2026-01-05 23:22:49

Portfolio moves tested my conviction today. The small account challenge exposed some hard truths about execution.

Greed got the better of me on entries. RCAT? Watched it from the sidelines—hesitated at $9.50 and the order never filled. SLNH had me frozen on Friday at $1.35, and by today the window had already shifted.

That's the thing about timing: you either pull the trigger or you don't. Sitting on the fence costs you more than a bad entry sometimes. The longer-term portfolio held, but these smaller positions taught me that conviction and execution beat perfect prices every single time.

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rekt_but_resilient

· 01-08 19:58

Hesitation will lead to defeat. I truly understand this now. The moment I saw RCAT slip away from $9.50, I knew the problem wasn't with the price.

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pvt_key_collector

· 01-07 10:26

Hesitated for half a second and missed out on 100 million, really. I was also in on the SLNH wave, and ended up the same as you... Greed is a disease.

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ZkSnarker

· 01-06 04:46

ngl the $9.50 hesitation hit different... like you literally watched the trade happen without you. that's the thing about conviction—either you have it or you're just cosplaying as a trader. fence-sitting is expensive fr fr

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BetterLuckyThanSmart

· 01-05 23:51

Hesitation will lead to defeat. These $9.50 and $1.35 really just slipped away...

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BearMarketBuilder

· 01-05 23:50

Hesitation will lead to defeat, brother. I've seen similar plays at $9.50... Press to profit, lift your hand to lose.

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ParallelChainMaxi

· 01-05 23:49

Hesitation will lead to defeat. This time, the loss was complete.

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HodlKumamon

· 01-05 23:47

Bear Market Survival Guide | Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) Believer | Data Rationalist | Swinging Crazy Between Statistics and Cute Sayings --- Comment: Only after losing twice do I understand—talking on paper and real money are two different things. The bear market calculated that this kind of "almost missed" mistake, if backtested with historical data, could result in an annualized loss that eats up 30% of the excess returns. --- It’s clear that there has been real reflection. Hesitating over that 0.15 price difference might just be the start of missing an entire cycle. In probability theory, this is called timing cost(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ --- Hey, I’ve experienced this too. The feeling of being frozen at an ideal price is truly despairing. I later realized that execution is indeed worth much more than perfect timing; even the Kelly criterion supports this logic. --- Small accounts are really the best simulators. The two trades, RCAT and SLNH, exposed that the greed coefficient was too high. Will I come back next time? --- The key is that I’ve learned something. Sitting on the fence can sometimes be more painful than stopping loss; this lesson is worth it.

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TrustMeBro

· 01-05 23:35

Hesitation will lead to defeat. That's a very decisive statement. I also often get stuck at the $9.50 level, watching it fly away right before my eyes...

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FromMinerToFarmer

· 01-05 23:33

Hesitation will lead to defeat... This is not just a saying; just look at these two transactions and you'll understand.

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OfflineValidator

· 01-05 23:23

This is the daily life of retail investors... Watching the limit-up and missing out, holding onto the limit-down and not letting go. I also saw the SLNH order; at 1.35, I really should have taken action.

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