#常见交易错误

In financial trading, beginners often incur losses due to the following mistakes, which should be taken as a warning:

1. Not setting stop-loss or holding onto losing positions

Blindly relying on the mentality of 'bottom fishing' or 'topping out', neglecting to set stop-loss, leading to expanded losses. Market fluctuations are unpredictable, and stop-loss is the core means of controlling risk.

2. Over-leveraging and losing control of positions

In pursuit of high profits, over-leveraging increases risk, and even slight fluctuations can lead to liquidation. Reasonable position management should be based on capital scale and risk tolerance, avoiding a single trade risk exceeding 1%-2% of total capital.

3. Emotional trading and frequent operations

Greed and fear drive traders to chase prices and sell at losses, and frequent trading increases costs while lowering win rates. Professional traders average only 7-8 trades per year; patiently waiting for high-probability opportunities is more crucial.

4. Lack of trading plan and discipline

Failure to establish clear rules for entry, stop-loss, and take-profit, or changing strategies temporarily due to market fluctuations. Strictly following a plan can reduce subjective interference and enhance consistency.

5. Trading against the trend and blindly following others

Counter-trend bottom fishing or topping out is extremely risky; market inertia often exacerbates losses. One should follow the trend and use technical indicators (such as moving averages, Fibonacci retracement) to assess trends.

6. Dependency on information and over-analysis

Easily trusting external news or expert advice while neglecting independent analysis. Market information is complex and ever-changing; excessive reliance can lead to misjudgments, necessitating the establishment of one's own trading system.

Summary: The essence of trading is a probability game, which requires reducing error rates through risk control, disciplined execution, and continuous learning. Avoid emotional, over-leveraged, and frequent trading behaviors to survive in the long-term game.