Many people ask: with the same trading system, why do others make money while I always lose? The key is not in the technology, but in how you handle floating losses and floating profits.
This question is all too common: holding on stubbornly during losses, rushing to exit when making money. Sticking through a 25% drawdown, but exiting a 5% profit in a second. Sounds familiar, right?
From a mathematical perspective, this is using huge downside risk to chase tiny returns, which is structurally doomed to fail. But why do you still do it? The root cause lies in human nature—psychologists call it "loss aversion." As long as you don't close a floating loss, you can deceive yourself into imagining a reversal. Enduring psychological torment is more painful than accepting a certain loss, so you prefer to gamble. When your account turns green again, you start fearing the profits slipping away, afraid of missing out on that little "sure happiness," and end up voluntarily giving up the opportunity to capture excess returns.
Compare this to truly disciplined traders: their win rate might only be 46.51%, but why do they still achieve impressive results? The secret is two words—discipline. When wrong, they immediately cut losses and never let a position drag on; when right, as long as the trend momentum persists, they hold tightly. Bitcoin's volatility is so high that those who can fully leverage these market movements are the ultimate winners.
Many people think they are participating in the entire system, but in reality, they only participate in the "stop-loss part," forcibly cutting out the "explosive part" of the system. What does that lead to? High risk, low return, pure gambling.
The true trading logic is: exchange 1 point of risk for 3 or even 10 points of return. This requires you to cut losses decisively when losing and be patient when winning. It seems simple but is the most difficult to execute.
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FancyResearchLab
· 21h ago
You cut off the explosive part of the system again, right? Theoretically, it should be a feasible discipline, with practical value minimized to the core... I'll try this psychological trick first.
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GameFiCritic
· 21h ago
This is the survival model of risk-reward ratio. A 46.51% win rate can still result in a win, yet most people have cut off the explosive part of the system. To put it simply, it's a gap in execution.
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MetaverseMigrant
· 21h ago
Basically, it's a mindset issue; when losing, your brain doesn't function well.
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gaslight_gasfeez
· 21h ago
Damn, this is me—losing money and stubbornly holding on, then running when there's profit. Perfectly illustrates what self-destruction is.
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TradFiRefugee
· 21h ago
No matter how right you are, it's useless. You know it, but a little shake of the hand and you forget everything again.
Many people ask: with the same trading system, why do others make money while I always lose? The key is not in the technology, but in how you handle floating losses and floating profits.
This question is all too common: holding on stubbornly during losses, rushing to exit when making money. Sticking through a 25% drawdown, but exiting a 5% profit in a second. Sounds familiar, right?
From a mathematical perspective, this is using huge downside risk to chase tiny returns, which is structurally doomed to fail. But why do you still do it? The root cause lies in human nature—psychologists call it "loss aversion." As long as you don't close a floating loss, you can deceive yourself into imagining a reversal. Enduring psychological torment is more painful than accepting a certain loss, so you prefer to gamble. When your account turns green again, you start fearing the profits slipping away, afraid of missing out on that little "sure happiness," and end up voluntarily giving up the opportunity to capture excess returns.
Compare this to truly disciplined traders: their win rate might only be 46.51%, but why do they still achieve impressive results? The secret is two words—discipline. When wrong, they immediately cut losses and never let a position drag on; when right, as long as the trend momentum persists, they hold tightly. Bitcoin's volatility is so high that those who can fully leverage these market movements are the ultimate winners.
Many people think they are participating in the entire system, but in reality, they only participate in the "stop-loss part," forcibly cutting out the "explosive part" of the system. What does that lead to? High risk, low return, pure gambling.
The true trading logic is: exchange 1 point of risk for 3 or even 10 points of return. This requires you to cut losses decisively when losing and be patient when winning. It seems simple but is the most difficult to execute.