SMOL:  "Got heart" will find one...  True Story. One Reader who has the heart to find it and what it took for him to find it.  On  2/3/11 Wishing u a Happy and Prosperous New Year Hi CW8888, I hope you wouldn't mind me calling you CW8888, as I saw how others address you. And this way I can identify you better with your blog. I was struck by your name, the 2 processes of Long Term and short term trading are mentioned and these are what I've been struggling with since I began. I have a portfolio meant for long term and another for short term trading. Yes, I have been meausring my results. Trading was not great last year, does not meet my goal of what I set out to get per month, on the average. Part of the problem is I'm still a newbie, just starting out. Did not trade frequent enough......