The hardest thing to quit isn’t the impulse after losses—it’s the expansion after profits.
When you’re losing money, people tend to be more sensible. Your position size will be smaller, you’ll hesitate before entering, and you’ll be more willing to admit and cut losses. But once you’ve made a few profitable trades in a row, things start to change. What was originally planned as a 1000U trial entry gradually turns into 3000U; what you planned to take partial profits at 5% turns into, “It keeps going up, I’ll just hold a little longer.” The most dangerous part isn’t the market suddenly turning—it’s that you’ve quietly changed your own rules, yet still believe you’re trading normally.
I used to be like this for a while.
After a few trades went well consecutively, my account accumulated a decent amount of profit. One day I encountered a quick surge; I originally only planned to participate for a small portion, but then as floating profit kept increasing, I started adding positions on the fly.
That moment was already not trading according to plan. I simply couldn’t bear to leave the profitable state. Later, when the price pulled back, the profit shifted from floating to shrinking. My first reaction wasn’t to reduce positions—it was to keep waiting. Because once someone has tasted the feeling of fast money, it’s hard to accept making only “this much” today. So now I’m especially concerned about one detail: after you’re profitable, do your rules change? If you increase your position size after making money, cancel take-profit after making money, and start trading more frequently after making money—then what’s really “expanding” isn’t your account, but your desire.
When the market is good, making a bit of profit is nothing wrong. The truly difficult part is, after you’ve made money, to still stop according to the original plan. @星哥带单 $SYN
When you’re losing money, people tend to be more sensible. Your position size will be smaller, you’ll hesitate before entering, and you’ll be more willing to admit and cut losses. But once you’ve made a few profitable trades in a row, things start to change. What was originally planned as a 1000U trial entry gradually turns into 3000U; what you planned to take partial profits at 5% turns into, “It keeps going up, I’ll just hold a little longer.” The most dangerous part isn’t the market suddenly turning—it’s that you’ve quietly changed your own rules, yet still believe you’re trading normally.
I used to be like this for a while.
After a few trades went well consecutively, my account accumulated a decent amount of profit. One day I encountered a quick surge; I originally only planned to participate for a small portion, but then as floating profit kept increasing, I started adding positions on the fly.
That moment was already not trading according to plan. I simply couldn’t bear to leave the profitable state. Later, when the price pulled back, the profit shifted from floating to shrinking. My first reaction wasn’t to reduce positions—it was to keep waiting. Because once someone has tasted the feeling of fast money, it’s hard to accept making only “this much” today. So now I’m especially concerned about one detail: after you’re profitable, do your rules change? If you increase your position size after making money, cancel take-profit after making money, and start trading more frequently after making money—then what’s really “expanding” isn’t your account, but your desire.
When the market is good, making a bit of profit is nothing wrong. The truly difficult part is, after you’ve made money, to still stop according to the original plan. @星哥带单 $SYN
