Thanks for sharing your story. I haven't tried actively trading on cryptocurrencies, just "hoarding" and holding ETH at the moment and breeding a few cryptokitties lol, but I'm looking forward to learning the ropes and eventually trade cryptocurrencies as well. Right now, the 3 things that I'm waiting for before I do so are:
- wait for more people to jump in and invest/trade in the crypto market as it is very sensitive now to price manipulation
- learn (ethical) hacking so I know how some of the whales work and protect myself better
- master not just my emotions but myself (I see trading as a self-development activity, it really changes you and helps you become a better person. I started trading stocks, then added fx currencies. I haven't mastered fx yet, so my personal goal is to do so, before start trading cryptocurrencies which I think is the hardest one to trade because of high speculation among the market participants).