Hello everyone,
I’m a newbie, but I have tried Forex before a couple years ago. My story is your typical jump in first and test waters kind of story.
When I first started, I went in guns blazing investing real money in standard lot sizes. I was really lucky and made around $500 on my first day. At the time, I was already dreaming about retirement (how ignorant and laughable), but on my second day, I lost most of it. My first thought was "Damn it, I lost everything I had “earned,” I must focus and try to make it back. On my third day, I was super reckless and doubled the amount of lots I originally invested and in an instant I lost $3,000. At this point, a bunch of mixed feelings, fear, anger, shame, sadness hit me hard. I felt like a complete failure and decided not to take the Forex route.
A few years have past, I am now 28 and I have grown a bit more mature. I hope to comeback in hopes to become successful in Forex and obtain financial freedom. Babypips seems like a great place. I am starting the school that is on this website and have learned a lot already. I look forward to meeting you all and sharing my experience.