I used to have a very strange habit. When my account made money, I was actually reluctant to withdraw it.
One time, I traded a bit based on the market trend, and my account ended up with over 20,000 U more than before.
My friend asked, “With that much profit, why don’t you take some out?”
I said, “Wait a bit—there will be more opportunities later.”
My friend then asked, “So when are you planning to take it out?”
I honestly couldn’t answer at the time. Because as long as the account was still going up, I felt it was especially regrettable to take money out right then. If I withdrew 10,000, it felt like I missed out on an extra 10,000. If I withdrew 20,000, I worried that if it continued rising afterward, what then?
Later, a market swing suddenly reversed direction, and that’s when I realized the money I’d “earned” earlier didn’t really belong to me at all. The account slid all the way down from the peak, and the profit left at the end was much smaller.
I was really frustrated. I told my friend, “If I’d known earlier, I would’ve taken it out then.”
He replied, “You didn’t know earlier—you just didn’t want to believe the market would fall at that time.”
I remembered that sentence for a long time.
A lot of people aren’t unaware of taking profit—they just don’t want to accept a fact: after you sell, the price might keep going up. They feel like they have to sell at the very highest point, and only then does the trade count as correct.
But where is that kind of luck in real life?
Later, I changed my habit. When the profit reaches the range I set in advance, I take out a portion first. Not a full liquidation, and not a call on the top—just retrieving the money I’ve already made. The rest continues running. If it rises, there’s still profit; if it falls, I won’t have to give it all back.
After doing this slowly, I ended up feeling far less bothered about “selling too early.” Because trading isn’t like an exam—there’s no single right answer. If you can move some profit from the screen into real life, then that trade is already halfway done.@星哥带单 $IOST
One time, I traded a bit based on the market trend, and my account ended up with over 20,000 U more than before.
My friend asked, “With that much profit, why don’t you take some out?”
I said, “Wait a bit—there will be more opportunities later.”
My friend then asked, “So when are you planning to take it out?”
I honestly couldn’t answer at the time. Because as long as the account was still going up, I felt it was especially regrettable to take money out right then. If I withdrew 10,000, it felt like I missed out on an extra 10,000. If I withdrew 20,000, I worried that if it continued rising afterward, what then?
Later, a market swing suddenly reversed direction, and that’s when I realized the money I’d “earned” earlier didn’t really belong to me at all. The account slid all the way down from the peak, and the profit left at the end was much smaller.
I was really frustrated. I told my friend, “If I’d known earlier, I would’ve taken it out then.”
He replied, “You didn’t know earlier—you just didn’t want to believe the market would fall at that time.”
I remembered that sentence for a long time.
A lot of people aren’t unaware of taking profit—they just don’t want to accept a fact: after you sell, the price might keep going up. They feel like they have to sell at the very highest point, and only then does the trade count as correct.
But where is that kind of luck in real life?
Later, I changed my habit. When the profit reaches the range I set in advance, I take out a portion first. Not a full liquidation, and not a call on the top—just retrieving the money I’ve already made. The rest continues running. If it rises, there’s still profit; if it falls, I won’t have to give it all back.
After doing this slowly, I ended up feeling far less bothered about “selling too early.” Because trading isn’t like an exam—there’s no single right answer. If you can move some profit from the screen into real life, then that trade is already halfway done.@星哥带单 $IOST
