#数字资产生态回暖 I review liquidation cases with 10 traders, and the conclusions are truly eye-opening‼️

Recently, I analyzed the liquidation records of 10 traders. Among them are well-known analysts, professional futures traders, and newcomers who just entered the crypto market.

Their technical skills vary greatly, and their account sizes are completely different. But I found an interesting phenomenon: the real reasons behind these liquidation events are surprisingly similar.

The culprit is neither fancy technical indicator failures nor misjudgment of entry points — but rather the out-of-control emotions at that moment.

**Why do liquidations happen? Because there’s no real calm after setting a stop-loss**

What does this mean exactly?

Some traders immediately double down after stopping out, hoping to "recover" their losses; some have an almost obsessive attachment to certain coins, repeatedly jumping in; others even refuse to look at candlestick charts, thinking only "prove I didn't lose."

Sound familiar?

Honestly, we’re not really trading the market — we’re trading our own pride and betting on our emotions.

**The problem is, these emotions are often invisible**

Once emotions go unnoticed, your behavior automatically triggers, like an out-of-control machine.

You think you're seeking revenge, but you're actually punishing yourself; you think you're chasing hot opportunities, but it's anxiety kicking in, FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out); you think your analysis is logical and thorough, but you're just trying to prove you haven't lost.

That’s the painful part — many traders don’t even realize when they “change.” When they shift from being rational traders to being emotionally hijacked gamblers.

**How to fix it? I designed a small exercise for them**

I asked these 10 traders to try doing this:

After each stop-loss, force yourself to stay calm for exactly 5 minutes — not just sitting idly for 5 minutes, but truly pausing. During this time, do a quick check:

Write down 3 questions —

"What's on my mind at the moment I stop out?"

"Am I feeling the urge to take revenge now?"

"Is my mind still clear?"

And add a new way of reframing: don’t label losses as "I failed," but as a warning sign of "emotional outburst."

**The results are quite interesting**

Almost all of these 10 people responded the same way: "After those 5 minutes of calm, I actually don’t want to enter the market at all."

You see, the market didn’t change, the candlestick charts didn’t change, only your mindset changed.

The crypto market still fluctuates wildly, but once you learn to recognize your own emotions, you take back control of your trading. It’s not the strategy that wins over you, nor the market that beats you — it’s you winning over yourself.