2025-12-25 16:24:06

This week finally got better, and I want to share my recent trading experience with everyone.

To be honest, my mindset completely collapsed some time ago. After a week of reckless trading, I not only lost all of my accumulated profits of over 10,000 yuan but also ended up losing more than 4,000 yuan. This is what they call "burning firewood in a thousand years in one day" — no matter how much patience you accumulate, one out-of-control move can ruin everything.

It took me two weeks to recover the losses, but now I can't seem to get into a good state for proper trading. Every trade makes me nervous, afraid of repeating the same mistakes. Honestly, I’m stuck at this psychological barrier — I’ve only recovered 4,800 yuan of my initial capital, and I don’t know whether to continue or not.

This experience made me realize one thing — if you’re trading contracts, your win rate must be above 65%, or you really shouldn’t trade at all. This isn’t just theoretical data; it’s a real lesson. Below this level, losing money in the long run is highly probable. I hope everyone learns from this and doesn’t get manipulated by greed and impulsiveness like I did.

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ConfusedWhale

· 4h ago

A week of trading and I lost over ten thousand directly. That's the magic of contracts... Maintaining the right mindset is really the hardest part.

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MercilessHalal

· 4h ago

A week of hype and I lost tens of thousands in profit... That's why I say most people can't really play contracts; the mental hurdle is just too tough.

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GameFiCritic

· 4h ago

Mindset is indeed more difficult than technical skills. The threshold of a 65% win rate is not wrong, but the problem is that most people have no data to support whether their win rate meets the standard and operate purely based on intuition.

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TradFiRefugee

· 4h ago

Cutting firewood for a thousand years in a day, I'm directly burning ten years' worth of savings in a week.

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BearMarketLightning

· 4h ago

A weekly surge directly to 4,000—this is the consequence of lacking trading discipline. The 65% win rate threshold is well said; most people can't even achieve it and are still gambling.

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CounterIndicator

· 4h ago

Oh no, this move really broke my confidence. I can totally relate. Over ten thousand in profit gone in a week. How long will it take to calm down? I’ve noted the 65% win rate line; I never had this concept before. I'm scared now. I still need to learn to cut losses, or I’ll just repeat the same mistakes sooner or later. That’s why I say the hardest part of trading isn’t the technique, but self-discipline.

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