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When I started investing, I had $30,000. I invested into companies like AAPL and GE, your run of the mill stocks. In 4 months I was down to $25,000. Since then, I've been evolving how I buy and sell stocks. It's a learning process really. I watch CNBC and yahoo's "market news" to see what stocks are getting big gains. Then I try to read about them on the internet to figure out why they are getting big gains. If I think I can make a fast buck, I will. I'm rarely invested in a stock more than 3 months. Since being down to about $25,000, I've crawled my way up to $37,000 today. Although, full disclosure, I was up to $44,000 a month ago and took a couple big hits because I'm not afraid to gamble, or to stupid to know when it's time to sell. Although, in the past year, going from $25,000 to $37,000 is not bad. Mind you, I haven't invested a single cent of my own cash in that year because I'm currently a student and don't make money. My gains are strictly from buying and selling with what was in my account when I started.Just curious, how much percentage gains have you made since investing? Does your system work very well?