2026-01-08 15:23:11

The rule that protected my portfolio more than any technical indicator? Simple: never risk more than I can afford to lose on a single trade. Sounds basic, but it's the difference between surviving a bear market and getting liquidated. Indicators are flashy—RSI, MACD, moving averages—they all look convincing until they don't. But a strict position sizing rule? That's what keeps you trading another day. Stop losses matter. Position scaling matters. Discipline matters way more than chasing the perfect entry. What's your non-negotiable trading rule?

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TokenomicsPolice

· 01-11 15:08

I gave up on RSI a long time ago. To be honest, indicators are just psychological comforters. The real thing that saved me was that dead simple rule—risk no more than 2% of the principal on each trade, and stick to it even in the most tempting markets. During the bear market, watching others go all-in and get liquidated, I was still steadily alive. That’s the difference. --- Stop-loss is easy to talk about but extremely hard to do, especially when the price is about to rebound... But now I’d rather get slapped in the face by a stop-loss than be wiped out by a sudden dip. Discipline > luck, and that’s a painful lesson. --- Honestly, technical indicators are all lies. The real moat is position management. How many big influencers have gone back to zero overnight because they didn’t set proper stop-losses? Too many. My current rule is strict to the point of being a bit silly, but I’m still alive. --- Isn’t it just about not being greedy? Every time, I keep trades within an acceptable range. Those who survived the bear market did it this way. Most of those chasing perfect entry points have now been liquidated. --- It all comes down to two words: discipline. No matter how fancy the indicators, in the end, those who get wiped out are the ones who leverage too much or set stops too wide. I’ve seen too many.

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MonkeySeeMonkeyDo

· 01-09 19:40

Honestly, I've learned this after falling into too many pits. I've tried all the indicators, but in the end, I still lost because of greed. The biggest enemy of human nature is the unwillingness to admit defeat, insisting on waiting for a rebound. As a result, a stop-loss turns into a margin call. I now have a strict rule: never risk more than 3% of the account on a single trade, and avoid leverage when dealing with altcoins. It may sound boring, but at least I'm alive. How many people have been ruined by the phrase "wait a little longer, it'll go back up"? In fact, technical analysis is always hindsight; what truly determines life or death is whether you dare to cut your losses decisively when you're wrong. This game tests not your ability to read charts, but whether you can control your greed. Once I set my stop-loss, I go to sleep. I don't watch the market, and I don't get exhausted. Otherwise, staring at K-lines every day could lead to schizophrenia.

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FOMOrektGuy

· 01-08 15:53

Well said, I am among those who died chasing perfect entries, haha. Now that I've switched to a stop-loss first approach, I really survived.

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RugpullAlertOfficer

· 01-08 15:53

That's right, stop-loss discipline can really save lives; many people die because of greed. I only realized after being liquidated that things like RSI are just references; truly surviving depends on not getting carried away. Position management may sound boring, but honestly, the most profitable thing is this kind of boring stuff. Uncompromising? Just two words—stay alive. Many influencers try to persuade you to pursue perfect entry points, but they themselves have already been liquidated, it's hilarious. The biggest fear in this market isn't a drop, but the inability to handle the psychological pressure. To put it plainly: only play if you can afford to lose; if you can't afford to lose, don't go all in—that's the bottom line.

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YieldWhisperer

· 01-08 15:52

Honestly, I gave up on pursuing perfect entry points a long time ago. Now I just stick to position management, and that's how I've survived until now. I've endured the bear market, and those technical indicators are really useless. The key is not to be greedy. Set your stop-loss and go to sleep. I’m too lazy to watch the market, but I end up making more stable profits. Friends are still studying golden crosses and death crosses, but I only look at one number—how much I can lose. Discipline is boring? But being liquidated is even more boring.

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tx_or_didn't_happen

· 01-08 15:43

Basically, living is more important than making money. Once you realize this, you are truly earning. --- It's the same old story, indicator enthusiasts will always get stuck on perfect entry points. I gave up watching MACD a long time ago. --- Friends who have been liquidated are all starting to remember... indeed, greed is not good. One stop-loss can save you from ten good opportunities. --- Discipline really, sometimes luck is faster than discipline haha. --- I was doomed by those beautiful technical indicators. Now I only trust position management. --- A bear market is like a sieve; those without execution ability have been filtered out. --- This is true trading wisdom, not something that can be achieved with complicated indicators. --- Risk management is never outdated; everything else is just fleeting.

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LiquidationTherapist

· 01-08 15:34

In simple terms, it's that old saying — you can only make money if you're alive; once you're dead, you lose everything. I've seen too many people blinded by indicators, and in the end, they get completely out of the last wave of the market. Honestly, I have no energy to even comment. --- Position management may not sound very glamorous, but it can save your life. I now have a strict rule: never lose more than 2% of your account, and I stick to it no matter what. --- RSI, MACD, these things? Unreliable, completely illusory. Compared to these flashy tools, I'm more afraid of my own greed — that's the biggest enemy. --- Liquidation is truly a torment. After being forcibly liquidated once, I understood — stop-loss isn't a waste of money; it's extending your life. --- Too many people die on perfect entries, while completely ignoring the question of how to survive until tomorrow. They've got their priorities mixed up. --- Discipline > Technique, I totally agree. I've seen too many genius analysts get knocked back to square one by a single market move.

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