Your first drawdown as a beginner: what did you do?

The first time an account drops 10% or 20%, new traders usually do one of three things: stop entirely, chase the loss, or pretend it isn't happening. The response matters more than the drawdown itself.

Share:

• roughly how deep your first drawdown went
• what you did while it was happening
• what you know now that would have helped then

The drawdown and recovery maths shows how recovery gets harder the deeper the hole.