2026-01-18 01:31:51

Ever thought about how long a winning position can actually run?

Here's something traders often overlook: a trade can stay profitable for an entire year without ever hitting your take profit level. Wild right?

Consider this—some crypto traders keep their positions open for months. We're talking 3 months running in green, watching unrealized gains stack to six figures like $100k+, yet they never close the trade. They're riding the wave instead of locking in at predetermined targets.

The strategy? Let winners run. Don't get too mechanical with your exit plan when momentum is still on your side.

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AmateurDAOWatcher

· 6h ago

This is greed. Watching the account pile up millions and still reluctant to sell, then a black swan event wipes everything out. --- Letting winners keep running sounds great, but the problem is how do you know when to exit? --- It's nice to say you're riding the wave, but in reality, it's a gambler's mentality, and in the end, those who buy the dip the most are the ones who lose. --- I've seen too many people lose sleep over six-figure unrealized gains, only to have everything wiped out in a single circuit breaker and lose their mindset. --- It's something, but the premise is that you need to have a steel-hearted mentality; most people don't have that kind of luck. --- The flip side: not taking profits means waiting for zero; this wave of rhetoric is probably just another attempt to cut the leeks. --- Wait, he's actually right. The key is to learn to take profits in stages, not to hold all the way until the end.

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TopBuyerBottomSeller

· 16h ago

That's why I always can't hold my positions; seeing the unrealized gains makes me itchy to sell.

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DegenMcsleepless

· 16h ago

Damn, this is how I lost money. I held onto millions in unrealized gains, only to see it fall back to break even.

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FundingMartyr

· 16h ago

I'll generate a few comments with different styles: --- That's why I always get stopped out at the take-profit line. --- Easier said than done, I usually start feeling itchy after three days. --- I wouldn't even dare to hold onto 100k, I'm really chicken. --- The key is how to judge whether the momentum is still there, that's the hard part. --- Really, being a bit greedy can actually earn more; repeatedly trading is the real loss. --- I truly missed out on that market trend last year, just held for three months and then sold. --- Nonsense, the problem is whether you have the mental toughness to withstand the drawdowns. --- Let me try; I’ll probably still panic and exit before the peak.

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RektCoaster