First investment here on Moo Moo

Getting all the information & external instruments & self learn strategy along side with wife's guidance. I'm finally made my first big investment. My big isn't really big for most, but to me it was as for a non experienced new user on the platform & putting $1K USD into $Palantir (PLTR.US)$ I was abit ambitious at the start thinking that it may increase more than 17.5 on my initial buy in which is 16.9 leveraging on margin trading which in terms give me my first buy for 70 lots which isn't alot but this stocks was so actively involve with buying & selling. I ended up with the trade close at below my buy price. Hope wasn't end yet as I knew it for sure will start to climb. What is needed here is patience, holding power & timing the right time to sell & make my first profit which happen today & that actually give me an sense on accomplishment that it ain't hard at all. As long as you put in the time to time it & not forgetting your personal holding power that will determine if you have to cut loss early fearing of more incurred loss or patience with foresight that it climb higher than expected & get your profit.