Dear Dominique, I m indeed feeling very very sorry for the unfortunate incidents that have taken place with u as far as the stock market is concerned.I definitely hope that u would be able to make a good comeback and nt only Break Even but make good amount of profites as well.U know y? Because at least u know where u went wrong.U were humble enough to admit that u lost money because of ur own mistakes.A person who admits his own mistakes is already on road to recovery. I have also just started trading on the market.I am a Chartered Accountant by Profession.Being a professional,we have been taught to always go by the fundamentals and lesser by technicals,though I don't totally ignore techical movements.I normally go about investigating into the fundas b4 investing.Its boring but it reaps rich dividends mind u ..!! U will never repent u did it..look into the financial statements and monitor its performance and ...normally....unless u r absolutely sure ..never day trade frequently.Also try to conserve some amount of ur gain and invest the rest .If u give the entire gain to the markets ,u r again risking what u earned right? I might be wrong but u can always get back to me.Thanks.