I've been trading live for almost two weeks now, with a current profit of around 10%. To be honest, compared to some so-called "forever profitable" teachers on the platform, I am indeed far behind. But what I appreciate most are the two earliest users who followed my signals—you are the ones who trusted me when I first started.
Looking back at recent operations, the problems are quite obvious. My judgment on this rebound market was actually fine, but the execution repeatedly caused issues—selling too early and then chasing the market, chasing and then selling prematurely. This account isn't urgent; the key is to learn from these lessons. As long as the market is there, opportunities will always come. In this game, patience is the real key.
I did a simple review and found a few issues:
First is psychological burden. Because I have followers, I tend to be more cautious when opening trades. Whenever small risk signals appear on lower timeframes, I close positions early to lock in profits, fearing large drawdowns. As a result, those trades opened at the bottom, which I should have held onto, were missed. On the other hand, my own trades perform much better—lack of psychological pressure makes a big difference. Moving forward, I need to find a balance in this area.
Second is leverage management. I deliberately keep the actual leverage very low—I don't want to become like some teachers who gamble to earn commissions, then open the next trade after a win or a loss. I have no interest in that kind of gambling mode.
The third underlying principle I want to prove is: in an incremental market, as long as you have patience, go long, and avoid liquidation, your principal will grow over time. Short-term poor entries are okay; low leverage plus time provides enough room for error. Ultimately, I can still achieve profit targets.
This live trading is also partly for starting a live chat. I previously posted a lot of analysis and valuable content on the platform, but my followers didn't really grow. Instead, I found that the platform's traffic is mostly directed toward content unrelated to trading—there's all kinds of trash. I have to admit, I’m not cut out for the content-traffic game. But I still really want to reach 1,000 followers to start a live streaming room.
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HodlOrRegret
· 01-04 14:54
Selling too early and then chasing the move, chasing the move and then selling early, this is just ridiculous haha
We agreed to use low leverage and be cautious, but as soon as the mental pressure kicks in, everything gets chaotic. Having followers makes a difference indeed.
A ten-point profit is actually okay, but you need to strengthen your mental resilience; otherwise, you'll easily break down later.
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ForkInTheRoad
· 01-04 14:48
Selling and chasing more with this move, I'm very familiar with it, almost to the point of blowing up the account. But your 10% gain over the past two weeks is quite stable; low-leverage strategies are indeed much more reliable than those gambling addicts.
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MEVHunterWang
· 01-04 14:48
Selling too early and then buying more too early again, I'm very familiar with this combo, haha. The psychological pressure does affect decision-making, but a 10% gain in two weeks isn't bad at all. It's much more reliable than those who talk about hundredfold returns every day.
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CrashHotline
· 01-04 14:29
Sold too early and chased more, chased more and sold too early... I totally understand this rhythm, brother, I'm mentally exhausted.
This kind of psychological burden is indeed a trap. Some people look at it differently; the mindset of preserving profits can kill good opportunities.
Low leverage + time is a solid approach, just worried that in the end, it still falls apart due to mentality.
I've been trading live for almost two weeks now, with a current profit of around 10%. To be honest, compared to some so-called "forever profitable" teachers on the platform, I am indeed far behind. But what I appreciate most are the two earliest users who followed my signals—you are the ones who trusted me when I first started.
Looking back at recent operations, the problems are quite obvious. My judgment on this rebound market was actually fine, but the execution repeatedly caused issues—selling too early and then chasing the market, chasing and then selling prematurely. This account isn't urgent; the key is to learn from these lessons. As long as the market is there, opportunities will always come. In this game, patience is the real key.
I did a simple review and found a few issues:
First is psychological burden. Because I have followers, I tend to be more cautious when opening trades. Whenever small risk signals appear on lower timeframes, I close positions early to lock in profits, fearing large drawdowns. As a result, those trades opened at the bottom, which I should have held onto, were missed. On the other hand, my own trades perform much better—lack of psychological pressure makes a big difference. Moving forward, I need to find a balance in this area.
Second is leverage management. I deliberately keep the actual leverage very low—I don't want to become like some teachers who gamble to earn commissions, then open the next trade after a win or a loss. I have no interest in that kind of gambling mode.
The third underlying principle I want to prove is: in an incremental market, as long as you have patience, go long, and avoid liquidation, your principal will grow over time. Short-term poor entries are okay; low leverage plus time provides enough room for error. Ultimately, I can still achieve profit targets.
This live trading is also partly for starting a live chat. I previously posted a lot of analysis and valuable content on the platform, but my followers didn't really grow. Instead, I found that the platform's traffic is mostly directed toward content unrelated to trading—there's all kinds of trash. I have to admit, I’m not cut out for the content-traffic game. But I still really want to reach 1,000 followers to start a live streaming room.