From 200,000 U to 5,000 U: The core of recovering losses is not to earn, but to survive
"Commander, can I still recover under my circumstances?" The message at one o'clock in the afternoon carried a visible panic.
Opening the account screenshot he sent, I was stunned for three seconds—200,000 U of principal, only 5,000 U left.
What’s absurd is that he directly leveraged his entire position by 10 times at the peak of SHIB; even more fatal is that he could place dozens of orders in a day, staring at the 1-minute candlestick chart until his eyes turned red, with fees silently eating away at most of his principal. When the market dipped, he would add more, with his mind filled with "the bull is coming back, hurry to recover," but in the end, the bull didn’t show up, and the zeroing package arrived first.
What ultimately crushed him was the FOMO emotion; seeing others flaunt hundredfold returns on dogecoin, he impulsively went all in again, and the next day when he woke up, his account was completely reduced to a mere fraction.
He asked me if he could recover his losses, and I bluntly replied: "Yes, but you have to let go of the obsession with getting rich quickly and learn to 'act like a beggar'—move less, ensure profits, and don’t hold on to losses." I only allowed him to do three counterintuitive things:
First, completely stop fidgeting. Don’t watch the 1-minute charts, don’t chase highs or sell lows, just wait for certain market conditions; if you don’t understand, stay out of the market, it’s better to miss out than to buy blindly;
Second, talk about adding positions only after winning. The first trade should never exceed 500 U (10% of principal), take half profits after making 20%, and let the remaining profits run with a trailing stop loss;
Third, a stop loss is a life saver. Each trade must have a 5% stop loss; cut losses directly if it hits the line, and if there are two consecutive stop losses in one day, close the software and exit the market.
This method is not flashy, and is even a bit "submissive," but it works. Two months later, his account rose back to 100,000 U. No instant wealth, but at least he has managed to stay alive.
I want to say a word of truth to those still struggling with losses: don’t rush to turn things around, learn to survive first. 99% of people do not fail to read the market; they exhaust themselves with the obsession of "just hold on a bit longer and I’ll recover."
If you really want to change, first check your trading records and review: how did you gradually send your money away?
If you feel lost at this moment, let’s chat—slowly roll up small amounts, walk steadily, and you can laugh until the end.
