The real culprit behind account shrinkage is often not the decline itself, but those seemingly redeeming rebound moments.

You probably aren’t unfamiliar with this experience: when the market drops terribly, you can still grit your teeth and hold on. But once the price starts to rebound, your heartbeat quickens—the only thought in your mind is: get out quickly, save what's left. And then? You sell. The result? The market gradually stabilizes, even rises all the way.

This isn’t bad luck; it’s falling into the same trap—rebound emotional trap.

The most dangerous part of a rebound is timing. The fear left by the decline hasn’t fully dissipated, and a sudden rebound appears like a life-saving straw. At that moment, your psychological defenses are at their weakest, and a brief hope immediately triggers the impulse to "escape the pain." Rational thinking? Gone. You are completely controlled by emotion, and before you press the button, you haven’t thought it through.

But here’s a market rule: true trend reversals rarely happen with a violent rebound in one go. It’s more like a long, repeated process of chip exchange. Rushing to escape during the first wave of rebound is actually cutting losses during the main force’s shakeout and bottom-building phase.

Those who can make money in this market long-term are not the ones with the strongest prediction ability, but the ones who are best at "waiting." They can distinguish between a "panic rebound" and a "trend recovery."

Next time a rebound occurs, don’t let your finger decide for you. First ask yourself two questions:

**First, does my initial buy logic still hold up?** Has the fundamentals changed? Has the technical picture changed? If not, the rebound is just normal fluctuation.

**Second, does this rebound signal a key stabilization?** Has the trading volume increased? Has the price broken above key moving averages? Or is it a weak rebound?

Sometimes, what you’re eager to get rid of isn’t actually risk, but the panic just about to pass, and opportunities that haven’t truly begun yet. Avoiding this "rebound cutting losses" trap means you’ve already surpassed most people in the market.