Ah, the world of trading! A place where dreams of yachts, private jets, and retirement at 30 collide with the cold, hard reality of... well, losing money. Rumor has it that 99% of traders lose money. Personally, I think that statistic is a bit optimistic. For me, it should be more like 99.9% that lose, and the remaining 0.1% are high-frequency robots that take advantage of our suffering.
Let's be honest, who hasn't felt like the next Warren Buffett after watching a motivational video on YouTube? "Buy low, sell high!", "Control your emotions!",
"The market is an endless source of opportunities!" We enter with the excitement of an astronaut going to Mars, but leave with a wallet lighter than a summer cloud.
The worst part is when we try to explain it to our family. "So, Dad, today I... er... helped the market capitalize." Or, "Mom, I made a voluntary donation to a hedge fund that I don't even know the name of." The pitying look from our loved ones is almost as painful as watching the graph plummet.
And the gurus? Ah, the gurus! They appear everywhere, always with a confident smile and a story of overcoming that makes you want to sell even your mother-in-law to invest. "I started with R$100 and now I have a fleet of sports cars!" Meanwhile, we can barely afford a coffee after yet another catastrophic trade.
But we don't give up, do we? Because we are Brazilians, and Brazilians never give up! Even after breaking the account five times, promising to never look at a chart again in life, here we are, once again analyzing candlestick patterns and drawing trend lines. After all, luck can change... or not.
In the end, maybe the 99% losers are the "cement" that supports the market pyramid. We are the anonymous heroes who, with our losses, ensure that someone up there can buy that yacht. So, the next time you're in the red, remember: you're contributing to the global economy! And that, in itself, is a kind of victory, right?
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go over there and check out some "opportunities" that seem promising... or not.
