Thread: How did I go from -38% to 500% this month in my trading?

Some here seem more interested in seeing others fail than in learning something. Instead of asking for statistics, why don�t you share yours. Or do you just know how to criticize from the shadow? I didn�t come here to prove anything to anyone. But if someone really cares, I�m willing to share details, mistakes, successes and everything. I�m not interested in convincing skeptics. I�m interested in contributing to who wants to improve.

Trading is not just about indicators, patterns, or systems. It�s about knowing yourself. The day I understood that, it was when I stopped operating by impulse and started to respect my own rules. That change was more mental than technical. Many find it hard to admit that their emotions sabotage their results. But if you don�t control your head, no matter how many courses you take or which robot you use, you�re going to keep losing.

To those who laugh because I got 500% with only $70 I tell them: that�s called controlled leverage. Not every day it can be done, and yes, it�s risky, but it�s also proof that if you know what you�re doing, the initial capital doesn�t limit you. The real challenge now is to keep that mentality without falling into the trap of greed. That�s why I pulled a part and kept operating with a cold head. If they�re waiting for me to lose everything to laugh, they�re going to have to wait long.

You know what bothers me? That when you lose, everyone gives advice, but when you win, everyone distrusts. It seems that in this forum they only believe you if you�re losing. Well, I decided to stop listening to opinions from people who aren�t on my level of effort. And look, I�m not saying it�s better than anyone else. I�m just saying that if you�re not willing to do what I did, don�t criticize what I got.

I am convinced that most people don�t have a real plan. They enter the market with hopes and guesses. I had six months of that... and I lost $2,000. When I started following a method with written rules, it was when it started to change everything. It wasn�t magic. It was repetition, discipline and acceptance of small losses. I stopped trying to �win� the market and started working with it. Since that day, my operations stopped looking like bets.

The amount of passive-aggressive messages I received after telling about my experience surprised me. If you�re really focused on your trading, why do you mind so much that someone else does well? I don�t have time for envy or forum drama. I�m focused on my process. But don�t worry, I�ll keep sharing what I learned, even if some people burn that it works.

Yes, a small account is easier to grow by percentage. But that doesn�t take away merit from it. Because it�s also easier to burn it with a couple of bad decisions. What that experience taught me was that even with little money you can generate trust and skills. Now that I have more capital, those habits serve me not to risk more out of greed.

Many talk about risk management but do not understand that there is not a single way to do it. I did risk more than usual in several operations, but I did it conscientiously, with SL defined and without letting myself be carried away by emotion. I do not recommend anyone to copy my operation without knowing why I did it like that. The important thing is not if you risk 1%, 5% or 10%, but you know why you do it, when you do it, and what you do if it goes wrong.

Thanks to the few who did contribute with respect. I have received private messages from people who really want to learn and with them I am sharing more details. This thread did not open to boast. I opened it because I know what it is like to feel lost, directionless and full of doubts. If I can help someone get out of that hole, it is already worth all the hatred that some threw at me around here.