#ETH走势分析 $ZEC To be honest, when I first started trading contracts those first two years, I was a typical indicator fanatic.
$FHE My screen was filled with lines: MACD crossovers, RSI overbought and oversold, Bollinger Bands opening up… It looked professional, but in reality, I was already drowned in information.
$XNY The more I looked, the more confused I got, and the more anxious I became. My fingers tapped all over the screen like a headless chicken.
The craziest time? I could open more than ten positions in a single day.
If it went up 5 points, I'd close immediately, afraid the profit would disappear;
If it dropped 10 points, I'd stubbornly hold on, always thinking it would bounce back the next second.
My heartbeat was jumping up and down with the K-line, and my blood pressure fluctuated even more than the market.
You think that's diligence?
Wrong, that's self-destruction.
I tried staring at the charts until three or four in the morning,
Thinking I was hardworking,
But what I lost was my rationality, and what evaporated was my principal.
The next day, my eyelids were fighting to stay open, but I still forced myself to trade.
My brain was foggy, my hands even shakier—a vicious cycle.
At that time, I even wondered: Maybe I really wasn't cut out for this.
Then, a turning point came—
One late night after losing another trade, a thought suddenly popped into my mind:
"It's not that you can't make money, you're just using the wrong method. If you're going in the wrong direction, the harder you work, the worse it gets."
After that, I started simplifying:
**First Cut: Eliminate 80% of the indicators.**
Cleared the screen, leaving only the core trend analysis tools.
With a cleaner interface, my thinking actually became clearer.
Used to run around like a headless chicken, but now I finally move with the rhythm.
**Second Cut: Quit impulsive trading.**
Forced myself to only take the trades I "understand and am confident holding" each day.
Fewer trades naturally meant fewer mistakes;
Better entries naturally led to profits.
Turns out, it wasn't that there were too few opportunities—it's that I was too greedy and wanted to catch everything.
**Third Cut: Put a leash on my emotions.**
No chasing highs, no catching falling knives, no trading against the trend.
Whenever I felt impulsive, I'd ask myself:
Do you want to keep being the one getting cut, or be among those who laugh last?
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SchrödingersNode
· 23m ago
I'm just a rookie investor, and I even thought I understood the market. Now I only dare to look at the 15-minute timeframe.
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rekt_but_not_broke
· 10h ago
Really, after reading this article, I fell into deep thought, this is how I was cut
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MetaverseMigrant
· 12-08 07:50
Damn, this is exactly how I was two years ago, and I still can't help but get the itch now.
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PortfolioAlert
· 12-08 07:49
Really, I’ve also been through those days with over a dozen positions a day—my eyes almost went blind from staring at the screen.
I also ended up cutting out all the indicators until I was left with just the trend line, and actually started earning more steadily. “Less is more” is no lie.
Yet another story of saving oneself by quitting impulsive trading—so relatable.
That part about watching the charts until the early morning is so real. I used to think I was hustling, but in reality, I was just giving money away.
Once my mindset became clear, I actually took fewer trades. That turning point is so crucial.
That last line about how the retail traders are still the ones laughing—every time I feel impulsive, I have to ask myself again.
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AllInAlice
· 12-08 07:48
What this guy said is exactly my own story of blood, sweat, and tears. Doing subtraction well is actually addition.
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HappyToBeDumped
· 12-08 07:38
I really resonate with what this guy said. I used to be obsessed with screen indicators.
To put it bluntly, it was just greed—wanting to catch everything, but ending up with nothing.
After simplifying my strategy, I actually started making money. It's unbelievable.
Staying up late staring at the charts isn't diligence, it's suicidal trading.
Only when you get the subtraction right can you have a stable mindset.
Now I also look at fewer indicators and focus more on price action. It's much more peaceful.
#ETH走势分析 $ZEC To be honest, when I first started trading contracts those first two years, I was a typical indicator fanatic.
$FHE My screen was filled with lines: MACD crossovers, RSI overbought and oversold, Bollinger Bands opening up… It looked professional, but in reality, I was already drowned in information.
$XNY The more I looked, the more confused I got, and the more anxious I became. My fingers tapped all over the screen like a headless chicken.
The craziest time? I could open more than ten positions in a single day.
If it went up 5 points, I'd close immediately, afraid the profit would disappear;
If it dropped 10 points, I'd stubbornly hold on, always thinking it would bounce back the next second.
My heartbeat was jumping up and down with the K-line, and my blood pressure fluctuated even more than the market.
You think that's diligence?
Wrong, that's self-destruction.
I tried staring at the charts until three or four in the morning,
Thinking I was hardworking,
But what I lost was my rationality, and what evaporated was my principal.
The next day, my eyelids were fighting to stay open, but I still forced myself to trade.
My brain was foggy, my hands even shakier—a vicious cycle.
At that time, I even wondered: Maybe I really wasn't cut out for this.
Then, a turning point came—
One late night after losing another trade, a thought suddenly popped into my mind:
"It's not that you can't make money, you're just using the wrong method. If you're going in the wrong direction, the harder you work, the worse it gets."
After that, I started simplifying:
**First Cut: Eliminate 80% of the indicators.**
Cleared the screen, leaving only the core trend analysis tools.
With a cleaner interface, my thinking actually became clearer.
Used to run around like a headless chicken, but now I finally move with the rhythm.
**Second Cut: Quit impulsive trading.**
Forced myself to only take the trades I "understand and am confident holding" each day.
Fewer trades naturally meant fewer mistakes;
Better entries naturally led to profits.
Turns out, it wasn't that there were too few opportunities—it's that I was too greedy and wanted to catch everything.
**Third Cut: Put a leash on my emotions.**
No chasing highs, no catching falling knives, no trading against the trend.
Whenever I felt impulsive, I'd ask myself:
Do you want to keep being the one getting cut, or be among those who laugh last?
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