$ETH Why is it still difficult to profit despite strictly implementing stop-loss and take-profit?
1. Stop-loss and take-profit ≠ Profit Guarantee
Stop-loss and take-profit are risk control tools, not prerequisites for profit. If the risk-reward ratio is unbalanced, long-term losses are inevitable:
• Example: A stop-loss of 2% and a take-profit of 5% may seem reasonable, but during extreme market fluctuations, stop-losses are often triggered while take-profits are hard to reach;
• Leaving the market early under emotional interference leads to missing rebounds, resulting in profits being eroded.
2. Settings disconnected from market structure / leaving 188 below 🚗 for margin flipping
Market dynamics change, and fixed stop-loss and take-profit levels struggle to adapt to different phases:
• In a sideways market: The take-profit target is too large, and after a price reversal triggers the stop-loss, it returns to the starting point;
• In a volatile market: A stop-loss that is too small is easily shaken out, missing the subsequent trend.
3. Lack of a complete trading system support
Stop-loss and take-profit are just one part of risk management; without a systematic strategy, profit is still difficult:
• No clear entry logic (such as trend judgment, indicator resonance), relying solely on stop-loss and take-profit easily leads to “random trading”;
• Lack of strategy results in losing direction in complex market conditions; even strict discipline is hard to maintain profits.
4. Emotion remains a fatal flaw
Discipline execution ≠ Emotion control:
• Feeling reluctant to accept small losses and adding positions, or fantasizing about “earning more” when the take-profit isn’t reached, ultimately leads to giving back profits;
• Emotional fluctuations disrupt established rules, requiring simultaneous reinforcement of psychological control.
5. Insufficient drawdown management capability
Drawdown is a normal part of trading; the key lies in survival and recovery:
• Effective strategies will also experience periods of loss; blindly questioning the rules easily leads to missing subsequent opportunities;
• Need to cope with drawdowns through capital management (such as phased position building, dynamic stop-loss), mental adjustments, and strategy optimization.
Core Issue
Profit relies on the three pillars of risk control, strategy effectiveness, and emotional management:
• Set reasonable risk-reward ratios (e.g., above 1:3), dynamically adapt to the market;
• Construct entry logic based on multiple indicator resonance (moving averages, RSI, trend lines, etc.);
• While strictly executing rules, optimize strategies through reviews and train emotional resilience! # leaving 188 below 🚗 #CPI数据来袭 #巨鲸动向
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