2026-01-12 01:26:10

Just locked in a +20 position and honestly? The high is unreal right now. 💰

But here's the thing—I can't shake this feeling I just got lucky. Like, what was my actual strategy here? Risk management? Never heard of her 😅

There's this trap traders fall into: one decent win and suddenly you're convinced you've cracked the code. You start thinking discipline is optional, that you're "different." Then reality smacks you around.

The real question isn't whether you can make gains. It's whether you can keep them. And that requires doing the boring stuff nobody wants to do—position sizing, stop losses, not yolo-ing your entire stack on vibes.

So yeah, today felt good. But tomorrow? That's when the actual test begins. Anyone else been through this cycle?

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fomo_fighter

· 20h ago

Haha, this is my daily routine. When I make a profit, I get carried away; when I lose, I regret it. --- Exactly right. After a big win, I start fantasizing that I am a trading genius, only to get wiped out in the next wave. --- Where's your stop-loss order, brother? I don't think you've set one. --- Enjoy it for a moment, then cry over the losses... I've experienced this cycle too many times. --- Discipline optional, it's hilarious—just my inner monologue. --- Don't come crying if the stock hits the limit down tomorrow, haha. --- The most despairing is going from +20 to -30; this cycle is really disgusting. --- I understand, that illusion of "I really might have got it" is the most deadly. --- Where's the promised risk management? Relying solely on luck makes it easiest to win but also easiest to lose.

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Lonely_Validator

· 21h ago

Honestly, I totally get this feeling. I made a profit but can't really explain how I did it, and that's the most dangerous part.

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Web3Educator

· 01-12 02:49

ngl this is exactly what i tell my students every single cycle—that dopamine hit clouds everything, fundamentally speaking you're just one lucky trade away from getting obliterated if you don't lock in proper position sizing

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GasFeeSurvivor

· 01-12 01:56

That's the gambler's mentality—winning once by luck makes you think you're chosen by the heavens.

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POAPlectionist

· 01-12 01:56

That's the truth. Most people get carried away after making some money.

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BearMarketSurvivor

· 01-12 01:56

This is the gambler's mentality, I've also been through it.

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Frontrunner

· 01-12 01:56

This kind of self-awareness is truly rare; most people have already started to boast.

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SocialAnxietyStaker

· 01-12 01:54

Haha, this is just a replica of what I did a couple of days ago, earning a wave of gains only to lose it all back.

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LiquidatedAgain

· 01-12 01:46

Uh... +20 and you're already starting to float? I advise you to set a stop-loss quickly, don't get liquidated again like me --- That's right, making money is easy but keeping it is hard. I used to think I was a trading god after a big profit, but liquidation came faster than my paycheck --- Only after three huge losses did I realize: it's most comfortable when the borrowing rate is below 30%. Once it hits 70%, you'll be unable to sleep --- This article hits home... Strategy? That stuff is just post-hoc stories made up after the fact --- Have you calculated your re-entry points... I bet five bucks you haven't, just placing orders based on "feelings"

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