Close all positions, stop trading, turn off your phone, rest for a few days, calm down, and keep a balanced mindset!
江师兄
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In the last 10 days, I have cut my positions by 1 million, resulting in an account loss of nearly 40%. During this process, I indeed made several mistakes: - Confused position management - Confused stop-loss - Confused breakeven settings - Confused entry signals - The most critical issue is that I also made frequent trading and other basic mistakes
The more I lose, the more I get caught up in it, opening more positions when losing. Besides not holding positions and over-leveraging, I basically made all other mistakes, completely falling into a state of "anchoring effect." This is a very scary state, and the main reason why the vast majority of traders suffer continuous large losses is due to becoming puppets controlled by the anchoring effect.
**Solution** How can we make such an effect disappear quickly? Currently, I know two methods: 1. The simplest method: let the account drop to zero, completely stop trading, and the anchoring effect will disappear directly 2. The second method is to "stop": a completely calm method is to stop trading and allow myself to slowly return to the best state. During this period, I need to continuously learn from past knowledge, especially trading psychology knowledge.
**Current Adjustment Status** - My trading has basically stopped in the last 2 days, even when I see opportunities, I have also stopped trading - At this stage, I mainly adjust my state by writing posts, doing live streams, playing basketball, and traveling - Waiting for specific market conditions that belong to me, reducing the trading frequency to the historical lowest point - Maintain a "watching and not trading" state: I will not open positions unless there is a major market movement - Refuse external interference: I remain steadfast when anyone mentions market conditions and analysis
**Thoughts on Trading Discipline** - Although discipline is very important in trading, "waiting for opportunities" is the most difficult part - Discipline only needs to restrain human nature, while waiting for opportunities requires resisting market temptations - The market is ever-changing, and those who watch the market for a long time can easily be led by various market movements - Most people cannot wait for the right market conditions, which is precisely why it needs to be cultivated.
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