Well, in both cases, mine were trades that I should have gotten out of sooner, but they moved SOOOOO quickly (like 80 pips within 3 minutes) that I simply got emotional. I could have gotten out even or better if I had simply taken a breath, averaged down and waited, instead of simply selling.
You'd be surprised how much you can make even with a small amount of capital, though you have to use the leverage. I think I made $650 over 4 days off 2K....and I only traded about 5-10 scalps a day.
Mama and Daddy always said it's how you play the game - trade to trade well and the rest will fall into place ;-)