If you make a mistake, you need to correct it immediately. This applies to everyone.
Whether buying stocks or trading cryptocurrencies, the principles are the same. But the problem is—many people, once they make a wrong move, start gambling psychology taking over, insisting on waiting for it to bounce back before selling. And the result? Usually, they get trapped deeper and deeper.
Remember the LUNA market? When it dropped to $1, many asked me what to do. I said, well, $1 is already pretty good because this thing might very well become zero in the future. Instead of patiently waiting for it to rebound to $2, it’s better to admit defeat early, cut losses, and preserve capital to reallocate.
And those who keep gambling? You’ve seen the final outcome—completely wiped out.
The most expensive lesson in investing is: admit your mistakes when you should, don’t fight yourself.
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VitalikFanboy42
· 6h ago
That's right, but I just can't bear to give up that last bit of hope. I watched LUNA drop from a few hundred yuan to zero, surrounded by people who refused to cut losses, and in the end, there was no time to even cry.
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RamenDeFiSurvivor
· 6h ago
That's right, during the LUNA wave, I watched a bunch of people hold on stubbornly and end up losing everything. Those who ran early ended up living the most comfortably.
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LiquidatedThrice
· 6h ago
That's right, I was the same with LUNA back then, just couldn't bear to sell, and in the end... never mind, let's not talk about it.
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LiquidityLarry
· 7h ago
This is the curse of the mental account. Those who stubbornly hold on without letting go generally never live to see the day of a turnaround.
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ContractExplorer
· 7h ago
That's right, that wave of LUNA was truly a textbook example. At that time, I really saw quite a few people hold on stubbornly, and what happened? It went to zero. The words "stop loss" are easy to say, but really doing it is damn hard, mainly because most people are betting on a rebound.
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DuckFluff
· 7h ago
That's right, but I'm worried about those who refuse to repent and only decide to cut their losses when there's a rebound, ending up with nothing in the end.
If you make a mistake, you need to correct it immediately. This applies to everyone.
Whether buying stocks or trading cryptocurrencies, the principles are the same. But the problem is—many people, once they make a wrong move, start gambling psychology taking over, insisting on waiting for it to bounce back before selling. And the result? Usually, they get trapped deeper and deeper.
Remember the LUNA market? When it dropped to $1, many asked me what to do. I said, well, $1 is already pretty good because this thing might very well become zero in the future. Instead of patiently waiting for it to rebound to $2, it’s better to admit defeat early, cut losses, and preserve capital to reallocate.
And those who keep gambling? You’ve seen the final outcome—completely wiped out.
The most expensive lesson in investing is: admit your mistakes when you should, don’t fight yourself.