Over 91% of traders in India ended FY25 in losses.
Before you jump into the stock market, read this carefully.
12 Things Every New Trader MUST Know: 🧵👇
Please bookmark this thread🔖
Before you jump into the stock market, read this carefully.
12 Things Every New Trader MUST Know: 🧵👇
Please bookmark this thread🔖
1/ Trading ≠ Investing
Trading is fast, emotional and skill-based. Investing is slow, steady and research-driven.
Don’t mix the two — your money will get confused too.
Trading is fast, emotional and skill-based. Investing is slow, steady and research-driven.
Don’t mix the two — your money will get confused too.
2/ Your first goal is NOT profit — it’s survival.
Most beginners blow up capital in the first 6–12 months. Your real edge early on is risk management, not strategy.
Most beginners blow up capital in the first 6–12 months. Your real edge early on is risk management, not strategy.
3/ Position sizing > Predictions
Even average strategies make money with proper sizing. Even genius strategies fail with oversized positions.
Even average strategies make money with proper sizing. Even genius strategies fail with oversized positions.
4/ Cut losses fast. Hold winners slow.
his single rule separates traders who survive from traders who disappear.
Most people do the opposite:
They hold on to losing trades hoping they’ll “come back,”
and they book profits too early because they fear losing what they’ve gained.
But the market rewards the disciplined, not the emotional.
A small loss today protects you from a catastrophic loss tomorrow. A strong winner held patiently can pay for 10 small losses.
Your job isn’t to be right on every trade - it’s to protect your capital when you’re wrong and maximize it when you’re right.
Master this, and you’ve mastered half of trading.
his single rule separates traders who survive from traders who disappear.
Most people do the opposite:
They hold on to losing trades hoping they’ll “come back,”
and they book profits too early because they fear losing what they’ve gained.
But the market rewards the disciplined, not the emotional.
A small loss today protects you from a catastrophic loss tomorrow. A strong winner held patiently can pay for 10 small losses.
Your job isn’t to be right on every trade - it’s to protect your capital when you’re wrong and maximize it when you’re right.
Master this, and you’ve mastered half of trading.
5/ Your biggest enemy is not the market — it’s YOU.
Fear, greed, revenge trading, FOMO — these will ruin more trades than bad news or events.
Fear, greed, revenge trading, FOMO — these will ruin more trades than bad news or events.
6/ Never trade without a stop-loss.
SL isn’t optional. It’s life support for traders.
SL isn’t optional. It’s life support for traders.
7/ Learn one setup deeply instead of chasing 20 strategies.
Consistency beats variety. Mastery beats excitement.
Consistency beats variety. Mastery beats excitement.
8/ Journaling is your secret weapon.
Track every trade: entry, exit, SL, reason, emotion. Patterns will appear. Mistakes will become obvious.
Track every trade: entry, exit, SL, reason, emotion. Patterns will appear. Mistakes will become obvious.
9/ Risk only 1–2% of capital per trade.
One bad day shouldn’t destroy your trading career.
One bad day shouldn’t destroy your trading career.
10/ Don’t trade borrowed money. Ever.
Trading with borrowed capital = emotional pressure × 100.
Trading with borrowed capital = emotional pressure × 100.
11/ The market rewards patience, not speed.
Some days, the best trade is no trade.
Some days, the best trade is no trade.
12/ Education comes before profit.
Paper trade. Backtest. Learn charts. Learn psychology.
Then put real money.
Paper trade. Backtest. Learn charts. Learn psychology.
Then put real money.
💬 Final Thought:
Trading is a skill — like driving.
You don’t get on the highway on Day 1.
Build discipline, accept losses, protect capital… and profits follow.
Trading is a skill — like driving.
You don’t get on the highway on Day 1.
Build discipline, accept losses, protect capital… and profits follow.
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