My 2nd paper competition. hehe.

Slow and steady wins the race as well. The sharp nosedive will always remind me never to be greedy and chase quick squeezes or high risk plays.

After dipping my toes into get rich quick squeezes, I realized I am still much more comfortable in slow and stable moves. Will update as I remain disciplined throughout my journey.

I tried to follow and went all in recklessly and the market decided to teach me a good lesson. Overnight I lost all my gains I had since I started the competition and now I am humbled. From rank 302, I dropped to 2875th.
Back to being slow and steady climb, some shortcuts really aren't worth it.
Stay disciplined friends!

I have always been a slow and steady trader. Every trading day to risk 10% of my portfolio gain that 1% and I stop.
At times I really want to try being high risk and get the adrenaline rush, so I have a chance to win, but I also realize maybe being slow and disciplined has its advantages as well.

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In the paper trading competition, I achieved an amazing result, helped by the announcement of the China stimulus plan, which boosted all China-concept stocks. However, it also took resilience and confidence to hold on until the second last day of the competition to capture the large swing movement. I could have exited earlier with a day trade and missed out on buying back at a lower price.
Although I didn’t buy my pape...