Everyone wants to be a trader, but most people fail because they ignore rules and trade on emotions. What I’ve learned from experience is that the trades that worked for me are written below.
Trading looks exciting from the outside. People see green numbers, fast charts, and big wins.
What they don’t see are the quiet rules that protect money behind the scenes.
Most traders do not fail because they are stupid.
They fail because they ignore simple rules again and again.
1) Never risk too much money on one trade
Think of your trading money like your school pocket money.
If you spend all of it on one toy and it breaks, you have nothing left.
In trading, one bad trade should never be able to destroy you.
A good trader always uses small amounts on each trade.
This way, even if the trade fails, they can try again tomorrow.
Bad traders risk too much because they feel excited or confident.
They believe “this one cannot fail.”
But the market can surprise anyone.
Small risk keeps you alive.
Big risk ends the game early.
2) Accept small losses quickly
Losing money feels bad, but losing a little is normal.
Every trader loses.
What matters is how much they lose.
Good traders accept small losses and move on.
They understand that one loss does not define them.
Bad traders hold losing trades because they don’t want to be wrong.
They hope and wait, even when the trade is clearly broken.
A small loss is like a small cut.
Ignore it, and it becomes a big wound.
3) Never add more money to a losing trade
Imagine digging a hole.
If you are already too deep, digging more won’t help.
Adding money to a losing trade feels smart, but it is dangerous.
It increases the loss instead of fixing the mistake.
Good traders accept that the idea was wrong and step away.
They save their money for better chances.
Bad traders add more money because they want to feel smart later.
Most of the time, this turns a small loss into a disaster.
In trading, fixing mistakes quickly is better than defending them.
4) Always know your plan before you trade
A trade without a plan is like starting a journey without knowing where you are going.
Before trading, a good trader knows:
Why they are entering
When they will exit
What happens if they are wrong
This keeps emotions under control.
Bad traders enter because price is moving fast.
They decide what to do after they are already inside the trade.
If you don’t know what you’ll do when price goes down,
you shouldn’t enter when price goes up.
5) Do not trade when you are emotional
Trading when angry, excited, or scared is very dangerous.
After a loss, many people feel they must win back money quickly.
This is when they make the worst decisions.
Good traders take breaks.
They step away, breathe, and come back calm.
Bad traders trade more when they feel emotional.
This usually leads to even bigger losses.
The market is always there.
Your money won’t be if you trade with emotions.
6) Be careful with leverage
Leverage lets you trade with more money than you actually have.
This sounds good, but it is very risky.
Small price moves can create big losses when leverage is high.
Good traders use little or no leverage.
They focus on staying safe, not getting rich fast.
Bad traders use maximum leverage because they want fast profits.
They forget that fast losses come the same way.
Leverage is not bad, but lack of control is.
7) You don’t need to win every trade
No trader wins all the time.
Not even professionals.
Good traders understand that losses are part of the game.
They focus on doing the right things again and again.
Bad traders want to be right every time.
They feel hurt when a trade fails and start making emotional decisions.
Trading is like playing many small games, not one big game.
What matters is the result over time.
8) Don’t trade just because you are bored
Trading is not entertainment.
Good traders wait patiently.
They trade only when the setup looks clear and calm.
Bad traders trade because they are bored or afraid of missing out.
They click buttons just to feel busy.
Most losses happen in bad trades that never needed to be taken.
Waiting is also a skill.
9) Learn from every mistake
Every losing trade teaches something.
Good traders write down:
Why they entered
What went wrong
What they can improve
They don’t repeat the same mistakes again and again.
Bad traders forget losses or blame the market.
They never change their behavior.
If you don’t learn, the market will teach you the same lesson again,
but at a higher cost.
10) Stop trading when the day is going badly
Some days are just bad.
Even good traders have them.
Good traders stop when they lose too much in one day.
They protect their money and their mindset.
Bad traders keep trading to “fix” the day.
This often turns one bad day into a very bad one.
Stopping is not weakness.
It is discipline.
Trading success is not about being fast or clever.
It is about protecting money, controlling emotions, and staying patient.
If you avoid big mistakes,
you already have an advantage over most traders.
The goal is not to win today.
The goal is to stay in the game tomorrow.
#StrategyBTCPurchase #CPIWatch #BTCVSGOLD $ETH $BTC
