13 Chart Watchers Day and Night Still Losing Horribly: Deadly Mistakes That 90% of Traders Are Falling Into

There was a year when our small team fell into the darkest period. The account was left with only 5,000U, 13 people took turns monitoring the screens day and night, and the more we traded, the more we lost. On the worst day, four stop-loss orders were wiped out consecutively. In frustration, the entire group entered full margin trades, riding the wave. Suddenly, a strong red candle slammed down, and everything went completely silent. No one said a word. The group chat froze. I didn’t scold or blame anyone. I only sent one sentence: “Stop looking at the chart. Tonight, everyone reviews. Three times.” Three Reviews, A Raw Truth That night, we sat down and realized one painful but very real truth: it’s not that the market is too difficult, but that when emotions run high, discipline has long since collapsed. Analysis can be correct, predictions can be accurate, but just one impulsive moment makes everything meaningless. The market doesn’t kill us – it’s uncontrolled emotions that do the damage. The next morning, I nailed 10 rules onto the group announcement. From then on, we bid farewell to the “trading by feel” style. 10 Trading Rules That Keep Us Alive When coins drop strongly, don’t panic – that’s often an opportunity, not a trap.
When increasing for two consecutive days, reduce your position – taking profits is real profit.
If it increases more than 7% in one day, stand aside and observe if it continues to rise the next day.
Only enter a trade when the coin is correcting strongly – riding the peak is just giving money to the market.
Sideways for three days without direction – wait another three days; if it still doesn’t move, switch to another coin.
If the price doesn’t return to the cost basis the next day – cut losses decisively, no negotiations.
If it increases for 3 days, look at 5 days; if it increases for 5 days, look at 7 days – timing is more important than prediction.
Volume increase at the bottom is an opportunity, volume increase at the top with no price movement is a risk.
In a trend, focus only on 4 lines:
3 days: short-term
30 days: mid-wave
80 days: main trend
120 days: long-term trend
Small capital traders must meet 3 factors to win: correct method – strong psychology – ruthless discipline. How Is Discipline Enforced? Every day, we only do three things correctly:
Don’t trade without a clear pattern: no matter how attractive, skip it.
Don’t force ambiguous opportunities: unclear signals mean no entry.
Take screenshots, record, review daily: after many years, the win rate remains high, and every trade can be traced back to the reason for entry and exit. Why Can Discipline Win? The market was created to punish greed and fear.
Greed leads to riding the peak, fear leads to hitting the bottom – that’s human instinct.
We use rules to isolate emotions, so the system speaks for the ego.
For example:
If losing repeatedly, stop trading for a day to avoid revenge trading.
Always place stop-loss after technical structure, not giving yourself a chance to “let it go.”
When there’s no room for compromise, decisions become simpler and colder – and that’s when the account begins to stabilize. Conclusion Trading is not a gamble, but a marathon of discipline and compound interest.
Through countless bull and bear cycles, the only thing we need to do is let the capital grow sustainably.
If you’re tired of being dragged around by emotions, start today: write down your rules, and engrain them into every click.
Learning is always the most profitable investment. When you have enough discipline, the market will give you the answer itself.