When you spot a flawed trade setup right after entering, don't hesitate—exit immediately and take the loss. I've sat through plenty of positions where I jumped in without proper analysis, caught my mistake seconds or minutes later, and cut the position for a small hit. The pattern's always the same: impulsive entries without a solid thesis. Recognizing you're wrong is half the battle; acting on that recognition fast is what separates traders who compound losses from those who live to trade another day. Your ego will want to hold and hope. Ignore it. The best loss is the one you catch early.
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MEVHunter
· 22h ago
I have a lot of say when it comes to timely stop-losses. In the past, I held on stubbornly to some lousy arbitrage opportunities, only to find out when monitoring the mempool that the price difference wasn't enough to cover the gas fee. I really wanted to slap myself back then... Looking back now, admitting defeat early in trades actually helped me survive longer.
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ProxyCollector
· 22h ago
Honestly, this is the reason I've been losing money all along—holding on stubbornly without exiting.
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Cutting losses in time really saves lives. If I hadn't learned to admit mistakes quickly, I would have gone bankrupt long ago.
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That ego point hit home—it's just not wanting to admit that my judgment was wrong, and as a result, I get deeper and deeper into the trap.
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Impulsive entry needs to be fixed. Going all in without thinking it through is really just throwing money away.
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Catching mistakes must be quick, but executing stop-losses even faster. The mental preparation in the middle is the hardest part.
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After so many years, I still easily fall into the trap of thinking "maybe it will rebound."
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The boundary between small loss and big loss is right there in that moment. If you don't react in time, it's over.
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NotFinancialAdvice
· 22h ago
That's what they say, but when that moment comes, who can really hold it together? It's still too difficult.
When you spot a flawed trade setup right after entering, don't hesitate—exit immediately and take the loss. I've sat through plenty of positions where I jumped in without proper analysis, caught my mistake seconds or minutes later, and cut the position for a small hit. The pattern's always the same: impulsive entries without a solid thesis. Recognizing you're wrong is half the battle; acting on that recognition fast is what separates traders who compound losses from those who live to trade another day. Your ego will want to hold and hope. Ignore it. The best loss is the one you catch early.