Welcome! My name is Ryan. In June 2016 I made a string purchase of $27,000 for 44.54 Bitcoins on Coinbase. My average cost was $585 per bitcoin. I soon found crypto exchanges, and diversified those BTCs into Ethereum at $12, Ripple at $0.0038, Monero at $0.89, Litecoin at $3.75 and a few others. I made the investment of the century. But I didn’t treat it like an investment. I day traded as a rookie and lost. In the first month I had lost 10 Bitcoins. I wasn’t too concerned about it at the time, but I halted all trading, swallowed my pride, and became a “chart watcher”. By January 2017, I had totally cashed out of crypto and was focusing on another venture. 3 months later, the crypto "altcoin" market exploded and my original portfolio would have sent my net worth well into the millions. I was sickened. But I’m a fighter. I went through dark times but continued persevering. I studied the charts every day, and haven’t stopped since. In November 2017 I re-entered the market with $10k, and grew it to $144k in 6 weeks. Then the bear market began. I hadn’t seen one of those yet, nor did I understand how to play it. I lost a sizeable chunk of the money I made, but learned valuable lessons along the way. Had I just let my original portfolio sit in place, I would have been retired at 28 years old. The most important thing I’ve learned over the last 5 years is PATIENCE. Patience is the absolute most important skill you can possess if you want to become a successful investor!!!