I still remember it like it was yesterday.
I turned $10 into $2,000 — and lost it all in a single trade.
It all started a few months back. I had ten bucks just sitting in my account, doing nothing. I thought, “Why not? Let’s see if I can flip this into $500 in a week. Just for fun.”
I picked $ADA
ADA — it was volatile, fast-moving, and perfect for some high-leverage action.
First trade? $10 to $16.
Next? Rode a bounce with 10x leverage: $16 to $40.
Then a clean breakout long: $40 to $100.
That’s when I really locked in. I was focused. Sharp. Motivated.
The wins kept coming:
$100 → $250 → $500 → $1,200... and eventually, $2,000.
All of that in less than five days. From just ten dollars.
At this point, I was buzzing. Refreshing charts every few minutes. Running plays in my head like I was on Wall Street.
I told myself, “One more trade. Just one more... and I hit $5K.”
So, I went all in.
Max leverage. No stop-loss.
Confident. Reckless.
One fakeout. One bad move.
Gone.
$2,000 to $0 — in seconds.
I just sat there, staring at the screen. No anger. No yelling.
Just silence.
A brutal lesson.