What Does It Really Mean to Take a Full Loss First?

It means you’re tested — not in your strategy, but in your mindset. What you do after that first loss defines your day: Do you chase? Do you revenge trade? Or do you reset and trade cleanly with structure? On April 1, I took a full loss. I stayed calm. Waited. Entered again. Scaled with clarity. And ended the session green. But that final scalp? It wasn’t about greed. It was about rebuilding self-trust. “Sometimes, a small win that closes a wound is more valuable than a big win that opens a new one.” That’s the real lesson: Recovery is not just monetary — it’s emotional, and professional.