Here is an example of a PRETEND trade...
I pretended I bought ETHER at 435 (I did NOT, since I FEEL price will fall, as I have not gotten important TA yet) That price was 6375 Bitcoins.
20 Minutes later, ETHER is at 442. If it hit 445 and I sold, what would have happened.
Well if I bought 5 coins... that would have been a $ 50 profit, but my exchange would have eaten $ 24 in fees.
Net profit would be $ 25. And in my world, that is NOT worth my time. However, someone else might say, hell yes. $ 25 a day for five days would help my living expenses.
Price is still fluctuating. For example as I write this, ETHER went down to 440. And had I bought at 435, I would still be glued to the screen, waiting, wondering.
For those of you more experienced, forgive this mini lesson in trading.