Lesson Learned: That time I chased a gap on $TSLA

Alright, so I've been around the block a few times, and you'd think some lessons would stick, right? Well, apparently, not always the first time. There was this one morning, market open, and $TSLA had gapped up huge pre-market on some Elon Musk tweet – surprise, surprise. My initial read was that it was overextended, due for a pullback, but then it just kept pushing. And pushing.

That little voice, the one that tells you you're missing out, started to get real loud. So, I ignored my own thesis, completely abandoned my trading plan for the day, and jumped in. Not even on a decent retest or consolidation, just straight into the green candle like a lemming off a cliff. Naturally, the very next candle was a monster red engulfing, and I got stopped out for a tidy loss. The real kick in the teeth? It then bounced and continued its climb, but by then I was already out, nursing my bruised ego and lighter account. The lesson, yet again, was clear: stick to the plan, trust your analysis, and never, ever chase a runaway train, especially one fueled by social media hype. FOMO is a thief of both capital and sanity.