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Why Beginners Lose Money

The six mistakes that empty accounts — and the fixes.

Beginner · 6 video lessons · 8 minutes · 5-question video exercise · certificate

What you'll learn

• Why buying the trending stock is often buying someone else's exit.
• Why cheap options are the most expensive habit in trading.
• The simple math that makes going all in so dangerous.
• And how to read viral alerts without becoming exit liquidity.

Lessons

1. Chasing: buying after the move (1 min) — Buying the stock everyone's talking about feels safe. It's often the most expensive trade a beginner makes.
2. Lottery tickets: cheap options (2 min) — A $0.10 option feels like a bargain. Here's why it's usually the most expensive habit in trading.
3. Trading without an exit plan (1 min) — Entries are easy. Exits decide whether you make money. Learn the three numbers every trade needs.
4. Going all in (1 min) — One trade can end an account. Learn the recovery math and the 1% rule that keeps professionals in the game.
5. Revenge trading & tilt (1 min) — How one bad trade turns into a disastrous day — and the circuit breakers that stop it.
6. Copying alerts & viral trades (2 min) — A big options trade or a viral screenshot isn't a signal. Here's what it can't tell you, and how to use it instead.

Exercise and certificate

The course ends with a 5-question video exercise. Submit your answers, see your score and the reasoning instantly, and pass with 80% to earn the Why Beginners Lose Money certificate.

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