2021 is my first year trading stocks; my gains were short lived with Macy's at a 52% realized gain. I was hooked. I unfortunately learned a costly freshman lesson on riskier growth stocks, buying into companies I don't understand, and portfolio balancing. After February my losses kept me negative overall. September briefly showed hope as I got within 4% to break even, and now I'm down 38% overall which is the largest to date. some of my biggest failed trades are FTFT, AVPT, ZOM, BNGO and OLMA. AVPT and GNOG are also my biggest weighted positions at over 20%. I recently sold AVPT at a 50% realized loss and bought into $Airbnb (ABNB.US)$ ABNB and some Intel. I use both and understand them. I feel more comfortable riding the volatility  over the next several years with these two instead.  I look forward to rebalancing my portfolio in 2022 and being more conservative with my future  investments. I also hope to figure out how to evaluate a company instead of relying on YouTubers.