2026-01-12 05:40:08

Market timing matters more than duration. That's the real edge in trading.

The play: lock in your stop loss, then ride it tight until break-even strikes. Once you hit that level, move SL to BE—now you're trading with house money, risk-free essentially.

This shift from loss prevention to profit protection? That's when momentum takes over. Patience paired with precision beats anything else.

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ImpermanentLossFan

· 01-12 15:29

That's a good point, but this theory often fails in actual practice... Can you really hold on after breaking even? Once your mindset collapses, it won't work anymore.

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PrivacyMaximalist

· 01-12 06:10

Sounds good, but it's easy to say. How many people can truly hold on?

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hodl_therapist

· 01-12 06:09

Moving the stop-loss to the breakeven point truly changes the mindset; this is the turning point.

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0xSherlock

· 01-12 05:58

NGL, this logic sounds good, but how many people can actually stick to break-even? Most people have already been liquidated.

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GasFeeCrier

· 01-12 05:58

It sounds good, but in actual operation, most people probably die before breaking even, right?

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AirdropHunter9000

· 01-12 05:55

To be honest, this theory sounds very smooth, but I've tried it many times in real trading... When the stop-loss is set to break even, it's often when the market reverses and breaks through. It's really frustrating.

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