I went from 20u to 350u and still got liquidated, but I will never give up in the end. I believe I can reach over 2000u or even more. Here are my insights:

Trading loss lessons: Recognize the market through pain, and grow through reflection

Most people start trading with the hope of increasing wealth, thinking that with a bit of intuition and some skills, they can carve out a share amid the ups and downs. Until consecutive losses hit hard, the account balance keeps shrinking, and anxiety, regret, and frustration intertwine, only then do they truly realize that trading is not a game of luck, but a journey against human nature, requiring cognition, respect, and discipline. Every loss is not a meaningless defeat, but a wake-up call, a thorny path that must be traversed on the way to mature trading.

Recalling my initial trades, they were full of impatience and blindness. Seeing the market surge, I would get overly excited, ignore trends and indicators, chase high, always thinking it could go higher again, greed overshadowing all reason; once the market declined, I would cling to hope, refuse to cut losses in time, fantasizing that prices could rebound instantly, watching losses grow step by step, and finally being forced to cut positions, leaving scars. I also tried frequent operations, not missing any seemingly good opportunity, watching charts during the day, reviewing at night, busy to the point of exhaustion, but making more mistakes, losing most of the fees, and capital continuously draining from repeated errors. At that time, I always felt the market owed me, but never thought that the problem was never the market, but myself.

In the most painful moments of loss, I would toss and turn all night, repeatedly reviewing my trading records, each mistake feeling like a needle stabbing my heart. Only after calming down did I understand that respecting the market is the first rule of trading. The market is always right; it won't change its trend because of personal expectations, nor will it show mercy to anyone blindly arrogant. We can never predict every fluctuation, nor catch all opportunities. Trying to beat the market will only result in harsh lessons. Only by letting go of arrogance, acknowledging our insignificance, respecting the market's objective laws, can we stand firm in the market.

The core cause of loss is emotional imbalance. The biggest enemy in trading is never market fluctuations, but our own greed and fear. When profitable, greed takes over, unwilling to take profits, always wanting more, only to see the market reverse, and the gains turn to nothing; when losing, fear spreads, either panicking and cutting at the lowest point or stubbornly holding on, sinking deeper. Besides, an impatient mindset also caused me much pain, always dreaming of getting rich overnight, chasing short-term profits, ignoring that trading is a long-term process. Impatience and greed will only make us lose rational judgment and lead to impulsive decisions.

In addition, a lack of professional knowledge and a missing trading system are even more deadly weaknesses. Without a solid trading plan, entering based on feelings and exiting without clear standards; not understanding position management, often full position trading, one mistake can wipe out everything; not studying technical analysis, not researching market logic, treating news and candlestick charts as decorations, trading based solely on subjective guesses. Such operations are like blind men feeling an elephant; losses are inevitable. It turns out that trading requires solid knowledge, strict rules, and disciplined self-control—it's not something that can be done with just passion.

Now looking back at those losses, although I feel pained about the capital, I am grateful for the experience. It has helped me shed impatience, let go of unrealistic fantasies, and learn to reflect deeply and refine my system. I now understand that stop-loss is not losing, but protecting oneself; take-profit is not conservatism, but safeguarding profits; holding no position is not inaction, but waiting for the best opportunity. I no longer chase frequent trades but learn to wait for trends, only trading what I understand; I no longer hold onto luck but strictly follow trading discipline, prioritizing risk control; I no longer let emotions dominate, replacing impulsiveness with rationality, accepting losses as part of trading, allowing mistakes but never repeating them.

On the trading journey, there are no winners without setbacks. Every mature trader has experienced the baptism of losses. Losses are not scary; what’s frightening is not reflecting or growing after losses, repeatedly making the same mistakes. Every loss is an opportunity for growth, helping us recognize our weaknesses, fill gaps in knowledge, and sharpen our mindset.

In the future, there will still be ups and downs, temptations and tests. But I will always carry the lessons from these losses, maintain reverence, adhere to trading discipline, hone my skills, and manage my mindset and positions well. I don’t seek overnight riches, only steady progress, continuously practicing in the market, turning every lesson into experience, and making each loss a stepping stone toward profit. After all, the essence of trading is a battle with oneself, a cultivation of gains and losses. Only by accumulating oneself can one walk steadily and far.

That’s all for now, I have to deliver food, running late!!