pancherry
2022-04-13

I started trading in stocks only in February 2022

I have always wanted to buy stocks but I was concerned about the risk.

Finally, after a lot of YouTube videos, there came the Russia Ukraine war, and stock prices plummeted. And I started my investment journey.

The very first shares I bought were the ones I believe have the strong fundamentals and values. I was interested to do long term investment and mainly wanted to focus on Tech stocks as potential growth stocks because most businesses adopted digital transformation during Covid. And as a Software Engineer, I believe the IT industry will continue to grow 

My very first stock I bought on 24 Feb was $Alphabet(GOOGL)$because I trust its business.  But the price was not cheap, I bought at 2598.34. Then I bought $Meta Platforms, Inc.(FB)$also not that cheap, at $203.6. After that, I continued buying $Microsoft(MSFT)$Amazon and SPDR S&P500 ETF Trust.

At first,  I was afraid of the risk and bought as fractional shares. Then as the Russia Ukraine war continued, the price kept dropping, and I bought more at the dips. And at one time, I managed to get Tesla at 795.82. 

Now it's become a habit of mine to monitor the stock market every day, looking for opportunity to buy stocks at under value. Hope to grow My portfolio more and gain more profits. 


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  • MM W
    2022-04-17
    MM W
    Just started in apr, not sure if the best oppotunities have passed.. Mind to share how you determine the true value of a stock?
    • pancherry: 
      I'm also still learning. You can find info on YouTube. Mostly I watch Adam Khoo, Kelvin Learns Investing & TD Ameritrade videos. Adam Khoo shares intrinsive value of some popular stocks in his videos.
  • StayCalm
    2022-04-14
    StayCalm
    Good to start on investment journey esp ecially when young
    • pancherry: 
      Yes, I regret not starting earlier. I was only investing in Robo Advisors and getting 100-150 every 2 or 3 months. Then covid came and lost a lot. Finally getting  courageous and investing in stocks.
  • 苗派
    2022-04-14
    苗派
    Welcome onboard the Roller Coaster Ride of investing. 😊 Enjoy the ride & stay healthy & stay safe.
  • Jontrade
    2022-04-14
    Jontrade
    good. don't neglect also your daily job and family :)
    • pancherry: 
      Haha Trading monitor only at night 😄
  • xuero
    2022-04-14
    xuero
    if you bought in Feb, should be very good price, but those who went in in March got it cheaper. I got some of mine last year and now it is still in red [Facepalm] [Cry] [Angry]
  • CndzRed
    2022-04-14
    CndzRed
    same here, been wanting to buy stocks but hesitant until that sharing wave in SG where you get rewards if you open an acct. now i‘m keeping track and guarding my portfolio and continually learning 😅
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