First of all, why would I try my 1000$ if I was not ready ... and if this happened to me, I would surely think that there remains a serious flaw in my learning ... so instead of conjuring up a new strategy I would focus on re-learning it ... demo trade it for at least 3 more months and then keep remembering the losses that I accrued when demo trading so I could tone up my next strategy in view of my previous experience. And then start again with a lower amount. Even after trading demo for a proper period of time ... don't think you are ready ... try it out with a couple of hundred bucks maximum ... and see how long you survive with it ... or succeed in increasing that amount. Only then try serious money.