Keep Losing Money😿 Do You Have 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.
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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I’ll admit I’ve also fallen into the trap of taking profits too early while holding onto losing trades for too long. It’s easy to justify a loss by saying “it’ll bounce back,” but that’s usually just hope talking. Now, I try to focus more on the actual fundamentals and stick to my stop-losses.
Overall, I’ve realized trading is more about managing emotions than analyzing charts. Recognizing these bad habits has helped me become more disciplined—and hopefully, more profitable over time.
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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~
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我应该在Top Gloves股价上涨时出售我的股票，但我一直坚持到现在，以提醒我当该股走势逆转时我的损失厌恶偏见。
所以现在我学到了关于损失厌恶的宝贵一课，意识到这一点有助于我认识到自己何时陷入了损失厌恶的陷阱。
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至於壞習慣，說實話，我曾長期受“盲目補倉”困擾。虧損的時候，總覺得越跌越該加碼，幻想攤平成本、反彈解套。但很多時候，事實是趨勢已經反轉、基本面惡化，繼續補倉只是把自己越套越深。尤其在成長股下行週期，這種補倉更像是“硬撐”。
後來我學着接受虧損，告訴自己：錯了就認，不能讓情緒替我操作。投資最終是理性的事，但理性往往被情緒打敗。克服偏見和壞習慣，靠的不是一時覺悟，而是長期警覺。
有時，當你在一隻股票盤整階段買入，但當它不上漲時卻感到沮喪。與此同時，看着其他股票飆升讓人感覺難以忍受，就像你在別人獲利時錯過了機會。這導致不斷在扇區之間跳躍，追逐熱量——通常，複合損失。
: this apply for the super gamblers
Wrong take-profit and stop-loss method: Take quick profits but hold onto losing trades : this only the god can do it ... those said they can do it only shows the win not the losses.
No patience: Think the stocks you don't buy is better and then switch = depends on luck
Buy penny stocks: Ignore market leaders and chase cheap, speculative stocks: depends on luck .
Betting on the small odds: Catch falling knife= this is only what the writer thought 🤔
second worse habit is buy good stocks when it's going up and sell when it's going down.
當你賣出的那一刻，你就渴望買別的東西，害怕錯過。這是典型的貪婪。但切記：只要市場存在，機會總會到來。具有諷刺意味的是，當真正的機會到來時，你可能已經沒有現金了。
2.錯誤的止盈止損方法：快速獲利但虧損的交易持有
這是一個典型的散戶陷阱——出於恐懼獲利了結，出於希望持有虧損。這是一種短期的、不耐煩的心態。當一隻股票下跌時，許多人安慰自己說：“我不賣也不虧。”但如果基本面發生了變化，越早退出就意味着損失越少。