Yo fam, I’m keeping it real with you. I got cooked for $1,000 on Tuesday, and here’s exactly why so you don’t repeat it.
1. I rushed the setup
I glanced at the chart, liked the pullback, and jumped in without checking the higher timeframe.
If I would’ve looked at the 1H, I would’ve seen two big wicks rejecting the same level — clear strong demand. That zone was never weak.
2. I forgot it was a holiday
Veterans Day = banks closed = no institutional volume.
Low liquidity, fake momentum, and news-driven reactions.
That big push down wasn’t the trend — it was just a low-volume overreaction.
3. I traded straight into a major support zone
That candle slammed into a strong support, stalled, then reversed.
With no big players in the market, there wasn’t enough selling pressure to break it.
Market simply tapped the zone → rejected → filled the imbalance → pushed up.
The lesson?
Slow down.
Check the higher timeframe.
Check if it’s a holiday.
Respect your zones.
Paid $1K for that lesson… might as well make sure you don’t pay the same tuition 😭