2026-01-17 15:26:31

Rolling from 2.5U to 90U sounds great, but behind it are all blood, sweat, and tears lessons.

Last night, I opened a short position on RIVER, set a stop loss, and planned to sleep peacefully — but I didn't set a take profit at all. When I woke up, the position had already exploded. In a moment of impulsiveness, I opened more positions randomly, and the price continued to fall, resulting in a loss that brought me back to just 2.5U.

The most incredible part is that I turned around and went long on AXS, gradually rolling the position back. After this series of operations, I finally understood: you can't survive in this circle relying solely on luck. You need a clear trading strategy, disciplined execution, and risk awareness.

Drinking and messing things up is no joke. In the highly volatile crypto market, mindset and details determine everything.

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GasFeeSobber

· 2h ago

Haha, life is like a play, all about acting skills. This wave of turning things around from the bottom, luckily I didn't go completely back to zero. --- Not taking profit while stopping loss, I need to remember this move, so I don't repeat the same mistake next time. --- That's right, being sober is the biggest capital; alcohol has always been the enemy of trading. --- Rolling back the position is indeed a gambler's mentality, but at least recognizing the problem means there's hope. --- From 2.5 to 90 and back again, this train ride is worth it, a lesson worth paying for.

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ChainMaskedRider

· 7h ago

Oh my god, this operation is outrageous. Setting a stop loss but no take profit? Isn't this just asking for death? Woke up to find it all gone. I just want to ask how much you drank to dare play like this. But honestly, turning 2.5U into 90U is really something. Luck was just off the charts. That's why I don't touch high leverage anymore. My mentality is shattered, and nothing else matters.

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VibesOverCharts

· 8h ago

Bro, this move is really incredible. Sleep one night and wake up dreaming of the poverty line. To be honest, luck is just a facade. Those who can truly survive are disciplined people. Daring to turn around AXS with a bottom of 2.5U, that’s really bold. But it also proves what a counterattack looks like. I’ve also traded while drinking; just thinking about it now gives me chills. The key is to have a reliable strategy, or else all the gains are for nothing. Exactly, details determine life or death. Not setting a take-profit can be deadly. This is the crypto world—one second you’re rich, the next you’re broke. Truly exciting. But going from 2.5 to 90 shows I still have the skills; I just need to adjust my mindset.

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HodlTheDoor

· 8h ago

Damn, this is a classic case of "dreams of getting rich overnight shattered." Setting stop-losses but not take-profits, and your account is gone after a sleep—really ridiculous. Double leverage in one shot, then turn around and do it again—this mindset... I can only say, brother, you really paid your tuition this time. Honestly, the biggest enemy in the crypto world is yourself, and drinking is a secondary enemy. Trading sober is really not that hard; what's hard is executing. From $2.5 to $90, this luck is indeed outrageous, but what's even more outrageous is that some people still believe luck can last long-term. Stop-loss and take-profit should be learned in childhood, but most people only realize this after losing their pants. Actually, the most ironic thing is, many people will learn a lesson after reading this post, but half an hour later, they still trade recklessly.

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OnChain_Detective

· 8h ago

ngl this reeks of classic liquidation cascade patterns... dude literally yolo'd into RIVER without profit targets? that's textbook high-risk behavior right there. pattern analysis suggests emotional trading → blown account → desperation plays → lucky recovery. statistically these accounts don't survive round two, remember folks always DYOR before going all-in on alts

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MerkleMaid

· 8h ago

Wow, this is the gambler's mentality. Losing everything and then turning it around, still fooling myself.

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