2026-01-07 22:23:45

# Profit and Loss, Just a Thought Away

There's a classic question that hits home:

Buy an asset for 4 million, sell it at 3 million, then buy it back with 2 million.

Question: Did you make a profit or a loss?

If you need a long time to think, or your mind drifts to "Seems like I didn't lose much," it basically indicates one thing — you've never taken profit and loss seriously.

When trading, your eyes are only on the price fluctuations, but you completely fail to see how your money in your pocket is changing. That's why 90% of traders fail — not because they make mistakes in judgment, but because they become numb to every loss.

You fail to notice the funds quietly slipping away, and naturally, you can't stop the losses.

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MetaEggplant

· 21h ago

Damn, this question hits my pain point directly. Losing 2 million and still comforting myself—truly incredible. The principal of 4 million is gone. How is it possible not to lose? How optimistic does one have to be? Every time I think I can break even next time, and then the funds just quietly evaporate. So real. I'm that 90%. I chose the right direction but still lost so badly that I doubted life. Stop-loss? Nonexistent. Falling all the way and buying all the way—making all kinds of patterns. Honestly, it's just poor psychological preparation. If the account book gets messy, it's over. Not knowing the profit and loss clearly is really the death of trading. I'm just studying this lesson now.

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DarkPoolWatcher

· 01-07 22:53

Oh my, my first reaction to this question was that I lost 1 million, but when I saw someone say I didn't lose anything, I started to doubt myself. Unclear trades are just a waste of time; that's the most terrifying part. To be honest, most people haven't even thought about how much they've actually lost, just like zombies wandering around in the market. That's why I now remember every single trade meticulously; otherwise, I might really get cut so badly that I start to doubt my life.

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WenMoon

· 01-07 22:53

Bro, I could solve this problem in one second, losing 3 million. How can some people still not understand? Really, most people are just self-deceiving, they don't even want to look at the ledger. That's why I keep my holdings recorded in a spreadsheet; otherwise, I would have become numb long ago.

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WenMoon42

· 01-07 22:53

I knew it, this question really stumped most people, which shows that we all have some "mathematical blindness." Losing 2 million, my friend, how can you think you haven't lost anything? That's why I now keep a record of every transaction; too many people die from self-deception. Watching the price rise and fall is one thing, but knowing how much you've lost is a different matter—it's the real skill to survive. You should have calculated the costs clearly from the beginning; it's too late to regret now. Honestly, stop-loss is a hundred times harder than choosing coins.

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BlockchainTherapist

· 01-07 22:53

Damn, I have to spend half a day on this problem. It shows that I'm really not good... I really should do a proper reconciliation.

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metaverse_hermit

· 01-07 22:28

Wow, this example is really spot on, hitting right at my pain point. Losing 2 million and still comforting myself. Damn it, it's always like this. The account is bleeding red, but I still think the problem isn't big. Stop-loss is easy to talk about, but actually doing it is really deadly. That's why I keep losing money; I just don't take it seriously. My friend is still arguing with me that he didn't lose anything, and I just laughed.

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SeeYouInFourYears

· 01-07 22:25

Damn, I took three tries to figure out this problem, lost 3 million... Really, I was already defeated the moment I couldn't even bring myself to do the math.

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