I got wiped out four times in the market.
Yes, four times, and each time I thought this was the last fall, and the last time I would fall into the same trap... but unfortunately, every time I repeated the same mistakes, but with a bit more confidence. People like to call them 'beginner's mistakes', but I see them as beginner's slips; they are disasters when committed by a professional.
And unfortunately... I was one of those who dealt with the market with confidence, but without wisdom.

Excessive confidence
The thing that killed me the most was excessive confidence.
After the first trade I won well, I felt I understood the market, and I saw myself as smarter than others.
I entered bigger trades, used higher leverage, and with every small win... I increased the bet.
But the market doesn't joke, and the more my confidence grew, the harder the fall was.

Refusal to accept loss

You know when you enter a trade and the loss starts to show, you tell yourself: 'The price will surely come back, it’s just a correction... I’ll wait a bit.'
And the account is bleeding... and you can't hit the exit button.
I never accepted loss.
I saw it as an insult, not a probable chance... and this was one of the biggest disasters.

The revenge return

Did you lose? Yes.

So what's the solution? Go back to the market and take revenge!

Open a bigger trade to recover everything that was lost.

But instead of recovering... I lose even more.

Revenge on the market is not a strategy... it's a recipe for bankruptcy.

And that's a lesson I learned too late, unfortunately.

The pursuit of perfection

I was always looking for a strategy that wouldn't lose.

Every time I lost a trade, I would say: 'There must be something wrong with this strategy.'

And I would start over... and waste months of analysis and experimentation on a mirage.

The problem? The market will never give you 100% success.

Even the best traders lose... but they deal with loss correctly.

💬 The summary?

I'm not sorry I lost... I'm sorry I wasn't honest with myself.

I'm regretful that I didn't accept loss, that confidence deceived me, and that the pursuit of perfection weakened me.

Today, I am learning.

Not just how to win, but how to lose wisely, how to stop the bleeding before it turns into destruction.

And if you're starting now... take it from me:

Loss is not the end, but it's the beginning if you know how to deal with it correctly.