2026-01-21 05:22:57

The current market is like old furniture dressed in new clothes; it looks shiny on the surface, but the underlying logic hasn't changed. Retail investors chasing gains, to put it bluntly, is like digging for gold in a fire—there's a high risk of getting burned.

Want to survive long enough in this market? Two words: stop loss. Really, setting a stop-loss line is not being cowardly; it's being responsible for yourself. Too many people can't bear to take that stop-loss hit, and in the end, they lose everything.

Remember one thing—principal always comes first. Preserving your principal is the only way to have a chance to turn things around; once the principal is gone, everything is pointless. The crypto market is volatile and fast-paced, but when caution is needed, you must be cautious. Good risk management is the key to going further in the crypto world.

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SolidityStruggler

· 01-21 17:12

Setting stop-loss is easy to talk about, but who is willing to actually execute it? One sentence hits the point: principal is the foundation, once it's gone, it's truly over. It's another old topic about market conditions, but indeed, many people still flock to chase the highs.

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LoneValidator

· 01-21 09:18

Stop-loss is easy to talk about but hard to do; few can actually execute it. Only by preserving the principal can there be a tomorrow; it’s only at the moment of loss that you understand what this means. Chasing the rise is really a fire pit; those who get burned are the ones who didn't set proper stop-losses. The mouse trap has already started running, and retail investors are still sleepwalking. By the way, how much is a reasonable stop-loss setting? How do you all handle it?

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PumpBeforeRug

· 01-21 05:53

Talking about stop-loss is easy, but actually doing it is hard. When I see the price dropping, I just can't press that button.

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zkProofGremlin

· 01-21 05:52

Stop-loss is really easier to understand in theory than to implement in practice. Articles make it sound so straightforward, but when it comes to your own account, it's a whole different story...

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tx_or_didn't_happen

· 01-21 05:49

Setting stop-losses sounds easy, but actually doing it is really brain-burning. Regretting only after losing the principal—those words hit hard. Chasing highs and selling lows are all ways to give away money; isn't it better to honestly set stop-losses? Digging for gold in the fire—that metaphor is perfect. Most people simply can't bring themselves to take that cut, which is why they end up losing so much.

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