My Trading Journey: From $30 and Emotions to Discipline


 When I started trading, I had no big capital, no formal training, and no mentor.

Just $30, a phone, and a dream.

I thought trading was all about catching the right moment, following signals, and hitting take profit (TP). But soon I realized, it's way more than that. It's a mental game — and I wasn’t ready for it.

The First Profits — and the Trap

I still remember my first winning trades.
I scalped gold (XAUUSD) with 0.01 lots and made $4, sometimes $6 in just minutes. The thrill was real.
My confidence skyrocketed. My ego? Even higher.

But then came the losses.

After hitting my daily target, I kept entering the market out of greed. I overtraded. I ignored my own rules.
And just like that, the market took back everything it had given me — and more.

Lessons I Learned (the Hard Way)

Here are some painful but important truths I learned:

  1. Discipline > Strategy
    Even the best strategy fails without discipline. Most of my losses came not from bad analysis, but from emotional decisions.

  2. Don’t Trade Just to Trade
    I used to enter the market just because I was bored, or because “it looks like it might go up.” That’s not trading — that’s gambling.

  3. After TP, Walk Away
    I hit my daily goal, then got greedy and lost it all. Now I remind myself: "Profit is profit. Respect the exit."

  4. Journaling Helps
    Writing down my trades and emotions helped me spot patterns — especially the emotional traps I keep falling into.

Where I Am Now

I’m still learning. I still lose. But now, I trade with more awareness.

I focus on one or two setups. I use RSI, candlestick patterns, and support-resistance. I journal every trade — whether I win or lose.
And most importantly, I’m learning to walk away when I should.

This blog is a part of that process. Writing helps me stay honest with myself. And maybe it’ll help you too.

Final Thought

Starting with $30 taught me more about myself than about the market.
It showed me my impatience, my fear, and my greed. But it also taught me that growth in trading is possible — if we’re willing to face ourselves.

Let’s keep going.
Let’s trade smarter, not just harder.

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