MetaMask wallet and got some Ethereum so I could participate in the offering. The gas fees really hurt my small account. It was then in early February I saw news of the Binance Smart Chain and their ridiculously low gas fees, so of course I converted my remaining ETH to BNB and even added some more of my own cash I managed to scrape together. Long story short, I spent the last two months grinding all day and night trading these obscure alt coins I would find through Telegram groups and other forum boards. I slowly took some money out along the way to buy a couple projects I considered long term holds on the ETH network.

As of right now, my Account that I funded with $1,200 is now sitting at ~$32,000. This is almost life changing money to me and I feel like most of it is just pure luck. I really want to improve myself further and meet others who share the same passion as I do. I dream about working at a Crypto trading firm but I fear I might not be able to get far without credentials like formal education.

My question here is: Is there anyone here like me? Do I stand a chance in the world of professional traders? How can I take the next step forward in terms of a better Crypto market understanding?