“You don’t trade the market. You trade yourself.”
1. You can be right and still lose money.
Stop-loss matters more than ego. I was “right” about Bitcoin… but forgot to exit.
2. Every green candle isn’t an invitation.
FOMO is the fastest way to give your money to smarter traders.
3. You don’t need to trade every day.
Sometimes the best position is no position. Overtrading wrecked 40% of my portfolio.
4. Backtest or go broke.
That YouTuber's strategy? Didn’t work in real-time. Always test on paper first.
5. High leverage = fast regret.
20x sounded smart. Until liquidation wiped out a month’s gains in a single wick.
6. "Buy the dip" becomes a trap without a plan.
I kept catching falling knives, not dips.
7. You will chase pumps. Once. Then never again.
SHIBA was up 200%. I bought. It dropped 60% the next day.
8. The chart doesn't care about your feelings.
Hope is not a strategy. Nor is revenge trading.
9. Your biggest enemy? Boredom.
I opened losing trades just to “feel productive.”
10. 99% of ‘signals’ are noise.
Most “analysts” on Twitter are just guessing louder than you.
11. Consistency beats brilliance.
You don’t need a genius strategy. You need discipline and emotional control.
Final Thought:
“Short-term trading didn’t just test my skills. It tested my character.”
If you’re starting out, remember: the market will humble you. Learn fast—or pay slow.
