2025-12-31 11:23:38

What is the essence of impulsive trading? It’s often not just about entering the market randomly, but a moment of reckless heat causing a large position to be thrown in, and then when the market moves against you, the mindset explodes. Many people lose right here.

How to break the cycle? Here are some practical tips:

**First, stick to the bottom line of your position.** Set a risk limit for each trade, controlling the maximum loss to within 1%-2% of your principal. Even if the market looks very promising, you must not break this rule. Increasing your position is a big taboo. Discipline is survival.

**Second, don’t get caught up in the "revenge trading" dream.** This is the most deadly psychological trap—losing money and then trying to make it back with the next trade. But losses are a normal part of trading costs; admit mistakes. Relying on doubling up to fill the gap will most likely make things worse.

**Third, entering in batches is a lifesaver.** Throwing everything in at once can cause mental pressure to skyrocket. Staggering your entries reduces single-trade stress and gives yourself room to make mistakes. This is not being timid, it’s being steady.

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Rugpull幸存者

· 7h ago

Honestly, I almost got liquidated because I couldn't stick to that 1-2% bottom line. Looking at this now really hits home. --- I have a lot of experience with the dream of turning losses around; losing money is just trying to make it back with the next trade, but it only gets deeper... Now I’ve learned to be smarter. --- Entering in batches has really saved me many times. Going all in at once can easily break your mentality. --- Discipline is survival. This phrase is engraved in my mind. Only after losing tuition fees did I understand. --- I've stepped on too many landmines when it comes to the big mistake of adding positions. Now I can resist temptation when I see it. --- Emotional breakdowns are nothing more than because the position size is too large to handle. Strictly following the rules is really not wrong. --- The psychological trap of trying to turn losses around is unavoidable for everyone; the key is whether you can react in time. --- Splitting entries sounds simple, but execution is the real test.

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SillyWhale

· 7h ago

It's the same old story, easy to say. When the market soars, who still remembers these broken rules...

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LiquiditySurfer

· 7h ago

To be honest, I just now understand why the 1%-2% rule is so important. I used to think it was too conservative.

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BearMarketLightning

· 7h ago

Basically, it's a mental breakdown; those who go all-in suddenly have no good ending.

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SchroedingersFrontrun

· 7h ago

Really, the moment the mindset explodes, it's over, there's no hope at all.

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gaslight_gasfeez

· 7h ago

Really, I’ve known the 1%-2% line for a long time, but I just can't execute it. Every time I think this time I’m really confident... and then nothing happens.

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SurvivorshipBias

· 7h ago

That's right, I used to be the kind of fool who went all-in at once. I lost so badly that I finally learned to do it in batches.

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