2025-12-17 15:21:25

Every time I look at the candlestick chart, my mind starts to fight. On one side is that rational voice—it's time to cut losses, take profits, and reduce risk. But on the other side? Still dreaming of a price rebound, still wanting to wait a bit longer, still hoping to see if there's a surprise behind the corner.

Honestly, knowing when to act is very difficult. Even harder is actually executing it. Because once you press the sell button, regret immediately kicks in—what if it goes up? What if this is the reversal? These thoughts flood in, and reason is instantly drowned out.

It's not that I haven't considered going all in—either full position or completely out, to avoid this indecision. But my heart keeps hesitating—what if the trend reverses? So in the end, I just keep wasting time in this back-and-forth, drifting along with my emotions.

The most painful part is that every time, after the fact, I can see clearly—the point where I should have sold, the signal to cut losses. But when the next wave comes, it's the same story again.

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ETHmaxi_NoFilter

· 2025-12-18 09:28

Damn, this is my daily routine. As soon as the stop-loss point hits, I start making excuses. Really, half an hour after I sell, the coin goes up. This kind of mindset has destroyed me countless times. Talking about rational execution, but in the end, I'm still controlled by FOMO. Damn.

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Whale_Whisperer

· 2025-12-17 15:48

Honestly, it's just a psychological game with no technical content. I now just look at the support levels, sell when it hits, and don't give myself a chance to regret. The difference between making money and losing money is just a thought away, yet most people choose self-deception. A quick trade is indeed satisfying, but it also easily leads to death. You still need execution, which is the hardest part. Every time you boast about being able to change, but the next round you're in the same trap. That's why retail investors will always be retail investors. Saying "stop loss" is easy, but the real test is the moment your finger hovers over the sell key.

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LiquidityOracle

· 2025-12-17 15:47

This is me, every time I swing between self-deception and sobriety, what about good execution To put it bluntly, the second the idea of stop loss flashes should be cut, but it drags on until the mentality explodes When I looked at the charts afterwards, I became a master trader, and I was really a mess in the scene I also thought about studding or emptying it in one breath, but I was frightened and ended up rotting inside Do you know what it means to "know" and "do", this is how it feels

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ZkSnarker

· 2025-12-17 15:25

honestly this is just the sunk cost fallacy wearing a trading account. like... you're literally describing hindsight bias on repeat, which is peak crypto behavior ngl. the whole "what if it pumps" thing? that's just fear of missing out dressed up as risk management. here's the thing about position sizing—if you can't handle selling at a loss, you never sized it right in the first place.

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