2025-12-14 13:20:41

Weekend market liquidity is indeed quite tight. The day before yesterday, I made a ZEC trade and ended up chasing the high, which served as a small lesson.

Recently, I'm participating in a trading competition that's already in its fifth day. My current ranking fluctuates between 10 and 15. Although it's a competition, I always adhere to one principle—the bottom line of trading cannot be compromised due to ranking pressure.

Using 10,000 yuan of capital to do this, mindset is very important. If you aim for quick doubling, you'll be prone to getting caught in a position once you enter, and the feeling of drawdown can be quite unpleasant. My approach is to stay disciplined, keeping each operation's position relatively conservative, allowing the account enough room for error.

The benefit of this approach is that even if one trade results in a loss, the overall risk resistance of the account remains intact. Gradually accumulating profits, the final results are often not bad. Sometimes in trading, slowing down is actually the fastest way—because it prevents large drawdowns, and you won't need more time to repair the account.

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RugpullAlertOfficer

· 2025-12-16 22:07

Chasing ZEC high has also been something I've done—it's a painful lesson... The fluctuations in rankings don't matter much; the key is that the account stays alive. Don't let your mindset kill you. Playing with 10,000 yuan in a competition, the greedy ones all become leeks. Being conservative is really not wrong; taking it slow is more stable than rushing. Sometimes you just have to accept your fate. Doubling or not doubling doesn't matter; surviving first is the priority. This mindset is more valuable than anything else.

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DegenDreamer

· 2025-12-16 17:04

This mindset is indeed steady, unlike some people who chase highs every day and get cut. --- Did you chase into the high point of ZEC? Haha, we've all been there, just remember to learn from it. --- Don't pay too much attention to ranking fluctuations; stable growth is the way to go, or you'll eventually crash. --- Playing with 10,000 yuan in a competition and still being so disciplined, that's impressive. Most people would have gone all in by now. --- You're right, a large retracement really takes longer to recover from. Better to stay steady than take risks. --- Chasing gains during weekend low liquidity lessons is costly, but cheap lessons often can't change a person. --- This conservative position strategy may sound dull, but it's truly the way to survive the longest.

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SnapshotDayLaborer

· 2025-12-14 13:50

Chasing highs and getting trapped is really the ultimate in frustration. I've been through it too; I saw that wave of ZEC. When liquidity is poor, it's better not to be reckless. Everyone has their own perspective. Being ranked between 10th and 15th is still a bit uncomfortable, but your mindset is definitely stronger than most. Not many people make reckless moves just for rankings. Turning 10,000 yuan into this kind of mentality is not easy. Most people have already gone all-in. I quite agree with your conservative position; taking it slow can actually lead to more stable profits. Wait, you said slowing down is the fastest? I need to ponder that logic a bit, but it does make sense—no retracement means no need to spend time filling gaps.

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TestnetScholar

· 2025-12-14 13:42

The lesson of chasing high on ZEC is indeed frustrating, but it's quite rare to be able to stick to the bottom line in a competition.

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EyeOfTheTokenStorm

· 2025-12-14 13:30

Chasing the high really teaches you a lesson that lasts a week... If we put it nicely, it's called a "market cycle adjustment"; if less politely, it's just being trapped. A fluctuation of 10 to 15? That's a pretty steady mindset. If it were me, I would have already started leveraging to turn things around. Your ten thousand yuan defense actually feels like trading with time... But the question is, does slow always mean winning? The key still depends on the market structure. Currently, liquidity is so tight that small positions are safer, but opportunities are also more scarce. How do you see this wave of market trend?

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HappyMinerUncle

· 2025-12-14 13:26

This mindset is truly top-notch; there aren't many people who don't make reckless moves just for rankings. Was ZEC the one you got scammed into? Low liquidity over the weekend is indeed tough. Holding a conservative position is the right approach. I've seen too many people try to double their money quickly and end up getting liquidated, which is not worth it. Spreading out 10,000 yuan slowly is much safer than going all-in impulsively.

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