By January, I was up $10,000 i

By January, I was up $10,000 in profits—feeling confident and on track. But in just two days, after the Trump news broke, I lost it all.

My biggest mistake? No stop losses. No proper risk management.

This experience hit hard. It not only wiped out my gains, but it also shook my confidence in taking bigger trades.

If there’s one takeaway from this, it’s this: risk management and setting stop losses aren’t optional—they’re essential. I learned that the hard way.

I’m down right now, but I haven’t given up. One step at a time, I’ll rebuild—and next time, I’ll be smarter.

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