2020 — When I Found Trading

I started trading around 2020.

But I want to be honest about how I started.

I didn't understand trading.

I didn't understand institutional behavior, liquidity, market structure, risk management, or even many of the basic things that I talk about today.

Even creating a trading account and getting started felt difficult to me.

So what did I do?

I went to YouTube.

I watched videos.

I saw other people trading.

I copied what they were doing.

I watched a setup and tried to copy it.

Someone drew something on a chart, I tried drawing it too.

Someone entered a trade, I wanted to understand how they entered.

I was learning from the outside without understanding what was happening underneath.

And emotionally, I was completely different from the person I am today.

I was emotional.

I overthought.

I became attached to trades.

I became frustrated.

I wanted results.

And when the market didn't give me what I wanted, I didn't always know how to respond.

I was trying to trade the market without understanding the person sitting behind the screen.

Me.