Broke every rule. Made money anyway. Classic. The market rewarded stupidity. Noted. That one didn't just scare me — it haunted me. Luck wearing a trench coat, pretending to be skill.
Here's the trap nobody warns you about: Losses teach. Bad wins corrupt. You don't learn the wrong lesson. You worship it.
Lose money? You adjust. Win ugly? You double down. Lose again? Shocked Pikachu face.
Bad wins are the worst mentor you'll ever have. Charismatic. Convincing. Completely full of it. They whisper: do it again. Don't.
Lesson: A loss is a tuition bill. A bad win is a loan from the universe — with interest. It always, always collects.