Keep Losing Money😿 Do You Have These Bad Habits?

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2025-05-10
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It’s said that 85% of people don’t make money trading stocks. Even someone as brilliant as Newton wasn’t spared. That’s because trading isn’t just about technicals and fundamentals—it’s a game of human nature.

Let’s take a look at the five key habits that lead to losses. Which one sounds familiar?

1. FOMO: Sell and then buy again—and always go all-in, never holding cash

The moment you sell, you’re itching to buy something else, afraid of missing out. This is classic greed. But remember: as long as the market exists, opportunities will always come. Ironically, when the real opportunity does arrive, you probably won’t have any cash left.

2. Wrong take-profit and stop-loss method: Take quick profits but hold onto losing trades

This is a classic retail investor trap—taking tiny profits out of fear, and holding onto losses out of hope. It's a short-term, impatient mindset. When a stock drops, many console themselves by saying, "It's not a loss if I don’t sell." But if the fundamentals have changed, getting out sooner means losing less.

3. No patience: Think the stocks you don't buy is better and then switch

Sometimes when you buy a stock during its consolidation phase, but feel frustrated when it doesn’t rise. Meanwhile, watching other stocks soar feels unbearable, like you're missing out while others cash in. This leads to constantly jumping between sectors, chasing heat—and usually, compounding losses.

4. Buy penny stocks: Ignore market leaders and chase cheap, speculative stocks

People love “bargains” and cheap stocks, fantasizing about catching a turnaround or reorganization that makes a penny stock soar. But the truth is, leaders are leaders for a reason. Speculative stocks rarely become leaders. Buying them is like betting on a miracle.

5. Betting on the small odds: Catch falling knife

It feels smart to buy something that's fallen sharply—like you’ve found a bargain. But that’s just self-deception. If the bottom hasn’t formed, the dominant trend is still down, and you’re likely catching a falling knife. A 50% drop can still become 80%.

Many people feel personally called out by this list—and that’s the point. These are the traps of human nature. To succeed in the stock market, you must learn to rise above them.

What do you think is the hardest emotional bias to overcome in investing?

Which bad habit do you have in your investing?

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Keep Losing Money 😿 Time to Change These Bad Habits?
It’s said that 85% of people don’t make money trading stocks. Even someone as brilliant as Newton wasn’t spared. That’s because trading isn’t just about technicals and fundamentals—it’s a game of human nature. What do you think is the hardest emotional bias to overcome in investing? Which bad habit do you have in your investing?
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  • Shyon
    2025-05-11
    Shyon
    對我來說，最難克服的情感偏見是FOMO。我確實有一種在賣出後立即投入交易的衝動，只是因爲我不想“錯過”。當市場似乎在沒有你的情況下波動時，很難坐擁現金，但我（艱難地）認識到，耐心通常比追逐更有回報。

    我承認我也陷入了過早獲利了結，同時持有虧損交易太久的陷阱。通過說“它會反彈”來證明損失是合理的很容易，但這通常只是希望在說話。現在，我試着更多地關注實際的基本面，並堅持我的止損。

    總的來說，我意識到交易更多的是管理情緒，而不是分析圖表。認識到這些壞習慣幫助我變得更加自律——希望隨着時間的推移，我能獲得更多的利潤。

    @Tiger_comments @TigerStars @Tiger_SG

  • icycrystal
    2025-05-11
    icycrystal
    @rL @HelenJanet @GoodLife99 @Universe宇宙 @SPACE ROCKET @TigerGPT @Shyon @Aqa @HelenJanet @LMSunshine @Zarkness @xXxZealandxXx @nomadic_m

    I prefer to go for blue chips as they have proven themselves. however, there were times where my itchy hands tend to buy those "cheap" stocks (normally 52 weeks low) with the intention of selling them when they rise. thing is, when they rise emotions get the better of me thinking perhaps they may rise further and start holding onto them. till somehow I get "bonded" with the stocks... that isn't good, is it [Doubt] [Doubt] [Doubt] dangerous to get "bonded" with stock...

    It’s said that 85% of people don’t make money trading stocks. Even someone as brilliant as Newton wasn’t spared. That’s because trading isn’t just about technicals and fundamentals—it’s a game of human nature.

    What do you think is the hardest emotional bias to overcome in investing?

    Which bad habit do you have in your investing?

    leave your comments to win tiger coins~

  • koolgal
    2025-05-11
    koolgal
    🌟🌟🌟One of the hardest emotional biases to overcome in stock investing for me is Loss Aversion.  This bias makes me feel the pain of loss much more intensely than the pleasure of a comparable gain.  This may lead to decisions that are driven more by fear of losing money than by rational analysis of potential returns.

    One of the best examples is Top Glove $Top Glove(BVA.SI)$.  This stock is particularly popular during the Covid 19 Pandemic.  However its share price has dropped like a rock to the bottom of the ocean.

    I should have sold my shares of Top Gloves when it was riding high, but I held on till now, as a reminder of my loss aversion bias when the tide reversed for the stock.

    So now I have learnt a valuable lesson on loss aversion and being aware of it helps me to recognise when I am falling into its trap. 

    @Tiger_comments @Tiger_SG @TigerStars @CaptainTiger @TigerClub

  • Zarkness
    2025-05-11
    Zarkness
    This is a game of learning human behavior and emotions, u will learn from the experiences and most importantly, how to treat your own life differently . A lesson will never be good enough, it have to be key in the wisdom library to be accepted and unlock the life changing acknowledgment of investment pattern . It takes courage and patience and constant upgrading , a lot of self questioning, self blaming, self reflection, for losing a lot of money , how to bring yourself back together and move up again, so much more … not easy but if your passion is there for investing , you will eventually get your answer . 🙏🙏🙏 Happy trading and find yourself ❤️❤️❤️ PS: if your not happy trading , then don’t trade , don’t force it .
    • koolgal: 
      Thanks for sharing your valuable insights 😍😍😍
  • 1PC
    2025-05-10
    1PC
    Wow 😮 it kind of rekindle what I did [Surprised].... I did All 5 [OMG] when learning the ropes [OMG].... Painful 😖 .... I have learned to avoid the mentioned 5 bad habits and things have turned Positive Since [Miser].... well sometimes can still "All-In" la [Happy] [Happy] [Happy] @Jes86188 @yourcelesttyy @Shernice軒嬣 2000 @Barcode @JC888 @Shyon @Aqa
  • GoodLife99
    2025-05-11
    GoodLife99
    [LOL] it's really true, besides getting the falling 🔪🔪🔪, I always enter at the peak [Facepalm] & when it's recover to my cost price I will trade all my stocks but in actual fact, it's moving up! then I repeat the buying pattern at the peak again [Duh]

    hope I have more patient with better holding power for great companies

    Tigers, how about you? come share to win Tiger's 🪙🪙 & stand a chance to get voucher! [Smile]

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