3am. Red portfolio. Position liquidated. I had one tab still open. The myth that kills most traders is the lie that "you can always get back in after closing." We tell ourselves this to justify taking an exit because we’re scared of missing a pump or because we’re too stubborn to accept a small loss. When I was playing $INJ at 50x leverage, I convinced myself that if I sold now, I could just re-enter at a slightly better level. Spoiler alert: the market doesn't care about your second chances. That specific delusion cost me a massive chunk of my $5,400 lifetime loss because I kept "getting back in" to revenge trade, turning a small mistake into a total wipeout.

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