Polly Hetherington

The $50 That almost turned Into a Lamborghini 🏎

In 2017, Jake, a college student with no trading experience, stumbled upon a Reddit thread about a new cryptocurrency called Ripple (XRP). Skeptical but curious, he decided to throw in $50—just for fun.

At the time, XRP was worth $0.006 per coin, meaning his $50 bought him over 8,300 XRP. He forgot about it, buried in exams and part-time jobs. 📚👨‍🏭

Six months later, Bitcoin was skyrocketing, and altcoins followed. One morning, Jake checked his old wallet—his jaw dropped. XRP had surged to $3.30 per coin. His $50 investment was now worth over $27,000! 📈

Fearing a crash, he sold half, paying off his student loans. The rest? He held, dreaming of a Lamborghini. But weeks later, the market crashed, and XRP fell back to $0.30. His remaining stash? Still $12,000—not a Lambo, but life-changing for a broke student. 📉💰

Lesson Learned:
- Small bets can pay off (but don’t count on it).
- Take profits - greed turns winners into losers.
- Never invest more than you can lose. 👩‍🏫👨‍🏫

Jake still trades crypto today—but now, he sets stop-losses. And yes, he still dreams of that Lambo. 🚗💨

Based on a true stories from the 2017 crypto boom.
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Been trading a few altcoins and seeing some positive results! I focused on the coins that were trading at their 24hour low so that I wasnt trading at the resistance point therefore expecting an increase. i also wasnt putting my take profits too high so that I wouldnt suffer from any abrupt drops in the market direction. this may go 50-50 with some of you guys but I was also trading on coints that drastically dropped below their lowest low because I know that markets will usually try to go back to equilibrium an thus there would be a bullish movement even if in the short term with a small increase in the market position. happy trading!😋

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I'm trying to get to 50 Usd, do you think i'm gonna make it?🫡🤠$USDC

Which coins do you think will show an uptrend in the short term? I'm talking days or weeks🤔 Currently looking for coins to upgrade my spot portfolio! $BTC
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Try using limit orders instead of market orders and avoid constantly converting your tokens. also calm down and be patient before you buy or sell

And the trend reversal I was waiting on came through! refer to my previous post to see where I was at before. I'm liking this🙂‍↕️💅 Saucyyy

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Started out a few spot trades to get along on my trading journey. Ive heard that chasing green candlesticks like a moth could lead to exponential losses and more is to be gained from technichal analysis and observation. volume and volatility also seem important as well, looking for possible trend reversals. Im used to getting scared every time I see a dip in my trades and immediately cancelling my orders only to regret afterwards when the market begins to move in a positive trend. im slowly learning patience in my trades and risk management. im looking into learning more and exploring dollar cost averaging to increase the potential of my crypto currency. fingers crossed and hoping for the best in my journey.
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