[00:01] One of the biggest mistakes beginners make, trading too big way too early. you're literally the worst trader you will ever be. Think about that. Your journey is usually U-shaped. First, you lose money, then you lose less, then
[00:15] become profitable. But if you size aggressively at the beginning, then you can dig yourself into such a deep hole financially and mentally before you even discover where your actual edge is. And that's why small size matters so much
[00:31] Think of trading like poker. When a professional poker player gets a strong hand, they press. They raise, they size up. But when you first start trading, you don't even know what a strong hand looks like yet. You don't know what
[00:45] market conditions suit you best, what your trading personality is. So your goal in the beginning isn't to make a lot of money, it's to survive long enough to learn. Start small, build one or two setups, back test them, journal
[01:00] them, refine them, and then once you actually know your edge, that's when actually know your edge, that's when sizing up starts to make sense.