For me, I gained greed, a desire for revenge, and $0.1 in my wallet.
Ultimately, I’ve learned that sometimes doing nothing and staying out of trades is the best way to make my goals a reality.
If you look at #BTC in the past, there were times when the chart didn't move at all. Some made profits, while others got dragged. To be honest, with the risks of a short squeeze, I was so confident that a liquidity sweep around 80,000 was inevitable.
But after thinking it over, I chose to do nothing because my entry conditions weren't met. Even though I missed out on profit and the market moved exactly as I thought, I’m quite proud of myself for sticking to the plan.
My $50 to $1,000 journey might be a bit slow, but I think it’s more certain. And if I do open an order, I’m not sure what you guys want to see?
Lastly, I want to say that holding major coins in Spot is definitely better than Futures. If I had the capital, that’s exactly what I’d be doing.
Stop treating Futures like Baccarat, or you’re just a donation to the Market Makers.
I’m not here to flex massive profits. I’m here to share the "Ugly Truth" of a blown account—the lessons that finally forced me to face reality.
My goal is to grow $50 to $1,000 (a 1,900% gain). Full disclosure: I haven’t reached it yet.
The $0.10 Reality Check I’ve blown my account 3 times. My rock bottom? Seeing my balance hit $0.10. The most pathetic part was my denial—I actually thought I could flip that dime back to $100, ignoring the fact that I didn’t even have enough to cover the minimum trade size.
The "Easy Money" Trap Most people fail because they think trading is easy—just clicking "Green" or "Red" and watching the money roll in.
We go All-in with massive Position Sizes on trades we feel "confident" about.
We try to make a whole year's salary in a single night.
We focus only on the TP (Take Profit) dream, while completely ignoring the SL (Stop Loss) reality.
Discipline vs. Delusion Everyone knows the rules: Risk Management (3-5%), R:R ratios, etc. But we still find ways to deceive ourselves. Every time you enter a trade, ask yourself: Is this a real setup based on your plan, or are you just "hallucinating" a trade because you’re bored and want to be in the market? Don't build a fake chart in your head just to satisfy your itch to trade.
If you’ve read this far, my wish for you isn’t "massive gains." My wish is that you stop blowing your account and stop losing the money that took you an entire month of hard work to earn.