Here's the first trades of 2018. (still getting used to writing that) There's no better alt coin to usher in the new year than ETH. It's #3 in terms of market cap, only behind bitcoin and XRP (ripple). Its also the second crypto that I heard about after I discovered btc last year. Ok, let's get to it..
ETH
(+1.5 % gain on total account)
XEM
(+0.85% gain)
STRAT
(2.4% gain)
STEEM (save the best for last!)
(2.1% gain)
As you can see from the % gains made to the total trading account, each successful trade adds a little more.. kinda like a layering effect, or you might say I'm slowly chipping away at the crypto market. (yeah, I like that metaphor/picture)
I started trading with futures commodities (like metals, orange juice, pork bellies, etc) and then moved on to FX, or foreign exchange. I never made money.. at least not overall.. but didn't lose much--compared to some people I knew then.. although, I never made a good, consistent profit. That was the goal. To be able to live off my trading..
It seem all those years spent 'playing' around with trading and NOT getting paid at all, have finally paid off and I just had to find the right vehicle.. that being Bitcoin! yay! and STEEMIT is not too shabby as another income source for me, as well as some worthwhile way to spend my time.
:)
Ben