One, human weaknesses dominate trading behavior
When faced with volatility, greed and fear can distort decision-making:
- Small gains are quickly sold (afraid of giving back profits), heavy losses are stubbornly held (hoping for a turnaround); essentially, this is replacing rules with emotions, often leading to “holding a position” and blowing up accounts, or “missing out” by misjudging the rhythm.
- The value of professional traders lies in helping you escape the “emotional trap” with discipline—but be wary of those pseudo-professionals who only make you “hold on tightly.”
Two, position management is the survival baseline
Before each trade, ask yourself: What is the maximum loss I can bear?
- Clearly define stop-loss lines and position ratios, making trading a “quantifiable game” rather than a “gamble on size.” If a stop-loss triggers, decisively exit, reassess the market, and avoid increasing positions due to emotions, which would expand losses.
- Remember: Reasonable position control can help you survive 90% of mistakes, while heavy betting may lead to zero in one mistake.
Three, cognitive biases in following trades
Following trades is not “lying down to earn,” but rather “borrowing the risk control experience of professionals to reduce risk”:
- Even top industry figures (like CZ, Soros) cannot guarantee a 100% win rate; a single mistake is a common probability. Blindly denying everything due to one loss will only trap you in a vicious cycle of “frequently changing strategies.”
- What you should really focus on is: Is the risk control system of the trader sound? Is the long-term win rate stable? Rather than pursuing the myth of “never losing” (which is surely a scam).
Four, the illusion of sudden wealth and the dislocation of the essence of wealth
Short-term profiteers are merely two types of people:
- Survivors with overwhelming luck (but luck cannot be replicated);
- Heavy betting “gamblers” (a single failure can wipe out all funds).
Comparing to factories earning two to three hundred a day, earning seven to eight hundred in the crypto space is already excessive profit, yet some people still chase doubling due to “greed,” ultimately losing their principal— the essence of wealth accumulation is “compounding under controlled risk,” not “hitting the jackpot once.”
Why is it always the “80/20 rule”?
Because most people are trapped by human weaknesses and unwilling to use rules to constrain their behavior. If self-management is not possible, consider finding a reliable guide—but remember: anyone claiming “guaranteed profits” is a harvester.
The true profit secret lies in “anti-human discipline” and “rational long-termism.” May you pay less tuition in the crypto world and quickly become one of the “few who can control their desires.”#美联储FOMC会议 $BTC $ETH