Day 8: When $200 Went Down the Drain—And How I Kept My Portfolio Alive

Failed. Lost $200 in a single trade. Brutal? Sure. But here's the thing—my account survived.

Starting with just $200, I learned the hardest lesson in crypto: taking a loss doesn't mean losing everything. Most traders panic when they get hit. They either chase the loss or freeze up entirely. I did neither.

What actually saved my account was something most beginners skip over: position sizing and stop-loss discipline. When that $200 trade went south, I already had a plan. I knew my exit point before I even entered. The loss stung, but it was contained.

That's the real game-changer. Risk management separates accounts that survive from accounts that evaporate. You can be wrong on the direction and still win at trading if you're right about how much you're willing to lose per trade.

So yeah, I failed at picking the right move. But I succeeded at not destroying my capital doing it.