Prices keep rising wave after wave, and many friends see their accounts showing unrealized losses and start to hesitate, rushing to cut their positions. Honestly, this is a common problem among most traders.

I recently experienced this myself — Ethereum's movement basically hit the expected high point and then retraced. I opened a short position at 2983, which was initially profitable. But the market didn't move as I expected; instead, it went against me. At the worst, I was holding a position worth two hundred dollars, and I added three layers of positions at the 3066 level to average down. In the end, my cost basis settled at 3043, right at the support level. Rather than risking a tough fight here, I preferred to accept a $9 loss and exit, which made me feel more at ease.

These few trades turned from profitable to being caught in a position, but my logic never got confused — I entered with a small position, added to my position according to a plan when risk appeared, and never went all-in. This isn't just my saying; every trigger point for adding positions was thought out before opening the trade. To put it simply, no one in this industry can guarantee making money just by opening a trade. The key is whether your plan is clear, whether your averaging down is disciplined, and whether you avoid reckless cutting.

Brothers copying trades, don’t panic. Don’t randomly stop-loss during a tug-of-war; that’s not cost-effective at all. Everything is within the scope of your plan.