7 trading pitfalls, hitting one could lead to total loss!
1.🔔 Not even clear on the direction, yet you dare to take action? (Cycle confusion)
The market has three states: rising, falling, and sideways consolidation.
The hourly and minute charts are fighting every day, while the daily and weekly charts hide the big trend—just like a big tree won't suddenly grow upside down; once the main direction is formed, turning around is harder than you think.
Breaking Point: Focus only on the trends of the daily and weekly charts, filtering out the noise of smaller time frame fluctuations.
2. 🔔 When you see an opportunity, just rush in. What's the difference from shooting randomly? (Entering the market casually)
The market is like a drunk: sometimes it "talks reason" based on fundamentals, and sometimes it "acts crazy" based on emotions.
Don't be a "street hero"—don't rush to short during a surge (bubbles can last a long time), and don't stubbornly try to catch the bottom during a crash (the abyss may be deeper).
Break point: Wait for the drunkard to start leaning against the wall (a signal of trend weakening, such as a top divergence or increased volume stagnation) before considering action.
3. 🔔 Can't resist trading for a day? (Overtrading)
High-frequency trading looks exciting, but in reality, it's just giving money to the market.
You think you are playing "short-term arbitrage," but in fact you are entering a "capital meat grinder"—the small gains from fluctuations are not enough to cover a total loss from a single directional market move.
Breaking point: Trade no more than 3 times a day, if you miss it, wait until tomorrow, the market won't close.
4.🔔 Should you be tough when it's time to be soft, and lay flat when it's time to charge? (Emotional mismatch)
Common problem for retail investors: when prices fall a lot, they want to "catch the bottom" (resulting in getting cut by falling knives), and when prices rise sharply, they fear a "pullback" (resulting in missing out on the market).
Don't use "top student mentality" to fight against the market - in trends, a pullback is an opportunity, not a risk; a rebound is a trap, not hope.
Breaking Point:
- Upward trend: Dare to buy on dips (don't wait for the lowest point, just take action when it's close)
- Downtrend: Dare to short on rebounds (Don’t wait for the highest point, enter the market when there’s a signal)
5. 🔔Can't wait even a second? (Impatience can be deadly)
Good opportunities are like buses; if you miss one, there will be another. Rushing to chase it may lead you to get on the wrong bus.
Data market trends (non-farm payrolls, Federal Reserve decisions) are a feast for institutions, while retail investors rushing in are likely to eat leftovers and may even get hurt.
Breakthrough point:
- Radicals: After the data is released, wait 5 minutes before following the trend, and ensure you understand the direction before taking action.
- Conservative: Wait until the market stabilizes the next day and the trend becomes clear before entering.
6. 🔔 Holding on to losses and running away with profits? (No stop loss)
The biggest bug of human nature: when earning 100 yuan, one wants to run away, but when losing 1000 yuan, one thinks "I can break even."
The market specializes in dealing with various forms of defiance - it won't reverse just because you can "hold on", it will only let you go from a 10% loss to a 50% loss, and then to liquidation.
Breaking point: Stop-loss is like buying insurance, always set a "bottom line" before entering the market, for example, 2% of the principal. If it reaches that point, cut it off, don't let the crocodile bite your hand and then offer the whole arm.
7. 🔔 Attribute losses to "bad luck"? (Mystical trading)
Don't use "mysticism" as a cover: "This time was an accident", "Next time will definitely profit".
Trading is not about enlightenment; it is a game of probabilities - you must understand position control (never bet more than 2% of your capital), recognize probabilities (there are no certainties), and gauge emotions (the market can become crazier than anyone).
Breakthrough point: first supplement basic knowledge, then talk about making money. If you haven't learned to walk, wanting to run will only lead to a worse fall.
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7 trading pitfalls, hitting one could lead to total loss!
1.🔔 Not even clear on the direction, yet you dare to take action? (Cycle confusion)
The market has three states: rising, falling, and sideways consolidation.
The hourly and minute charts are fighting every day, while the daily and weekly charts hide the big trend—just like a big tree won't suddenly grow upside down; once the main direction is formed, turning around is harder than you think.
Breaking Point: Focus only on the trends of the daily and weekly charts, filtering out the noise of smaller time frame fluctuations.
2. 🔔 When you see an opportunity, just rush in. What's the difference from shooting randomly? (Entering the market casually)
The market is like a drunk: sometimes it "talks reason" based on fundamentals, and sometimes it "acts crazy" based on emotions.
Don't be a "street hero"—don't rush to short during a surge (bubbles can last a long time), and don't stubbornly try to catch the bottom during a crash (the abyss may be deeper).
Break point: Wait for the drunkard to start leaning against the wall (a signal of trend weakening, such as a top divergence or increased volume stagnation) before considering action.
3. 🔔 Can't resist trading for a day? (Overtrading)
High-frequency trading looks exciting, but in reality, it's just giving money to the market.
You think you are playing "short-term arbitrage," but in fact you are entering a "capital meat grinder"—the small gains from fluctuations are not enough to cover a total loss from a single directional market move.
Breaking point: Trade no more than 3 times a day, if you miss it, wait until tomorrow, the market won't close.
4.🔔 Should you be tough when it's time to be soft, and lay flat when it's time to charge? (Emotional mismatch)
Common problem for retail investors: when prices fall a lot, they want to "catch the bottom" (resulting in getting cut by falling knives), and when prices rise sharply, they fear a "pullback" (resulting in missing out on the market).
Don't use "top student mentality" to fight against the market - in trends, a pullback is an opportunity, not a risk; a rebound is a trap, not hope.
Breaking Point:
- Upward trend: Dare to buy on dips (don't wait for the lowest point, just take action when it's close)
- Downtrend: Dare to short on rebounds (Don’t wait for the highest point, enter the market when there’s a signal)
5. 🔔Can't wait even a second? (Impatience can be deadly)
Good opportunities are like buses; if you miss one, there will be another. Rushing to chase it may lead you to get on the wrong bus.
Data market trends (non-farm payrolls, Federal Reserve decisions) are a feast for institutions, while retail investors rushing in are likely to eat leftovers and may even get hurt.
Breakthrough point:
- Radicals: After the data is released, wait 5 minutes before following the trend, and ensure you understand the direction before taking action.
- Conservative: Wait until the market stabilizes the next day and the trend becomes clear before entering.
6. 🔔 Holding on to losses and running away with profits? (No stop loss)
The biggest bug of human nature: when earning 100 yuan, one wants to run away, but when losing 1000 yuan, one thinks "I can break even."
The market specializes in dealing with various forms of defiance - it won't reverse just because you can "hold on", it will only let you go from a 10% loss to a 50% loss, and then to liquidation.
Breaking point: Stop-loss is like buying insurance, always set a "bottom line" before entering the market, for example, 2% of the principal. If it reaches that point, cut it off, don't let the crocodile bite your hand and then offer the whole arm.
7. 🔔 Attribute losses to "bad luck"? (Mystical trading)
Don't use "mysticism" as a cover: "This time was an accident", "Next time will definitely profit".
Trading is not about enlightenment; it is a game of probabilities - you must understand position control (never bet more than 2% of your capital), recognize probabilities (there are no certainties), and gauge emotions (the market can become crazier than anyone).
Breakthrough point: first supplement basic knowledge, then talk about making money. If you haven't learned to walk, wanting to run will only lead to a worse fall.
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