Having been in the circle for over a hundred days, my recent two days of trading experience have deeply touched me. From turning losses into gains of over ten thousand, to now floating a loss of thirty thousand, I have seen many of my own problems clearly through this process.



**Where is the core issue?**

Emotions are the biggest enemy. Expectations distort judgment, market noise easily shakes confidence, and a stubborn mindset leads me to make the most common mistake—being afraid to hold a heavy position when right, instead adding more during a pullback. When profits are floating and not yet closed, I haven't set a proper mental stop-loss, causing unrealized gains to vanish instantly. Ultimately, the essence of trading is wanting to make money without losing, but greed often accelerates losses.

**Why is it so hard to build a position at the beginning?**

K-line charts torment me repeatedly. When the direction judgment is correct, enduring the initial agony is the real test—this is when decisions must be made between taking profits and adding to the position. My weakest link now is right here.

**How should I adjust?**

The key is to overcome the mindset of "selling too early." When there are profits, some should be taken to preserve the principal, and let the remaining profits run. Better to miss some opportunities than to blindly build a position; markets are there every day, and taking it slow is okay. Judgments supported by logic should be bold enough to go all-in, but strict stop-loss discipline must be enforced. Keep some room in your position, and if the stop-loss is hit, don’t keep adding.

This is a market full of opportunities and risks. Surviving is the foundation, but the original intention of building a position is to profit—when opportunities come, you must have the courage. Hesitation and small positions only let your mindset be influenced by K-line charts.

Currently, the account is still in recovery, and there are no plans to deposit funds for now, mainly to stabilize my mindset. Instead of losing everything and starting over, it’s better to analyze each loss carefully. The future is long, and there’s no rush for immediate success or failure.
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ReverseFOMOguyvip
· 22h ago
Oh no, this is a classic case of "seeing the right opportunity but ending up losing," truly remarkable. --- The most toxic mindset is to sell prematurely; I've been tortured by it too. --- A novice can summarize this much in just 100 days, which shows there's still hope. --- Discipline in stop-loss is easy to talk about but extremely hard to implement, I understand. --- The phrase "don't rush success or failure" sounds comforting, but how many actually do it? --- The moment floating profits evaporate, the whole person goes numb. --- It's really just greed and fear pulling back and forth, endlessly. --- You must learn both all-in and stop-loss strategies simultaneously; missing either is not acceptable. --- Missing the opportunity is always better than getting liquidated; that's the truth. --- I can totally relate to how torturous candlestick charts can look.
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SmartContractWorkervip
· 22h ago
It's still important to be brave when betting on the right direction, but the discipline of stop-loss really must not be broken.
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rekt_but_vibingvip
· 22h ago
Looking in the right direction but not daring to act, then adding aggressively during retracements—this is just a repeat of last year for me, haha. The discipline of stop-loss is really the hardest; it's easy to say but hard to do... Keep going during the account recovery period. Compared to quick gains, staying alive is the true key.
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CryptoTarotReadervip
· 22h ago
Getting it right still results in a loss, indicating that the problem isn't in judgment but in execution. This is a hard truth.
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NeonCollectorvip
· 22h ago
Really, even when you choose the right direction, you still lose. That's the most heartbreaking part.
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WhaleSurfervip
· 22h ago
In just a hundred days, going from floating profit to floating loss, this psychological test is really tough, but the realization came relatively early. Not daring to swing when right, adding more when wrong—that's a common flaw among groups. I've also fallen into this trap. Discipline in stop-loss really needs to be ruthless; otherwise, the K-line will play you to the end. Better to miss out than to build blindly. This phrase must be engraved in your mind; the market really can wait. Not entering the market to accumulate mindset is much smarter than rushing to recover losses. In the long run, this is the winning mentality.
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