You've been losing money, and it's not necessarily because you've misread the direction. More often, the real issue lies in the strength of your orders.

There’s a saying in this circle that sounds quite harsh: those who can buy are novices, and those who can sell are considered advanced. Those who can sit on their hands with an empty position for a long time often end up living the longest. But what’s the key to widening the gap? It has never just been about whether you can hold an empty position; it’s about whether you can control your position size.

Most people, when they start trading, only think about watching the market and guessing price movements. Very few actually take a moment to calmly ask themselves a few practical questions: How much should I invest in this order? Should I go all in at once or build my position gradually? At what level of loss must I exit the market? How much room should I leave in case a real opportunity comes along so I won’t be caught off guard?

These aren’t advanced techniques; they are simply the bottom line for survival.

Looking back at your losing trades, doesn’t it often go like this: you rush in fully invested, and as soon as the market wobbles slightly, you start to panic? You see a rise and get carried away with adding to your position, but when there’s a slight pullback, you can’t hold on? When a major market movement finally appears, you find you have no ammunition left? Or you didn’t set a stop-loss at all, relying solely on sheer belief to hold on?

It becomes clear upon reflection that most losses aren’t due to poor judgment, but rather that once your position gets out of control, everything that follows is just passive suffering.

Stabilizing is actually not that complicated. When building a position, don’t be greedy; start with a fixed proportion to test the waters. When entering and exiting, try to do it in stages, and don’t obsess over so-called perfect entry points. Stop-losses must be set; otherwise, it’s essentially gambling. Funds should be managed in layers; long-term money shouldn’t be used for short-term trades, and short-term money shouldn’t be forced to hold on. As for leverage, it’s a tool that can amplify efficiency and speed up exits, but never expect it to turn your fortunes around.

Ultimately, the market determines how much you can earn from a trade, while your position size determines whether you can stay in this market for the long haul. If your position is stable, your mindset will naturally stabilize as well. Only those who can truly master themselves are qualified to walk this path for a long time, earn solidly, and earn steadily.

What you lack isn’t opportunity; what you lack is the determination to take that step. Stop getting tangled up; let’s change the rhythm starting now. $BTC $ETH