I started trading since 2018. At that time, I just wanted to find additional income. Entering the third year, everything seemed beautiful. I had found a rhythm, I had created my own group, and every week I would share a trading plan complete with the SOP that I developed myself. That feeling of confidence was different from feeling like I understood the market game.
I backtested the plan for two years. Every entry, every exit, everything felt reasonable. And honestly, I started to feel comfortable, too comfortable.
Then 2022 came like a big blow. Suddenly the trading plan that I had been working on, didn't work at all. Day after day I saw the losses getting bigger. I lost direction. I started to blame the market, blame the momentum, blame the situation.
In a panic, I made the worst decision, I changed methods. I jumped from one strategy to another like a drowning person looking for a life preserver. And from there my losses exploded until more than RM80,000 disappeared just like that.
The most painful thing was when I finally opened all my old notes.
Actually, there was no problem with the trading plan. The problem was me. I was arrogant. I was stubborn. I didn't want to study again, I didn't want to refine, I didn't want to admit that my trading plan needed the support of another method.
Now I'm starting over slowly, flipping back the ruined account. But this time without ego. Because I've learned one thing: in trading, the most dangerous enemy is not the market but yourself.
