During this period (a few weeks ago), I lost some money trading, but I believe that one way to recover it and earn a little more is to wait for the natural decline of the US500 (the 500 largest US companies listed on the stock exchange).

If there is a drop of around 1000 points, with an investment of $2000 (having 10 times that amount in the account, for a 10% total investment), there could be a return of around $5000 using low leverage of 20:1 and avoiding unnecessary risks in case there is a bigger drop.

It would also be good to have other money to use if the investment has not been executed well, to increase the margin of the account or seize opportunities at good prices.

Remember not to necessarily invest everything in a single position. It is also usually advisable to explore different markets with potential returns, preferably with little correlation between them.

That way, if something were to temporarily decline, we could have returns from elsewhere.