When a liquidation occurs, the market hits you like a punch. The idea of making quick money with leveraged contracts collapses the moment a losing order appears.
The most heartbreaking part isn't the account balance plunging, but realizing that you've been gambling with probabilities all along, treating trading as an escape to fill the emptiness in life. That false hope of "this time I can turn it around" is like standing on the edge of a cliff.
Stop-loss isn't giving up. Pressing the pause button is the first time you truly see yourself clearly. Market fluctuations are normal, but you shouldn't gamble your life on the K-line.
The real turning point comes from embracing the word "slow." When you start to do your own thing steadily, those once bloodied loss figures become the deepest lessons. Being knocked down, in the end, makes you stand the most stable. Saying goodbye to illusions is the true starting point.
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TokenTherapist
· 5h ago
I'm so done, this paragraph really hit me in the heart. Leverage is truly a poison, there's no turning back.
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That's right, stop-loss is the right to stay alive, not giving up.
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I really hate the phrase "this time I will definitely turn things around," I've heard it so many times...
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From a gambler to a trader, how many margin calls are in between.
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Slowing down can really save lives, but no one wants to hear it.
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Only when the account is wiped out do you realize you're not really trading, you're just escaping.
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It's quite heart-wrenching, but most people will probably keep going all-in after reading this.
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Getting knocked down before standing firm—that's not wrong. I am a living example.
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WalletDetective
· 6h ago
Really, this punch woke up how many people? I think at least three people around me are still dreaming.
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BearMarketSunriser
· 6h ago
Leverage is really just poison, sending you back to the pre-liberation era...
Only after a liquidation do you realize that all the previous "sure profits" were nonsense.
Mindset is the most valuable lesson, more painful than losing money.
In simple terms, it's the gambler's mentality at work, and you need to quit.
Taking it slow is actually faster; I think I need to get that tattooed on me.
When a liquidation occurs, the market hits you like a punch. The idea of making quick money with leveraged contracts collapses the moment a losing order appears.
The most heartbreaking part isn't the account balance plunging, but realizing that you've been gambling with probabilities all along, treating trading as an escape to fill the emptiness in life. That false hope of "this time I can turn it around" is like standing on the edge of a cliff.
Stop-loss isn't giving up. Pressing the pause button is the first time you truly see yourself clearly. Market fluctuations are normal, but you shouldn't gamble your life on the K-line.
The real turning point comes from embracing the word "slow." When you start to do your own thing steadily, those once bloodied loss figures become the deepest lessons. Being knocked down, in the end, makes you stand the most stable. Saying goodbye to illusions is the true starting point.