🔥 Why Top Traders Treat Stop Loss Like Breathing? | Summary of Blood and Tears Lessons
Your resistance to stop loss looks just like me when I was trapped——
This is not admitting defeat, but the ultimate wisdom for survival.
❗ How terrifying is the cost of not using stop loss?
▫️ -20% Principal → Need to earn +25% to break even
▫️ -50% Principal → Need to earn +100% to fill the pit
（Math doesn't lie, but luck does）
🛡️ Stop loss is your financial bulletproof vest
> Crocodile Rule: When bitten on the leg, sever the leg to survive > Total Loss
When the market encounters a black swan, explosion, liquidity crisis,
The stop loss line is your last escape hatch.
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💔 Why do we instinctively resist stop loss?
“Loss Aversion” Psychology at Play:
× The pain of losing 10,000 ≈ The pleasure of making 20,000
× Fantasizing “just wait a bit and I’ll break even” → The beginning of the abyss
✅ Solution:
Sign a “Calm Agreement” in advance——
Set stop loss points before entering the market, let machines execute for you,
Kill the emotions, preserve the strength.
🚀 The Hidden Benefits of Stop Loss
1️⃣ Freeing Up Capital: Being Deeply Trapped = Missing New Opportunities
2️⃣ Protecting Mindset: Refusing the “Revenge Trading” Vicious Cycle
3️⃣ Strategy Foundation: Starting Point of a 3:1 Profit-Loss Ratio
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⚠️ Stop Loss Avoidance Guide (Blood and Tears Experience)
✖️ Don't set whole numbers (e.g., $10.00→$10.03)
✓ Use ATR to Anchor Volatility (Dynamic Adjustment)
✓ Move Stop Loss Up After Profit → Let Profits Run
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💎 Ultimate Summary
> “Good traders care about survival, bad traders fantasize about getting rich”
Stop loss is not admitting a mistake,
It’s telling the market: “I can’t control this round, see you next round”