2026-01-14 01:23:04

This month I finally took a loss.

Short at 3135, added at 3155, and all of them exploded. The market makers didn't give any reaction time this time, rushing straight above 3380. I have to admit, I seriously underestimated the craziness of the bulls, and also overestimated the resistance at 3170.

The market is never wrong; it's always us traders who are mistaken. This loss is just a loss, no matter how many excuses I find.

The only correct decision was to set a stop-loss. Because of this habit, I didn't become firewood under that big bullish candle. Sometimes admitting defeat in time is much smarter than stubbornly holding on.

The most comfortable state now is to be out of the market. Let my mind cool down first, and wait for the next opportunity.

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AirdropFatigue

· 19h ago

The market maker's move this time is indeed brilliant. The short at 3135 and the long at 3155 all got blown up, I couldn't react in time. Stop-loss to save your life, or this wave will be wasted. Being fully out of the market is the most comfortable; you need to stay clear-headed to continue. The market is always right, and we are always wrong. Accept it. This lesson was a bit costly; next time, I need to be more cautious. Overestimating resistance levels has happened quite a few times before, old bad habit. Admitting defeat in time is the winning mindset. The market maker absorbs the order book and then pushes the price up, the rhythm is ridiculously fast. Wait for the opportunity, don't rush to get hit again. At the moment of stop-loss, I still felt relieved.

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LiquidityWizard

· 19h ago

actually the stop loss saved you from a statistically significant drawdown—theoretically speaking, your risk-adjusted returns are still ahead of the 70% who diamond-handed into oblivion at 3380. empirically, knowing when to fold beats pretending you predicted the liquidation cascade. respect the discipline here.

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