You thought it was faith, but it’s actually self-harm

1. I used to not understand why some people refuse to leave after being hurt.
Until I personally stood on the “mountaintop,” with the candlestick chart hitting a new high under my feet, I told everyone — the trend is still there, the bull market has just begun.
And then?
Before I could leave, the mountain collapsed.
2. I used to not understand why victims of domestic violence don’t leave.
Until I started holding positions myself, telling everyone:
“It’ll be better tomorrow.”
“Just a shakeout.”
“The main force is intimidating.”
“Pullbacks are buying opportunities.”
See, so familiar, right?
You’re not analyzing the market; you’re seeking psychological comfort for your positions.
3. “Don’t panic during a pullback, the long-term trend is correct.”
Until that night, a long upper shadow, like a needle,
Pierced all your illusions.
When the margin call SMS rings out,
You suddenly realize —
The so-called long-term cycle is just an excuse for refusing to cut losses.
The so-called faith in value is just a cover-up for not daring to admit mistakes.
The coolest guy on the mountaintop
Many people lose money not because they are wrong in judgment,
But because — they refuse to admit they are wrong.
Buying at the top isn’t scary,
What’s scary is:
Falling 5% and calling it a shakeout, falling 15% and calling it an opportunity, falling 30% and calling it a drop, falling 60% and calling it adding positions, falling 90% and calling it long-term holding,
In the end, only one phrase remains:
“I’m still here.”
The market never needs you to insist.
The market only needs you to exit.
The cruelest lesson in trading
Is not the losses you must quit,
But that —
Even when you know it’s not