I think the folks on this board should take a step back and take some credit for some nice trading in 2015, particularly in light of the fact most markets were flat to down and the best performing large hedge fund only made 37.8% profits in 2015; this was Metacapital Mortgage Opportunities run by Deepak Narula. I’m not going to take a poll here but I suspect many of us not only beat Deepak’s performance but booked multiples of it, and for the most part I suspect most of us are amateurs who simply trade and invest on the side (including me). The idea trading and variety of perspectives that are shared here are amazing considering this is an informal group with no fees involved and no one making money off this exchange. I’m looking forward to another profitable year with help of everyone’s perspectives again…..although I admittedly will be trading much less frequently and taking a longer view of the markets.