Been pretty harsh on myself lately. Had managed to build a seven-figure portfolio before mid-October, but then poor position sizing and risk controls absolutely tanked things—ended up taking an 80% hit from my peak. Not gonna sugarcoat it, that stung.

But here's the thing: I'm putting this out because I know plenty of people riding the same wave right now. If you're in that spot too, you're not alone in this. We've all made moves we regret, taken bigger swings than we should've. The comebacks do happen though—it's just about learning what went wrong and playing smarter next time.