Options trading and life ruined
From 2009 to 2013 I was trading stocks .. Finally by the end of 2013, I was able to do well in stocks.
Then came 2014 and I found out about options .. within a month I was broke .
This continued until 2019- when I would lose every year trading options.
End of 2019, finally made 100k through options from betting 25k on a stock with expiration 6 months later..
Then came COVID.. lost all the 100k within weeks
Then came stimulus ..got 10-15k as stimulus plus another 20k loan for the small business we had ..
By the end of 2020– that money again went up to 100k then lost again ..
By May 2021, I was divorced. My wife had enough . She kept the business which was still closed at the time in San Francisco coz of second wave of covid ..
Got another loan from family.. around 10k.. end of 2021 and now single without any work experience since years ago .. again turned that money into 120k then lost it all by early 2022..
Since 2022.. I have worked minimum wage jobs .. and I have never seen my trading account touch 20k .. in fact .. I would lose it all sooner or later..
Finally now in 2026- I have accepted that my mind is not made for trading . As I can not distinguish between real money and trading excitement..
Lost 2 decades of my life in this crazy endeavor.. I have lost touch with almost everyone I used to know ..
No matter what happens in future - I have decided never to trade in the stock market again . No matter how hard it may become . Some people are simply not suited to trade options and I am one of them. Took me too long to realize .. Now almost 50 years old - my daughter does not talk too me .. my siblings don’t talk to me .. it’s crazy how it is ..
I take full responsibility for my actions and hopefully I will find some peace