RIP: A Trader
He didn’t know his risk limits.
The image is humorous, but the message is serious.
This is how most traders lose their accounts.
What went wrong:
- No defined stop loss
- Hope replaced discipline, and the market kept moving.
• Excessive leverage
High leverage magnifies small mistakes into total losses.
• Over risking capital
One trade was allowed to decide the fate of the entire account.
• No risk management plan
Focus was only on profit, not on protection.
What professional traders do differently:
• Risk only 1–2% per trade
• Use stop losses consistently
• Preserve capital before chasing returns
• Understand that survival is the first objective
Key lesson:
You don’t need to win every trade.
You need to manage losses so you can keep trading.
The market rewards discipline, not emotion.
Question for you :
What has been the biggest mistake in your trading journey so far?