🧊 Locked Position in Trading: Not a Strategy — a Trap!

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Many beginners, facing losses, reach for a so-called “lifeline” — the lock. They open a buy trade, the market drops — they open a sell. Now they think the drawdown is “frozen” and they can just wait it out safely.

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But the truth is, a lock isn’t protection — it’s just a way to freeze your loss and speed up your account drain.

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❓ What is a lock?

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It’s when a trader holds two opposing positions on the same instrument:

— Bought EURUSD expecting it to rise.

— Price fell — so they opened a sell.

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Now both trades are floating. The loss isn't closed — it's just postponed.

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🕸 Why a lock is a trap:

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1️⃣ The drawdown is still there.

A lock doesn’t fix anything — it just pauses the pain. The loss still weighs on you — financially and mentally.

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2️⃣ Fees eat up your balance.

Swaps, spreads, the cost of maintaining two positions — even in a flat market, your balance drops daily.

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3️⃣ Getting out is a guessing game.

To exit a lock profitably, you have to perfectly predict the market’s next move.

But if you could do that — you wouldn’t be in a lock in the first place.

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🔒 The real problem isn’t the trade. It’s the mindset.

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A lock is an attempt to avoid taking responsibility.

Instead of closing the loss and reassessing, traders just let the positions hang — indefinitely.

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The result?

- Loss remains open

- Capital is frozen

- Emotional pressure builds

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❗️ Remember this!

A lock isn’t a strategy — it’s a trap for those afraid to admit they were wrong.

“Small losses aren’t dangerous. Not stopping is.”

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👀 Stay tuned — we talk trading without illusions or sugar-coating.