How do you handle losses in trading?

[monineklutak]

if you trade in the spot market, the loss will definitely be replaced by another investment at a cheap price,
but if you play in the futures exchange then you can lose all your money

[bitgolden]

Everytime I experience losses in trading, I calm myself by turning my attention into other things so that I cant think deeply the losses and the mistakes I did. When I was still new I cant handle losing my money and it makes me depress, however as time goes by I learned to accept the unfortunate situation and do better the next time. Because in the end I realized through that losses you will learn something. Its best to only use the amount you can afford to lose so it wont be hard to accept having losses.

That makes sense, I never thought about it that way. Trading is not the only part of life and when you end up with a loss it is a very bad feeling, you could figure out ways to see it as a good thing or you could try to just suppress that feeling, but focusing on something totally different is a great idea. I personally never tried it but from now on I am going to try it as much as I can.

To start off with watching a movie after a loss could be a great thing, whenever I feel sad because of something, I try to watch a series on netflix and I am usually watching so many and listed so many I barely ever run out, and it helps me forget them, and loss in trading is one of them that I never considered. So on my next ever loss on trading, I will just go to netflix and start watching a show, that will probably help me too.

[deisik]

Taking consecutive losses in trading has led to a lot of blown accounts

While it can be frustrating, it is not the end of the world

Trading is very much like gambling, but unlike gambling all your losses are paper only unless they become realized, i.e. when the position is closed. With gambling it is quite different, and when your balance is wiped out clean, it is the end of the world of sorts. Of course, trading shitcoins is not particularly different from gambling in terms of financial result, but the difference is still one of kind rather than degree. Put shortly, seeing a few losses here and there is nothing for a seasoned gambler who turned to trading

[carlfebz2]

Taking consecutive losses in trading has led to a lot of blown accounts

While it can be frustrating, it is not the end of the world

Trading is very much like gambling, but unlike gambling all your losses are paper only unless they become realized, i.e. when the position is closed. With gambling it is quite different, and when your balance is wiped out clean, it is the end of the world of sorts. Of course, trading shitcoins is not particularly different from gambling in terms of financial result, but the difference is still one of kind rather than degree. Put shortly, seeing a few losses here and there is nothing for a seasoned gambler who turned to trading

The thing here is that you do still able to have that potential comeback or recovery since you do still own those coins that you have traded which means it not totally a loss or completely wipe out but somewhat
you are holding some less value coins but you can choose to hold em up and this is the difference between pure gambling.

Its not necessary for us to have those lots of mistakes or losses for us to learn.While we are on the process of learning, we should try our best to minimize the risk as possible.

Handling out losses might vary one each individual because not all would really have the same level of understanding and emotional aspect.

[abel1337]

Taking consecutive losses in trading has led to a lot of blown accounts

While it can be frustrating, it is not the end of the world

Trading is very much like gambling, but unlike gambling all your losses are paper only unless they become realized, i.e. when the position is closed. With gambling it is quite different, and when your balance is wiped out clean, it is the end of the world of sorts. Of course, trading shitcoins is not particularly different from gambling in terms of financial result, but the difference is still one of kind rather than degree. Put shortly, seeing a few losses here and there is nothing for a seasoned gambler who turned to trading

The thing here is that you do still able to have that potential comeback or recovery since you do still own those coins that you have traded which means it not totally a loss or completely wipe out but somewhat
you are holding some less value coins but you can choose to hold em up and this is the difference between pure gambling.

Its not necessary for us to have those lots of mistakes or losses for us to learn.While we are on the process of learning, we should try our best to minimize the risk as possible.

Handling out losses might vary one each individual because not all would really have the same level of understanding and emotional aspect.

If you're in the spot market you can possibly regain you're lost by buying some cheap tokens that have the capability of making yourself a comeback but if you are on a future market and you are wiped, It's sad because you totally lost your capital in it.

You're right, It's not the end of the world if you lose on a trade. We, humans, keep learning new things that we can apply on another repeated process, Just be positive about your loss. It's better to gain real experience in losing to make yourself more determined on your next trades. Remember that no trader has a 100% accuracy on their trades, Every trader experience losses. Weather it is a trading guru, A full time trader or a Pro trader.

[sweetbet]

I do a lot more research about the project before I invest in it, and will only buy the bottom of a good project. That's how I minimize losses. When I first started out, I invested in a lot of scam projects that stole my money, and I FOMO'ed into shitcoins and panic sold the dips. I've learned a lot since then.

[deisik]

No regrets whatsoever if the price continue to increase after I sold off. It's not the nature of crypto, very volatile and unpredictable. And you mentioned greed, yes, that's another emotions that we traders need to get ahold of. We should unless not to get carry but this emotions because in most cases it will spell between a successful trade and profits and losing more money in the end.

Exactly!. Take your profit and don't look back!

Not a very bright idea if you ask me. While it makes perfect sense in gambling (otherwise known as "roll and run"), with trading you are typically in for the long haul. It means reinvesting almost everything earned to unleash the full potential of compounding. Indeed, you may and in fact must switch between assets by selling overpriced and buying undervalued ones (known as "portfolio reshuffle"), but other than that, it is a never-ending game of making dough

And another key difference from gambling

[Timmzzy]

Trading is something I came to understand that if you are not patience enough forget it. You can't handle the market. Am not a trader tho but have been in that state before. It has to do with lots of calculations and more time into it than to your self. I didn't run away from it because of all that but I just keep away because that's not my kind of life to practice into. But hey I was dam good when it comes to F.a (fundamental analysis) and as well to analyse chart. Now you want to learn some why not try. http://babypips.com

[Utoy101]

Just wanna know how you get yourself back in right state of mind after taking a loss or better still, how do you handle losses?

Share your experiences and techniques, this will be helpful. 

Many things do help me overcome the trauma of trading loses; first is the fact that i fo enter the trade with the mindset that it may go South, then again i do trade with either my spare cash or the money i can afford to lose because you just have to keep learning new market analysis everyday and losing is one of the perfect way of learning them

[Oasisman]

I do a lot more research about the project before I invest in it, and will only buy the bottom of a good project. That's how I minimize losses. When I first started out, I invested in a lot of scam projects that stole my money, and I FOMO'ed into shitcoins and panic sold the dips. I've learned a lot since then.

I guess you have misunderstood what the OP means about handling losses in trading.
Investing in a certain project and holding their token is different from trading alts in the market. Of course when you're trading you don't want to buy shitcoin just to rot inside your wallet.

Losses are inevitable when trading. Experience will give you tip on how to minimize and handle your losses. You basically just need to be patient, learn from mistakes and be very observant on TA's.

[Kelvinid]

It was acceptable to have losses in trading but it was also different when you are saying ALWAYS. If this case is still happening, I have to quite in trading. There is something we need to figure out what is wrong and where are we getting wrong, our strategies? Luck of knowledge? Or we are an emotional trader.
Because we are still going to continue trading without looking these holes on us, believe me, we are not going far but just keep on losing. That was hard when we pretending ourselves that we are totally ready for this thing but actually is not. That is why we have to look back and have to think deeply.

[SacriFries11]

I always set how much money can I lose in a day so that it will affects me a lot. If I find to difficult to trade that specific day I immediately stop and eliminate the possibility that I might lose a bigger amount of money that day. I also list down where are my mistakes in that trade so I can avoid it next time. You can also make different things aside in trading so that you can't trade continuosly.

[Shimmiry]

Taking consecutive losses in trading has led to a lot of blown accounts.
Losses affects us psychologically and doesn't make us think logically.
Just wanna know how you get yourself back in right state of mind after taking a loss or better still, how do you handle losses?
Share your experiences and techniques, this will be helpful. 

Trading isn't an easy task nor a simple game. A trader must always set his psychological stability before taking any steps in trading as risks are common in the matter. Also, a good trader doesn't always learn just because he has been told that he must be stable under any pressure, but rather by experiencing such losses in trading and coping it up. Professionals can also loss a trade, but then it is by experience that makes him invulnerable to such psychological breakdowns.

[rathaha10]

It was acceptable to have losses in trading but it was also different when you are saying ALWAYS. If this case is still happening, I have to quite in trading. There is something we need to figure out what is wrong and where are we getting wrong, our strategies? Luck of knowledge? Or we are an emotional trader.
Because we are still going to continue trading without looking these holes on us, believe me, we are not going far but just keep on losing. That was hard when we pretending ourselves that we are totally ready for this thing but actually is not. That is why we have to look back and have to think deeply.

I agree with you. Some people believe in the concept of taking risk and losing while trading to the extent that they've forgotten losing is just to be a part that should make you rethink and restructure your trading strategies towards a more profitable one. It is okay to take risk and make mistakes but don't take blind risk, any trader that want to be profitable must take calculated risk as well be uptimistic always

[Janation]

It is a hard process to be honest.

The first time I trade, I did a lot of losses and it's been a while before myself got used to it. Despite me knowing that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are volatile, I still get upset, regret some of my decisions but in the end I kind work through it. It is still hard to deal with or handle losses since there are other things that could affect you like other problems (personal).

[alquinte]

Before I put money into something such as trading, I go with the mindset that I have to be ready to lose all of my investments.
If a loss comes to me, then I'm not too sad about it.
But of course, it affects me in a way, for example with etherium, on the first investment I lost 50%. It made me feel bad, but I knew that it wouldn't affect me at all financially so after some time I got out of it.

[daglordjames]

well i just accept ang let go about my loss i'll just do it again because i might get lucky and retrieve my loss.

[cheezcarls]

Taking consecutive losses in trading has led to a lot of blown accounts.

Losses affects us psychologically and doesn't make us think logically.

Just wanna know how you get yourself back in right state of mind after taking a loss or better still, how do you handle losses?

Share your experiences and techniques, this will be helpful. 

I had experience that before last year, when I made some bad decisions on trading with Bitcoin and altcoins. During that time when I lost a lot or missed that opportunity, I had nothing but regrets and I'm kinda emotional that time. It makes me think that I should quit in crypto trading.

However, if I just quit crypto trading, it wouldn't make me improve as a skilled trader. As for my way in handling losses, I just keep myself that I can get back that money anytime and profit one day. I focus on being productive rather than thinking about the losses, which makes me move on from it. I also admit that I am not skilled enough to be a trader, so I had to educate myself.

Platforms like NewsCrypto, Youtube videos from crypto influencers, TraderCobb and so on have helped me a lot to improve my skills as a cryptocurrency trader. At least I know that the next time I'm going to occur losses, I know what to do by just focusing on being a productive guy and thinking that this loss is just normal and I had to live with it.

I also had a mindset that I'm expecting more losses than profits. In that way, I won't get disappointed and being emotional too much.

[FanEagle]

Taking consecutive losses in trading has led to a lot of blown accounts.

Losses affects us psychologically and doesn't make us think logically.

Just wanna know how you get yourself back in right state of mind after taking a loss or better still, how do you handle losses?

Facing losses is not a big thing when you are trading along with calculated risks. It means you must risk in your trading only what you are able to afford on the event of losses. Most people never think about hitting stoploss and that is the reason they will get frustrated when stoploss is happening accidentally. Moreover it is not right to call it accident because we should expect hitting target and hitting stoploss at the same level of probability; hitting both must be having equal chances. Only people who are able to understand these facts could come out of the losses and start focusing on next trade.

Yes, only people who are able to quickly accept losses will get chances to recover it quicker than any other traders. It means thinking and worrying about losses will not help any trader but we should come out of it so that we can recover from another trade. This is the basic rule every trader must remember so that they can easily handle losses while trading.

[bitbunnny]

Facing a loss is never easy but it's something that you need to count on. As long these are sums that you can afford to lose it shouldn't be that bad.
Personaly I don't trade big so the losses are not big either and I like to play on safe cards, to put it that way.
However, if losses happen I usualy pause for a while and try to restore some funds from other sources. I don't push instant recovery with trading because usualy that leads to even deeper loss.