2026-01-06 17:27:57

Your locked-in profits should match your floating gains over time. When they don't—especially during bull runs—you're basically sitting on a time bomb.

Here's the thing: if your portfolio swings 50-100% in a single week, taking profits isn't some optional luxury. It's survival. Not cashing out targets at those levels? That's just playing roulette with your own money.

Realized gains keep you honest. Unrealized gains keep you dreaming. But when the gap between them widens too much, you've crossed from trading into gambling.

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RugpullTherapist

· 01-09 07:53

Really, having such a large unrealized profit and not taking it is a gambler's mentality. I've seen too many people like that, and in the end, they lose everything and go back to square one.

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HackerWhoCares

· 01-09 00:08

Exactly right, that's how I suffered a huge loss. I was still dreaming about a 50% unrealized profit that day, but it directly hit the limit down, and now I don't even have the principal left.

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MeaninglessGwei

· 01-08 18:43

That's a harsh statement, but really, I've seen too many people whose accounts double and still hold on... and end up with a complete wipeout after the last limit-down.

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RooftopReserver

· 01-06 17:56

That's right, unrealized gains that aren't realized sooner or later will have to be paid back.

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FarmToRiches

· 01-06 17:52

There's nothing wrong with what you said. When the unrealized gains suddenly plummet, you realize how far dreams are from reality—playing with fire.

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DegenTherapist

· 01-06 17:47

That's right, unrealized gains are just paper wealth; a sudden correction can wipe them out instantly.

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ApeDegen

· 01-06 17:40

To be honest, I started to panic when the gap between unrealized gains and realized profits grew larger and larger. It felt more like gambling than trading.

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