⚠️ I lost money because of these 5 trading mistakes – and here’s how I learned my lesson
To be honest: I used to think I had a “decent” trading strategy, but then my account slowly went negative. It wasn't because the market was bad, but because I shot myself in the foot with the 5 mistakes below:
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🔻 1. No clear strategy
In the beginning, I entered trades based on emotions, following group trends, or “just because I saw it was rising.”
→ No logic, no system = losing is inevitable.
🔻 2. No backtesting, no experimentation
I saw others using RSI, EMA… so I did the same. But I never checked if it actually suited my style.
→ Why use something you don’t fully understand?
🔻 3. Crossing the line of discipline
After setting a stop-loss, I would change, drag, or delete it.
→ Breaking discipline once can wipe out 10 previous correct trades.
🔻 4. Overtrading because… I was bored
Sitting in front of the screen all day, wanting to enter trades for everything I saw.
→ Fees increase, mental fatigue, profits vanish.
🔻 5. Not being patient with the strategy
After losing 2 trades, I wanted to switch to a new system. I once changed 4 strategies in one week 🤦
→ It turns out it wasn't a bad strategy, but I didn't give it enough time to understand it.
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✅ Lessons learned:
👉 Not every strategy needs to be “fancy” – it just needs to be clear, logical, and suitable for oneself
👉 The most important thing is not the indicator – but discipline and trading mindset
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Have you ever made any of these mistakes?
Let’s share so we can grow together on our trading journey 👇
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