I Tried Turning $5 into $500 in 7 Days — Here's What Happened.

Most people think you need thousands of dollars to make money from trading.

So I asked myself: “What if I could flip just $5 into $500 in 7 days?”

Crazy? Maybe. But here’s how it went down.

Day 1: The Plan

I picked high-volatility altcoins with good setups — mostly on low timeframes.

Strategy: Scalping + price action + strict risk management (1%–3% per trade).

Goal: Compound aggressively, reinvesting profits fast.

Day 3: Emotions Kick In

My $5 became $18. I was hyped.

Then came greed — I overleveraged. Took one loss, balance back to $8.

I had to remind myself: Discipline beats emotion every time.

Day 5: Learning from Losses

I stopped trading for 24 hours just to journal and analyze.

What I found? Every losing trade had one thing in common:

FOMO. No confirmation, just gut.

Day 7: Final Result

I didn’t hit $500.

I hit $67.

That’s a 1,240% ROI in 7 days — and what is more important than money,

I built a mindset.