2026-01-16 17:41:17

What happens when you hold a long position overnight? This is a reality every trader faces—the market suddenly reverses while you're asleep. Holding overnight positions means bearing all the risks during the market closure to open: unexpected news, macroeconomic data, or a single tweet can trigger intense volatility. The cryptocurrency market operates 24/7, and you can never truly "clock out." Setting stop-losses, controlling position sizes, monitoring key support levels—these are not optional but essential rules for survival. Those seemingly simple overnight positions are often when accounts experience the fastest drawdowns.

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CodeAuditQueen

· 01-16 18:11

Overnight positions are essentially leaving a reentrancy vulnerability in the smart contract, which will eventually be exploited. The only difference is a matter of time.

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NFT_Therapy

· 01-16 18:06

Wake up to an account that has dropped by 30% overnight—that's the lesson I learned from holding positions overnight... --- Just one tweet can make you lose everything. The crypto market never sleeps 24/7, it's truly relentless. --- Stop-loss sounds simple in theory, but when it comes down to it, it's hard to press the button. In the end, the biggest loss is always yourself. --- Overnight longs? I've learned to be smarter. Now I just trade intraday, sleep well, and keep my account stable. --- Why take the risk of holding overnight? The risk-reward ratio just doesn't add up, brother. --- Can anyone really hold overnight without getting wiped out? Feels like it's just luck. --- If you control your position size well, it's not a big problem. The real danger is those all-in bets... --- If I can't hold the support level, I just exit. No shame in that. Staying alive is the key to continuing to earn.

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ApeShotFirst

· 01-16 18:00

Damn, another tweet that wiped out my long positions overnight... Wake up to a -30% drop, this is the daily routine of overnight holdings. Stop-loss? What's the use of setting one, it still gets broken through. 24/7 trading is truly insane, I just can't stop.

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GweiTooHigh

· 01-16 17:59

Sleeping and waking up to a shrunk account—this is the daily routine of overnight longs. I've been wiped out a few times by Twitter news; now I simply don't dare hold positions and sleep. Honestly, holding overnight positions is gambling; I've given up on it. Stop-losses are easy to talk about but hard to implement; I always think it can rebound. Waking up suddenly at 3 a.m. to check the K-line is really tormenting. It's really a matter of psychological preparation; setting a proper stop-loss allows for peaceful sleep. My blood pressure can't accept overnight positions at all. Every time I hold overnight, it's a gamble on whether Elon will tweet something new—so刺激. Controlling position size is a tip that has saved me many times.

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zkProofGremlin

· 01-16 17:54

Got trapped deep in losses again, can't sleep all night.

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GateUser-5854de8b

· 01-16 17:47

Overnight bulls wake up to an explosion—who hasn't experienced this... Stop-loss really isn't a waste of money.

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