I had followed Tata Motors for years and correctly believed the stock could see major movement. That confidence became dangerous. I bought short-dated options, chose aggressive strikes and kept increasing quantity whenever the trade moved against me.
The stock story was not even the main problem; my timing and risk management were terrible. I lost around ₹16 lakh while still telling friends that my long-term view was correct. My brother finally said, "Being right later doesn't pay today's debt." That sentence ended my obsession with proving the market wrong.