On December 13th, this long position was not opened well; the direction was judged incorrectly, and on the night of the 14th, it was hit (the first principle of short-term trading is to never hold a position). On December 14th, the 1-hour K-line at 19:00 pointed downwards, at which point the indicators did not give a clear signal, but out of impulse, I entered the market again to open a long position. Then on December 15th, I was hit again.
Through reviewing the trades, it can be seen that this position had no logic or thought behind it; it was purely a struggle with myself, seemingly wanting to 'regain face' for the long position on December 13th. This is a very foolish and dangerous idea.
After this loss, I forced myself to remain calm. I cannot continue to trade when my emotions lose their rationality, so during the decline from the night of the 15th to the early morning of the 16th, I did not try to catch it because I wanted to regain my short-term rhythm.
After the cooling-off period, when I saw trading signals appear multiple times — mainly when the trend line showed extreme divergence and then returned to the mean, combined with 'overbought/oversold' signals, especially when the trading volume suddenly increased — I looked for opportunities to intervene, making high-certainty short longs/short shorts.
The last 5 trades have all been profitable, and the last trade was opened long at 85,150 on the 19th, currently half has been closed, and the remaining half has its take-profit line raised. I do not preset the profit amount or ratio for each trade; I only act according to the indicator signals and close when the time comes.
What is regrettable is that last night (18th) at 22:00, I opened a short position at 89,166. At that time, I saw an oversold signal and trend divergence correction. However, at 23:00, the K line pierced upwards, breaking the divergence of the indicators. I was worried that the market would continue to rally in the early morning and hit my stop loss, so I closed the short position, basically a break-even.
In fact, as long as I monitor the market for 1 hour and wait for the K line at 24:00 to come out, I shouldn’t close the short if the indicators recover from the divergence. Then I could profit from the subsequent drop to 85,000. This morning, I seamlessly connected with the oversold signal and opened a long position.
Of course, trading is not about hypotheticals; it’s about constantly summarizing, reflecting, and improving.
Trading is a combination of mindset + skills + emotions + repeated refinement. Reviewing past trades is like a 'mirror of truth'; it allows you to see your most genuine self at that moment. Recognizing mistakes, correcting them, and changing them — it’s crucial to timely discover whether the beast within has been controlled by emotions! If so, stop immediately.
For short-term trading, I only trade BTC and use low leverage, setting a stop-loss for each trade. The purpose is to cultivate market feel in real combat, learn to control emotions, and strictly execute strategies. Logic that works in smaller time frames can also apply to larger time frames; it just takes more time and requires more patience.
