#数字货币市场洞察 Why do most people get liquidated in the crypto market? It's not because they can't read candlestick charts, but because they simultaneously fail at three critical points: directional judgment, emotional management, and execution discipline.



Those who survive and make a comeback in this market are never the all-in gamblers—they are the smart ones who know how to maximize profitable positions and decisively cut losses.

I've paid a bloody price myself: my account dropped from 10,000 USDT to just over 2,000. The culprit was a deadly habit:

Being timid and afraid to add to winning positions, while crazily averaging down on losing ones.

The market hates this kind of counterintuitive operation. It will only teach you one lesson: you’ll get wiped out even faster.
Everything only started to turn around when I completely changed this logic.

**Lesson 1: Only scale up winning trades, and cut losing trades without hesitation**

Most people don't lose money because they picked the wrong direction, but because they hold out hope for losing positions—like pouring water into a leaking house.

The only right approach is: ride the market trend to expand your profits, and have zero tolerance for losses.

If the trend is intact, I'll add to my position in batches to let profits snowball;
If the trend reverses, I exit immediately with no regret.

In the half year I made my comeback, I added to countless profitable trades, but never added a single cent to a losing one.

**Lesson 2: Don’t fight the market—if it tells you to go east, don’t go west**

This is a lesson I’ve learned the hard way over the years.

Market going up? Go long with the trend.
Market going down? Short decisively or stay on the sidelines.

There's no "I think it should rebound,"
No "just wait a bit longer and I'll break even,"
And definitely no "just hold on and it'll come back."

Now I watch the market for no more than 3 hours a day. Once the trend is confirmed, I hold my position and completely ignore short-term fluctuations.

Don’t argue with the market—only then will your capital last longer.

**Lesson 3: The crypto market is a battlefield of discipline, not a casino**

Many newbies fantasize: find a 100x coin, go all in with max leverage, and achieve financial freedom in one shot.
The result? Accounts don’t get rich, they get wiped out.

The real way to make money through discipline is extremely simple:
Low leverage, light positions, rolling profits, strict stop-losses, and only using spare money.

You might not believe it—but I made my comeback from 2,400 USDT by relying on just five words:

No gambling, follow the trend, patience, discipline, execution.

If you implement these three rules, even a small amount of capital can snowball and grow bigger and bigger.
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GamefiHarvestervip
· 12-05 05:19
That's right, it's always those who try to buy the dip and average down who die first. --- I'm the idiot who averaged down and took losses; it's already too late for me to wake up now. --- Discipline is easy to talk about, but when the market is actually swinging, who can really hold back? --- Dropping from 10,000 to 2,000—just hearing those numbers hurts, but it's honestly the best tuition you can pay. --- Trading with the trend is more important than anything. I used to trust my own judgment too much. --- Low leverage and light positions sound boring, but those who survive the longest always play it this way. --- The problem is, most people simply can't execute. Understanding and actually doing it are worlds apart. --- I'm trying to change now too, but breaking habits is really hard. I still think about making it back. --- I've heard "cut your losses" a thousand times, but I just can't pull the trigger, and the more it drops, the more I buy. --- That's the gambler's mindset—a dream of turning it all around in one shot feels more valuable than anything.
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rugdoc.ethvip
· 12-05 05:19
Yeah, really, I've averaged down on losses before too. My mind must have been messed up during that time. You're absolutely right. Discipline is like a calming pill—only with it can you avoid getting rekt by the market. Going from going all-in to learning to cut losses is not an easy turn to make. How much tuition do you have to pay to learn that?
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LightningWalletvip
· 12-05 05:18
That's right. I used to be the kind of idiot who would add to my position after a loss, until I got liquidated and finally woke up. Now I strictly follow the rules, and my account is growing steadily.
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ZKProofEnthusiastvip
· 12-05 05:16
It's the same theory again. You're not wrong, but very few people can actually do it.
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PumpDoctrinevip
· 12-05 05:15
To be honest, what I hate most is seeing newbies still dreaming of going all in to turn things around. They never learn their lesson until they lose everything, not even their underwear. Daring to increase positions when making a profit but unwilling to cut losses—this is nothing short of suicidal trading. The market’s way of teaching is anything but gentle.
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AirdropCollectorvip
· 12-05 05:14
You're absolutely right. I went bankrupt and recovered the same way—discipline is the hardest part. I’m afraid to increase positions on winning trades, but keep averaging down on losing ones, which only accelerates hitting zero. A lesson learned the hard way. The market is a battlefield of discipline, not a casino. Now I only use idle funds and do small-scale compounding. My mindset is much more relaxed. This summary really hits the pain points—what I lack is execution. To put it bluntly, it’s still fear: fear of not making it back, fear of trend reversals, fear of being wrong, getting tangled up in wishful thinking. The market never pities the hesitant. You either follow the trend or exit; there is no third path. Following the trend really does reduce 80% of the losses—that’s how I survived. I resonate most with adding to winning positions. Psychologically, it’s so easy to overestimate stop-losses and underestimate the power of adding positions. So true. Watching the market too long can lead to confusion. Once the trend is confirmed, you should let go. This methodology sounds simple, but execution is where human nature gets stuck. Totally get it.
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