First Name?

    -  Bernie E.

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Where did you grow up? 

    - Southeast Texas. I started out in the "city" Silsbee TX up until I was 7 or 8 yrs old then my parents decided to move out to the "country", Batson TX which is only about 33 miles away from Silsbee.

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Where do you currently live?

    -  I still reside in the little rural community / small town of Batson TX.

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Do you have any children? 

    - Yes - 2 daughters & 1 son. Oldest daughter is attending second year at Texas State University. Younger daughter & son are both in high school

How long have you been trading? 

    -  About 2.5 years now since Feb 3, 2020 when I subscribed to Trading View. I started out trying to learn on my own for about 5 months then I joined a trading group for a year. I didn't renew my membership and
took a break from trading for about 10 months but would study PA occasionally in my spare time. Prior to all that, I spent many hours in 1993 or so watching PA with my dad (sometimes just trying to stay awake). We had delayed data on free online charts with technical indicators & watched PA from opening bell until close. We'd also listen to the financial news channels. He'd trade options on the OEX S&P 100 and get live quotes & place orders online or over the phone with Fidelity or ETrade. He even bought me a really thick book about technical indicators & chart patterns which I still have somewhere. My dad often talked about being interested in trading the futures market way back then & I'm sure he would love to do it if he were still around today.

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What is your favorite trade?

    - So far I prefer a basic turnaround trade in a solid uptrend. Typically using a 4/3 or 7/5

Do you have any pets? 

    - Yes - Dogs & chickens. Plenty of fur babies. A whole pack (11 females & 2 males) of mixed lapdogs of various personalities, colors, etc. Some short hair, long hair, short legs, long legs, floppy & upright ears, straight & curly tails. A good variety and all very sweet. Then I also have my sister's bigger dog Muscles who I adopted after she passed away. I think he's a pit bull mix. He's very friendly but doesn't like UPS delivery trucks rattling down the road or stopping by. He's got a doghouse outside, has short hair, bobbed tail and is very muscular hence the name. I also have a small flock of chickens (as long as I can keep the varmints away from them). 9 young Rhode Island Red hens, 3 older Buff Orpington - 2 hens & 1 rooster.

First thing you'd do if you won the lottery? 

    - Figure out where to park my winnings to grow them so I could live off the interest etc & share it with family, friends & others.

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What is your favorite movie?

     - I'm not really a movie or TV watcher.
I'd prefer action adventure, comedy or animated family-friendly stuff. One movie I watched & had a good laugh at years ago is Anger Management. There were some awkwardly laugh out loud funny scenes in that one..