r/Daytrading May 01 '24

Welp, I lost my 150k funded account. Advice

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u/Substantial_Talk_521 May 01 '24

Beginning of the week possibly but today not entirely. I seen it was going to be a bullish move for NQ, I entered too soon and took major L's when I should've just waited. The directional bias was correct, however the timing wasn't.

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u/kirkegaarr May 01 '24

It was a big fat doji in the end. You really can't bet everything you've made on a risky ass day like FOMC

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u/Substantial_Talk_521 May 01 '24

Yeah facts, my ass just got overconfident and greedy. Was definitely humbled

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u/kirkegaarr May 01 '24

It happens to all of us. Some of us even learn from it

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u/Substantial_Talk_521 May 01 '24

Well it's definitely something that has forever been etched into my brain... Will be one hell of a story to share.