I started trading back in 2021.I knew candlestick patterns.I knew formations — head & shoulders, wedges, triangles. I understood indicators.
And the most dangerous part —I thought I understood the market.
I was making money. Not millions, but consistent.
I thought I had a system.
Then came November 2021.
Everyone thought Bitcoin was going to the moon 🚀
Me too.
My deposit wasn’t huge, so I used leverage — x5.
18 Nov — I opened a trade, expecting the uptrend to continue. But the market doesn’t owe you anything.
A few days later — loss.
Here’s where I made my first real mistake: I wanted to make it back.
1 Dec — new trade, x10 leverage.
Not a trader’s decision. A human decision. Driven by greed and fear.
I didn’t see the obvious. I only saw what I wanted to see.
Two days later — liquidation. 1000$ left.
I waited. Thought I saw a reversal. Opened another trade.
Lost the last thousand.
At that moment, it felt like:
the market was against me
life was passing me by
everything was falling apart
I was nervous, broken.
My wife left me. I was alone.Empty account. Shattered ego.
I had dreamed of multiplying capital, building a bigger house, living free. And ended up with nothing.
Who was to blame?
The market? ❌
No. Me. ✅
I built illusions where there were none. Forced indicators to fit my opinion. Looked for confirmation, not truth.
I didn’t trade for six months. Just recovered mentally.
And learned something simple:
I knew too little.
I was too sure of myself.
When Bitcoin was $30,000 — I just bought on spot.
No leverage. No panic. No chasing perfect bottoms.
Then it fell to $16,000. Hard.
But this time — no emotions. Each month — bought from salary. Didn’t watch price, watched the future.
Do you know the price I sold at? 68,500
Almost two years waiting. All that time — working on myself.
Now? I wait. I plan. I buy without hysteria.
If Bitcoin goes $40,000 — I’m not scared. I’ve survived worse.
I know the market is cyclical.
2–3–4 years — new highs again.
The most expensive lesson:
The market didn’t destroy me. My ego did.
Leverage doesn’t kill deposits. The desire to prove you’re right does.
Now I don’t try to outsmart the market. I work with it.
If you’re in a drawdown — it’s not the end.
Ask yourself honestly:
Are you trading strategy or hope?
Sometimes the most profitable move is: proving nothing.
Protect your capital. 💰
And yourself. ❤️🫂
