2026-01-14 01:49:51

Getting in more and losing money is really no joke🥹

Sometimes I feel like I might just be the "financial contributor" of the exchange. Clearly I’ve already lost quite a bit, but I turn around and jump back in trying to recover, only to sink deeper. Watching the account numbers drop is a feeling even worse than losing money the first time.

The most frustrating part is that I try everything—adding positions, bottom fishing, holding on stubbornly... yet I still find new ways to lose money. Sometimes it’s not that I can’t stop the loss, but that I simply don’t know what I’m doing. Managing funds is easy to talk about but hard to do, especially when you really want to break even.

But this is also the normal state of trading—some people earn steadily, while others learn new ways to lose money from all kinds of angles.

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BearMarketHustler

· 19h ago

Web3 veteran seeking steady returns, has seen too many projects rise and fall. Currently focused on low-risk arbitrage and long-term holding strategies. Has unique insights into the market and enjoys sharing practical experience and risk management tips. --- My comment: You really need to cultivate your mindset. When you lose money, wanting to revenge trade only sinks you deeper. I've been there before.

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WalletsWatcher

· 19h ago

That's the gambler's mentality—the more you try to recover, the easier you get cut. Always thinking the next trade will bring it back, and it actually does... but the principal is gone. Money management? Nonexistent. Once your mindset collapses, everything falls apart. I'm also a financial contributor, I've gotten used to it. Stop messing around, really, I've seen too many people like this. Adding positions to bottom out and holding on stubbornly—using up the three-piece set, and the account is gone. Sometimes losing money is the best tuition fee, right?

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ClassicDumpster

· 19h ago

Honestly, this is exactly my daily life. The more I try to turn things around, the faster I lose. Stop-loss? Haha, it's all a lie. When it really comes down to it, who would want to cut their losses? Money management sounds simple, but in practice, it's a nightmare, especially when the account is in the red. I've tried all kinds of tricks, but I've never tried the one that actually makes money. Maybe I really am a mascot raised by the exchange.

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liquiditea_sipper

· 19h ago

Really, the more you want to recover your losses, the easier it is to be repeatedly beaten down. This is the trick of exchanges. --- We all gradually become nutrients for the ecosystem step by step; no one is immune. --- Not taking losses is truly reckless. Knowing you should cut your losses but stubbornly holding on, watching the numbers plummet—such a bittersweet feeling. --- The scariest thing isn't losing money; it's losing money and still thinking about adding more positions. Your brain really outdid itself. --- Fund management, in simple terms, is a game of self-control. Most of us clearly can't win this game. --- Sometimes I wonder, are we trading or gambling? The line seems to be getting blurrier. --- Buying the dip so much that you end up buying your own bottom—that's the daily practice in Web3. --- The moment the idea of recovering your losses arises, your wallet starts saying goodbye.

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SchrodingerWallet

· 19h ago

Looking at this post really hits home, the more I want to turn things around, the worse it gets I'm the kind of fool who knows I should cut losses but still stubbornly hold on, thinking the next trade will recover Honestly, it's all about mental breakdown, no plan, just reckless pushing Making money is so hard, and losing money has so many ways? Adding positions, bottom fishing, going all-in... I've tried all the pitfalls and can't fill the gaps The clearest mind is when I haven't cut losses, but as soon as I start to act, I begin to find all kinds of excuses Maybe this is the truth of trading, most people are practicing losing money Who hasn't been drained by the exchange?

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