🚨 WHY I QUIT USING STOP-LOSSES (And What I Do Now Instead)
For years, I thought stop-losses were smart—until I realized I wasn’t losing to the market... I was losing to manipulation.
Here’s the Ugly Truth:
Your stop-loss isn’t protection — it’s bait
Bots hunt stop zones like sharks track blood
That “coincidental” wick? It was precision-engineered
My Lightbulb Moment: 🔥 Again and again, I'd see: 1️⃣ Price dips right to my SL 2️⃣ Snaps back instantly 3️⃣ Then flies exactly where I expected
This Isn’t Paranoia – It’s Crypto:
Exchanges profit from liquidation traps
Whales engineer moves to flush out retail
Your stop-loss tells them exactly where to strike
So What Do I Do Now? 1️⃣ No Public Stops → Mental exits only 2️⃣ Smaller Positions → Stay in the game 3️⃣ Spot Trading Only → Forget leverage traps 4️⃣ Order Book Watching → Catch the setup, not the bait
Bottom Line: In crypto, the most predictable trader is the easiest to target. Stop being bait. Start thinking like a predator.
💬 Ever had a “stop-loss hunt” moment? Share your experience below — it’s time we talk about it.
(RT if you’ve been SL hunted too 👇)
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🚀 $BTC : June has seen a choppy start but there has been a strong consistent Coinbase premium this month so far.
This does show there's consistent spot bid coming from Coinbase. Likely from the likes of Saylor & Other Treasury companies as the ETFs have seen some outflows.
With the consistent bid, this also means that there's still a large chunk of supply at this $100K+ region which we're working our way through slowly. No one knows when that's depleted but for every coin changing hands, it's a bit less supply at this price region.
These things take time and since the market has matured, these moves are generally just a lot slower and less extreme compared to previous cycles.
🔥 “How do you know it’s reacting without going back to a long position to follow the trend?” “And why announce a cut while everyone’s at work — who’s even able to enter then?”
Uhh… can someone help me answer Dat’s question? Because honestly, I don’t know how to respond either :)))
1. If I’m asking this, it’s because I genuinely don’t know. I’d love for someone to help explain it to them — I’m afraid my answer might not hit the mark.
2. When I announced the cut, the price stayed around that zone for about 2 hours before it slowly started to rise. In trading, being late by even a second or a minute can cost you your position — this was a 2-hour delay. So really, I’m not sure what more could have been done.
Also, the market doesn’t care about your work hours — it runs 24/7. Should we expect it to align perfectly with your schedule and fill your order only when you're online and off work?
🔹 Let’s just leave it at that, haha. Honestly, some of your questions leave me speechless. I paused for a good 5 seconds thinking… wait, is all this somehow my fault? :)))
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