THREE years ago, I jumped into crypto because a friend hyped it up. Binance was booming, everyone was cashing in — so I joined. I bought coins based on suggestions, made a few small wins, and before I knew it… I went all-in. $12K of my savings. 💰⚡
Then the market turned. Fast.
I had unknowingly entered at the tail end of a bull run. Prices started sliding. Everywhere online, I saw the same comforting line:
👉 “You haven’t lost if you haven’t sold.”
I held. I waited. And the market just kept falling. 📉
Here’s the hard truth: Not selling isn’t holding — it’s freezing.
You’re not “safe” — you’re stuck.
If I had set a stop-loss, I could’ve exited early and re-entered smarter. But I didn’t. That mistake cost me big. 😞
💡 What helped me (a little)?
A coin called SWRV. It pumped, dumped, and repeated. I used tight stop-losses and sell orders to ride the waves. Risky, but it helped me recover some losses. 🎯
5 Lessons I Learned (the hard way):
✔️ Don’t follow hype or friends blindly.
✔️ “Not selling = no loss” is a dangerous mindset.
✔️ Use stop-loss. It’s not fear — it’s risk control.
✔️ Strategy > emotion.
✔️ Protect your capital like it’s your lifeline — because it is.
🔒 This isn’t financial advice. Always DYOR.
💬 Share if this helped you — or drop your own story below. 👇
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