As long as real money is poured into the market, who dares to say they've never overextended or carried a position alone? It's human nature, and you can't escape it.
The key is not whether you can completely avoid mistakes—that's unrealistic. The real difference is what to do after making a mistake. Someone opens a long ETH position at 3700 and gets caught, holding on stubbornly and losing more and more; someone else enters at the same level, notices something is wrong, and immediately cuts the position, then looks for the next opportunity. The former might get liquidated, while the latter, although it hurts, is still alive.
The dividing line between excellent traders and ordinary players is this: knowing when to cut losses in time, and not jumping into the same trap a second time. The market won't give you a turnaround just because you're stubborn; it will only make losses snowball and grow bigger.
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CryptoTarotReader
· 2025-12-15 04:20
That's right, stop-loss is really a watershed moment. I've seen too many people stubbornly hold on, and in the end, they all end up with a bad outcome.
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HashBandit
· 2025-12-13 09:01
ngl, back in my mining days i lost more eth to stubbornness than i'd care to admit... the gas fees alone could've funded my electricity bills for months. anyway, yeah stop loss isn't just a meme, it's literally your only defense against the scalability trilemma of your own emotions lol
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GoldDiggerDuck
· 2025-12-12 06:59
Holding on and stop-loss are truly two different approaches. I've seen too many people hold on stubbornly during the 3700 surge until they get liquidated...
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MEVHunterLucky
· 2025-12-12 06:54
Setting stop-loss is easy to talk about, but when the account turns red, everyone becomes a gambler.
The most dangerous thing about holding positions is self-hypnosis, convincing oneself that waiting will recover losses, only to find oneself deeper and deeper. The guy at 3700 is probably dreaming of adding to his position right now.
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PositionPhobia
· 2025-12-12 06:45
That really hits home. I was the one holding firm during the 3700 wave, and now I'm still eating dirt. I regret not acting earlier.
As long as real money is poured into the market, who dares to say they've never overextended or carried a position alone? It's human nature, and you can't escape it.
The key is not whether you can completely avoid mistakes—that's unrealistic. The real difference is what to do after making a mistake. Someone opens a long ETH position at 3700 and gets caught, holding on stubbornly and losing more and more; someone else enters at the same level, notices something is wrong, and immediately cuts the position, then looks for the next opportunity. The former might get liquidated, while the latter, although it hurts, is still alive.
The dividing line between excellent traders and ordinary players is this: knowing when to cut losses in time, and not jumping into the same trap a second time. The market won't give you a turnaround just because you're stubborn; it will only make losses snowball and grow bigger.