I have been working with my dad to learn how he works the stock market and makes money. He’s showed me what to look for in the stocks and when to buy them I’m really scared the presentation is going to be really boring and stupid because I still don’t know very much. I don’t think anyone will really find it interesting and it’ll bore people. I feel like i haven’t learned all that much but I guess it’s fine.

I finally talked to my dad about teaching me how to trade in the stock market and he agreed to help me. He is going to teach me how he knows when to buy a stock or when to wait. That part is the hard part of the whole processes because if you predict wrong you can loose a lot of money. You have to look at the peaks and dips to find the best price for the stock. Next week my dad is going to teach me more in depth with specific examples of what he has bought. It’s kinda of hard to remember certain words of what things are called. I’m going to need to start taking notes on things that I can’t remember by myself.

I have continued reading about types of stocks and the difficulty in them. I figured out which type of stocks I should focus on. I choose day trading because it is more short term and doesn’t cause long term effects. Passive trading is what long term stock brokers due and right now I do not have enough time to focus in on that. I am feeling pretty good about this, I really want my dad to teach me more instead of learning online. I think it will be a lot easier to understand doing it hands on.

I have been learning techniques on how to invest on when to invest in certain stocks. My grandpa was explaining to me how his Boeing stock is doing really well right now but it would be foolish to buy it now due to the price. You should buy stocks when it is on a downward slope but about to make a comeback. It’s a little tricky to know exactly when to make the move and that is where people can go downhill. Buying a bad stock can cost the buyer a lot of money because the resale will be way lower than what it was purchased for.  I’m feeling better about the project because I have been talking with my dad and it’s easier to understand when he teaches me.

I read some more of that blog I found a few weeks ago and it is really good at gradually introducing aspects of the stock market to beginners. I am so new that nothing real interesting has came up, aka making money but I know it will come up soon. It’s hard to remember some aspects for what is being said or comprehending what it means because there are few visuals for me to look at. I should get a notebook and start writing down key elements I need to remember. I think before the presentations I am just going to have my dad help me make key cards so I don’t forget important things.

I watched a few Youtube videos on how to smartly invest in the stock market. The guys talked about strategies and what to look for when buying and selling. One setback is I haven’t been able to talk to my dad about setting me up an account on ThinkorSwim. It’s still hard to learn the vocabulary and fully understand what they are talking about. I’m feeling kind of bored with my topic again but I feel like once I start getting the hang of it I will like it more.

I have been working on learning the different types of investments and the basic background knowledge needed to make smart investments.  I found a website that takes you through the steps to learn basic information about the stock market. So far I have read to lesson 4. One set back is a lot of the vocabulary i have to learn at once. It’s hard to understand what the lesson are trying to say so I have to take the time to look the words up. I’m feeling good about this project but I still need to ask my dad for help to understand it better.

I am going to be switching me 20% time topic to learning about the stock market. My goal is to learn how to make money and invest into stocks. I’m excited about learning something that both my dad and grandpa do and they have always told me to learn about this stuff. I’m nervous that I won’t become sufficient enough to confidently talk about what I am doing at the end of the year.  My first step is to learn all the working parts of the stock market and the layout of the website.

I have been drawing a sunflower and shading it to give it depth. I looked up a drawing of a sunflower and copied  the basic shape but added the shading in after I was done. I think I’m getting better at shading and learning how to do with a light source in  mind. It is just a little hard to make all the shading even because it’s really easy to go overboard. I need to work on doing a little at a time and go slower. Also by the end of the drawing I was getting lazy and sloppy because I just wanted to be done already. I need to build stamina while I draw so I don’t get tired of doing it. I’m getting a little tired of drawing and loosing motivation. Nothing is really inspiring me to do my best while I am drawing.

I’ve been working on drawing different types of flowers. So far I think I have the general shape down for roses but knowing proportions and trying to shade the flower has been kind of hard. I think shading is hard because I don’t have the right pencils for it. I need to buy regular wooden pencils but I keep forgetting same with the headphones. So far I’m getting a little frustrating because my drawings aren’t looking as good as I’d hope but I just have to keep working at it.