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Down $25k as a 23 y/o college student trading options

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Aug 27, 2026 · 22:44

I nail the technical read more often than not, and I’ve had strong days off a clean setup — but I’m still down $25k lifetime because I keep breaking my own rules once real money’s on the line. I’m in school full-time and working, hoping to eventually go full-time into trading if I can get consistent, but right now discipline is what’s torching the account, not my analysis. Has anyone here actually been in this exact spot and turned it around? Anyone got real advice or guidance? , the actual mindset/routine shift that made it stick for you.