We’ve all been there — making bad trading decisions, thinking we’ve figured it all out. One of my biggest mistakes was trading without a stop loss. I used to think I could “watch the market” and manually exit, but emotions got in the way. I held on to losing trades for way too long, hoping they'd bounce back. That one habit burned a big hole in my portfolio.
Lesson learned: Always have a plan. Use stop losses. Risk management is everything. Don’t let emotions drive your trades.
If you’ve made a mistake too, share it. We all grow together.