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title: "Short 1 - V1"
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summary: "A trader shares their first successful trade earning $768 in three minutes, followed by a devastating $150,000 loss that shook their confidence. With encouragement from their partner Diana, they committed to education and practice, recovering the full loss within six months."
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# Short 1 - V1

[00:00] very first trade that I ever made, I made $768 in about three minutes. And I said, oh my God, this is uh better than lawyers rates. And I could see my life changing at that point. And I paid for a lot of education. So I said, well, let me see what happens. So, I lost $150,000, which was a third of my portfolio, total portfolio. And every time I got into a trade, I started shaking because I thought I was going to lose money. It wasn't a good plan to have. I went to my partner, Diana, who at that time was about 23 years into the relationship, and I felt embarrassed. I had tears in my eyes. She looked me straight in the eye and said, keep going. You'll make this work. So, I left the room, went back to the education. I reviewed every single night and practice the next day, and within six months, I had the $150,000 back.