A single stop-loss line rewrote two completely different account fates.
I've seen traders turn $20,000 into $200,000 in three months, only to have their account wiped out overnight on a SOL position because they refused to cut losses. People often say the market is cruel, but honestly, the real enemy is that persistence in human nature—always thinking "just a little more, and I can turn it around," not realizing that the market's greatest skill is creating such illusions.
The rules of contract trading are never about who predicts most accurately, but about who can survive longer. The winners may not have the sharpest vision, but they definitely have the strictest risk control.
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BridgeTrustFund
· 12-29 08:30
Only at the moment of zeroing out do I realize that stopping loss is not giving up, but rather extending life.
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CryptoDouble-O-Seven
· 12-28 22:04
Stop-loss is really a matter of life and death, not a joke.
Human greed is harder to overcome than any technical analysis.
I also saw that wave of SOL; many people lost everything in one night... staying alive is the real winner.
Poor risk control almost became my tombstone; luckily, I woke up in time.
Refusing to cut losses is a gambler's mentality; the market loves to harvest such people.
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GasDevourer
· 12-27 15:30
Talking about stop-loss is easy, but actually doing it is really tough. The feeling of still wanting to gamble when you're in the red... it's uncomfortable.
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BearMarketSurvivor
· 12-26 17:52
This story is like looking into a mirror—losing 200,000 overnight is so real... Not taking losses could really be deadly.
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AirdropHuntress
· 12-26 17:50
200,000 instantly wiped out, this is the consequence of not cutting losses... Human nature is indeed the biggest enemy.
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AirdropNinja
· 12-26 17:39
All those who reset are those who don't cut losses. That hurts, brother.
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ProofOfNothing
· 12-26 17:24
Really, one thought is heaven, one thought is hell. 200,000 instantly becomes 0, just thinking about it is damn hopeless.
A single stop-loss line rewrote two completely different account fates.
I've seen traders turn $20,000 into $200,000 in three months, only to have their account wiped out overnight on a SOL position because they refused to cut losses. People often say the market is cruel, but honestly, the real enemy is that persistence in human nature—always thinking "just a little more, and I can turn it around," not realizing that the market's greatest skill is creating such illusions.
The rules of contract trading are never about who predicts most accurately, but about who can survive longer. The winners may not have the sharpest vision, but they definitely have the strictest risk control.
**My account once was the market's