2026-01-20 07:37:21

Start trading today and here's what happens:

2 weeks in? Feels like you've got the hang of it.

1 month? Reality hits—way tougher than you bargained for.

3 months? Your portfolio's probably bleeding red by now.

6 months? You're seriously questioning whether this is even worth the stress.

12 months later? Finally—the pieces start clicking into place. You begin to understand what trading actually demands.

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PumpingCroissant

· 15h ago

Haha, it's true. I am the one who lost the most in 3 months. --- Only after 12 months do I realize? I feel like I will never understand. --- That's right, I really felt like I was chosen by the heavens two weeks ago. --- Now in the 6th month, I think every day about why I came to this thing. --- This cycle description is perfect, like watching a version of myself. --- Back in the first month, I still dared to leverage, now I'm so scared I don't dare to trade. --- It's not that I only understood after 12 months, but that I gave up the illusion after 12 months. --- I bet five bucks most people die in the 3rd month. --- Honestly, this joke is a bit old, but we've all gone through it.

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NeverVoteOnDAO

· 01-20 08:07

Well, isn't this the brutal reality? I blew up my account in just a month, and now I'm still reflecting on life.

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ForumLurker

· 01-20 08:03

Haha, you’re so right. I’ve been through the same bloodbath over the past 12 months.

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notSatoshi1971

· 01-20 07:57

Wow, seriously, it took you 12 months to realize? I went bankrupt in just three months, haha.

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MoneyBurner

· 01-20 07:46

Ha, it takes 12 months to realize, then I have to lose another year to make it back. --- Two weeks ago I thought I was a god, now I’m just kneeling. --- Really, after a bloodbath of 3 months, I started looking at on-chain data for hedging, or I would have been liquidated early. --- Just want to ask, who can stick it out until the 12th month? Most people have already sold out and laid flat. --- This chart came too late, if I had known earlier I wouldn’t have built a position, now I’m trapped and dead. --- Counter-operation, just hearing this kind of argument makes you know to go short, believe it or not.

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LiquidityNinja

· 01-20 07:46

Damn, that's so true. I went through the same thing 12 months ago. Thinking back to those three months, I really felt like I was living a hell.

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