I am finally passed the half-way mark of slowly clawing back my 4-digit lost capital from trading the US market late last year. Slowly cos I chewed like a rabbit (no gut to swoop like an eagle). Considering that it is only May now, I am hopeful that by end of this year I can at least break even. As the saying goes - "You don't have to win back the same way as you have lost.", I take it that it means winning back via a different trading strategy... Not get out of the game entirely. Trading is a totally different ball game from investing. In investing, we want the stock (which pays good yield) to be as stable as possible (low beta). Whereas in trading, we want volatility (like now) so we could reap profits via long or short. It's like riding a sight-seeing train versus riding...