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I am a full-time day trader. My primary goal is to navigate the markets consistently every day. We live in a unique time with so much opportunity. Please join me on my journey as I develop my trading strategies.

Before leaping into full-time day trading, I traded stocks on and off for several years. I first became interested in the market during my junior year of college and slowly learned more about investing and day trading. 

I eventually completed my B.S. in Microbiology and Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Arizona. As my interest grew in both the markets and science, I continued to learn about the markets. I also went on to earn a Professional Science Master's in Applied Bioscience and completed the McGuire Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Arizona.

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After experiencing the workforce for some time, working in the microbiological and cancer diagnostics industries, I continued to have a strong pull towards entrepreneurship and day trading. Then, the pull was too great one day, and I crossed the event horizon. There is no going back now.

I started day trading full-time in October 2020. The journey up to March 2023 has been difficult. As I share some of my developments in the following posts, I tend to be holistic in my approach to the market. 

The markets are complex, and the path forward can be simplified, but a solid understanding is needed before embarking on innovation. Nothing is insignificant, and by questioning everything, I arrive at conclusions/solutions with a more informed understanding. 

Creating this blog will solidify my thinking and help me grow in my day-trading journey. I have reached a point where I need to write and journal my progress in a way that propels me forward. Everything on this site is my opinion and a detailed collection of experiences that will hopefully take me to new heights. 

I welcome feedback, but this is more for my development as a trader. I am happy to share all this information because many of the things I have learned were freely available. This is my way of giving back, and I hope that if you find my page, you can take away something that helps you in your own journey or simply triggers a different way of thinking for your own trading. 

Sincerely,

Helixtrader36 

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