2026-01-11 08:40:43

#美国非农就业数据未达市场预期 My account dropped from over 20,000 to just over 3,000—this was a past experience of a friend of mine.

But this isn't a story about a liquidation. What's even more heartbreaking is that he repeatedly missed the rhythm during market fluctuations, each time like being precisely fed, and his account was gradually consumed to the edge.

When he came to me, I didn't tell him any wealth creation myths, nor did I advise him to chase hot coins. I only made one request: completely change your trading rhythm.

How exactly to change? It's simple, yet brutal:

**Cap each single position at 30%, and don't go all-in even if you're optimistic**

What was his mindset before? "Make a little more." After earning five points, aim for ten; after ten points, aim to double. And the result? When the market retraced, he lost everything, not to mention his principal was also at risk.

**Take profits quickly, don't wait for that illusory "a little more"**

It sounds cowardly. But I told him a statistic—on exchanges, greedy traders have an average holding period 30% shorter than those who take profits promptly. Why? Because they’re all waiting for the "highest point," but the market never gives you the highest point.

**If you judge incorrectly, admit it immediately, don’t stubbornly hold on**

This is the biggest test of human nature. Many people double their losses because of "waiting a bit longer."

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NftMetaversePainter

· 4h ago

actually the real algorithmic tragedy here isn't the 20k to 3k drawdown—it's how most traders completely fail to grasp the *computational beauty* of proper position sizing through a blockchain-primitive lens... like, have you considered that greed itself is just an inefficient hash function that keeps producing liquidation outputs?

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ProofOfNothing

· 01-11 09:10

Oh my goodness, dropping from 20,000 to 3,000 must have been quite a rollercoaster... But to be honest, the part about greed really hits home. I often fall into that trap myself, always wanting to earn a little more, and as a result, a single pullback wipes it all out.

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PerennialLeek

· 01-11 09:10

It's the same old story... I used to believe it in the early days, but in the end, the market taught me a lesson. A 30% position sounds safe, but when the market takes off, watching others' accounts double while you only make a little profit, your mindset just breaks. Taking profits is easy to talk about, but when it comes to execution, who isn't greedy?

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GasGuru

· 01-11 09:09

Really, I've seen many cases where it drops from 20,000 to 3,000... Every time it's greed for that little bit, and in the end, everything is gone. The tactic of capping at 30% position has been used by me for a long time, saving me a lot of blood.

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FlatTax

· 01-11 09:09

Damn, this story really gave me chills... Dropping from 20,000 to 3,000? That's like being slowly slaughtered, worse than a sudden liquidation. Taking profits is easy to talk about but really hard to do. I've been repeatedly trapped by the "just a little more" curse, always thinking I'm the last to get out. The advice to keep 30% of your position is actually telling you—greed is always lurking, and if you don't defend, you'll die.

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GhostWalletSleuth

· 01-11 09:07

The thing about dropping from 20,000 to 17,000... to put it simply, it's just greed that hasn't been cured. The people I know are the same way, always thinking there’s another wave to make a profit, only to be repeatedly educated by the market. Using 30% of the position per trade is indeed ruthless, but compared to liquidation, being a little more cautious and lasting longer is better.

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BlockchainRetirementHome

· 01-11 09:00

Losing twenty thousand down to three thousand, it just hurts to hear. Honestly, it's greed that killed me. If I had known to stick to 30% position and take profits early, I wouldn't be in this situation.

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TokenVelocity

· 01-11 08:52

Oh no, it's the same old story. It sounds good—30% position, timely take profit... but when the market really soars, how many can resist going all in? I, for one, don't have that resolve.

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