TRADING FROM 5 YEARS STILL IN 30k LOSS

[Nahl]

Five years is a long time, if you ask me. Someone who spends that much time on a single thing should become highly experienced in that thing, but if they spend so much time and still seem to fail at it, then it's clearly not for them, and they are not able to comprehend everything and that is the reason why they are not able to become consistent with it and have more success than failure in their journey. Trading is not for everyone, and this has been proven so many times by similar examples such as OP.

When you feel that you are not able to find success in something even after spending a significant amount of time trying, then you should simply understand that it's not going to work out, because if it was to work out, it would have worked out by now. OP should focus only on making investments on major cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin and good altcoins, and should stop trading to avoid further losses.

Five years is a decent amount of time to understand a specific domain. Trading is a risky stuff and not everyone is proficient enough to handle the wild fire of trading. It's important to figure out as trader that whether you can continue trading or not. If you are bearing continuous loss despite your best efforts then it's best to take a break and analyse your strategy. Sometime taking a break also help in making a good come back. If you are not getting success in trading then switch to long term investment to understand more about crypto market.     

Those who have been involved to crypto world and being an crypto traders for at least 5 year mostly will understand how to earn money from the market because 5 years is not a short term even i know some traders who experience less than that year but their trading results is still good and seeing OP story which he didn't earn money from his trading activities during 5 years and even he has a debt i think it's time to him to stop to being an the trader and quit from this job that because i can see trading world is not belong to him

[OsaiEmma]

If you've been trading for 5 years but are still losing money, perhaps your knowledge of analysis is lacking or you're not able to absorb information about cryptocurrency trading well. Because 5 years means it's already back-to-back halving, meaning if you got in on the coin during the previous halving period, you're already covered and have turned a profit by the next Bitcoin halving. This is because the price almost always doubles from the previous halving with each halving. If you're not yet proficient and are still consistently losing money, it's better to trade in the spot market

If you look at it with this lense, you won't see it clearly, even if you know and understand the cycles, it doesn't guarantee wins, I feel he just have bad timings in the market, and yeah truly he needss to learn more ang get more knowledge, cause if he haven't grown with this much experience then that's an issue,.but saying the cycle, nah....it is not as easy as ur taking it to be.

One thing you need to learn as a trader is to learn how to let go your losses and if you have it in mind to recover your losses in trading you will definitely lose more. Trade with the amount that you can afford to lose and loses should be the reason why you need to learn more and improve your trading skills to start getting a better result. In trading you need to take out emotions  and do not let your loses to make you to trade the amount that you are not ready to lose.

Forget teaching crap like that to a guy who can't even come back to respond. Trading for 5 years and he decides to randomly come into a forum to ask strangers?

Fake, made up shit.

A real trader losing that much money wouldn't be asking for advice. They know they're addicted, they know they've been gambling. They're just making another loan or another depo.

His advice isn't a fake made up shit honestly, you're right in saying he have been gambling but wrong in saying the mentioned advice is not helpful, that's not true, I honestly think the reason he kept loosing is because he keeps going back to recover his lost funds just like in gambling and this creates a never ending cycle of failure.

He is most likely trading with the mindset of a gambler hereby messing up his strategy if at all he had , and I believe he does cause there is no way someone will be trading for years without coming up with a strategy..

Let me know how to recover loss bcz now I also have a loan of 3k USDT on me.

So OP, throw away this mindset, know that ur losses are gone, and try to stick to ur strategy and stick by it for real, be disciplined and control you emotions, accept each losses, and if you cannot, just quit and start accumulating, and if it doesn't suit u too, then quit, that's all I can say

[landheer]

Losses in trading are common, but in trading, we also need to manage risk. For example, if we trade, we shouldn't lose too much. For example, if we lose 1% or 2%, immediately close at that price and use a stop-loss order to avoid significant losses. This is based on my personal experience. And of course, when trading, you should use money you can afford to lose. Often, if you don't use money you can afford to lose, many people lose money.

In my opinion, if you still want to trade, use your past as a lesson and don't let yourself fall a second time. Sometimes, many experienced traders were once unable to trade and even often lost. In my opinion, the decision is yours, as everyone has different skill sets. However, trading is high-risk and requires extensive knowledge and the ability to control emotions.

[odunybiz]

I am trading crypto from past 5 years

There is a wide difference between trading and gambling. Trading is technical and needs alot of knowledge. If you take your trading just as gambling, then you may keep losing.

Now after 5 years my total loss is 30k USDT

This is a huge loss. I can say you lack good knowledge about trading and moreover, you lack some various skills needed before you can start trading.

I am earning hardly 500 USDT per month from my job and recently got married

Well, I don't know which country you stay but in some country, this is still good to manage your monthly expenditure and still have some to save. Taking part of this income after all home expenditure to buy BTC and not trading will have given you good profit by now. BTC is just $18,936.62 five years ago (Nov 20,2020), compare that with the present price. If you have been holding BTC rather than trading since then, you will definitely be at profit instead of loses and debt. Well, it isn't too late, you can start from somewhere today.

Let me know how to recover loss bcz now I also have a loan of 3k USDT on me.

Having the mindset of recovering your loss is another way to lose more. In either trading or gambling, it isn't a good ideal running after your lose. Although you may learn from your loses. Sometimes, certain mistakes are made that can lead to loses. So all you need to do is to correct your mistake and move on.

:)Is it all gamble or I consider it as fee of learning in this field

If you still resume trading, what assure you that you won't continue losing because you will continue gambling instead of trading.

Should I continue to trade or leave this field

I will advise you to go and learn more about trading before you resume back to trading if you wish to trade. Moreover, it more advisable to buy and hodl BTC as it only requires little knowledge to do that.

[slaman29]

Forget teaching crap like that to a guy who can't even come back to respond. Trading for 5 years and he decides to randomly come into a forum to ask strangers?

Fake, made up shit.

A real trader losing that much money wouldn't be asking for advice. They know they're addicted, they know they've been gambling. They're just making another loan or another depo.

His advice isn't a fake made up shit honestly, you're right in saying he have been gambling but wrong in saying the mentioned advice is not helpful, that's not true, I honestly think the reason he kept loosing is because he keeps going back to recover his lost funds just like in gambling and this creates a never ending cycle of failure.

He is most likely trading with the mindset of a gambler hereby messing up his strategy if at all he had , and I believe he does cause there is no way someone will be trading for years without coming up with a strategy..

I was referring to his post, the fact he didn't come back to respond to posts or to me calling him out kinda proves it. Thats all fake and made up shit

His 'advice' is common sense. So I wouldn't credit him for that.

You don't believe traders 'trade' for years without strategy? You need to spend time in trading communities and see how many degens there are using rando strats or copytrading lol

[Faisal2202]

I am trading crypto from past 5 years

When I was doing my Bachelors Degree I started trading and whatever I earn from freelancing I used to put in binance and do future trading.
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Should I continue to trade or leave this field

$3k loan is nothing, brother, I am sure you can manage it, even if I don't know what you do, as if that job or other jobs that you are doing or not, might make you more than $500 or not. But I still beleive that a person dedicated enough can at least manage to accumulate $3k and pay off their debts.

Speaking of your $30k loss, that is huge. I am shocked to hear that you lost $30k in 5 years, but did you make anything? Like some traders when are sharing their journey results, they are only talking about the loss but not talking about the profit they made.

Recovering $30k might be a bit hard, but I hope that with proper risk management, you could recover it.

[landheer]

If you've been trading for 5 years but are still losing money, perhaps your knowledge of analysis is lacking or you're not able to absorb information about cryptocurrency trading well. Because 5 years means it's already back-to-back halving, meaning if you got in on the coin during the previous halving period, you're already covered and have turned a profit by the next Bitcoin halving. This is because the price almost always doubles from the previous halving with each halving. If you're not yet proficient and are still consistently losing money, it's better to trade in the spot market

Five years is certainly not a short time. At least, the OP should have a basic understanding of trading. However, if you think about it, trading isn't easy because market direction is difficult to predict. Of course, the decision is ultimately up to the op whether to continue trading or not. There are also many people who are consistently unlucky in trading because they seem to need time to understand the market. I also have a friend who is now an expert in trading. It took him more than five years to learn trading before he could trade well and make a profit.

Spot trading is indeed the safest, and the risk is not as high as futures trading. Moreover, if  trade in Bitcoin, there is potential for better returns because Bitcoin has the potential to continue rising, although there is always risk. So, if trade in BTC, even if get stuck, can just hold on to it and consider it a long-term investment in BTC, because the price bought will certainly rise and even make a profit

[OsaiEmma]

I was referring to his post, the fact he didn't come back to respond to posts or to me calling him out kinda proves it. Thats all fake and made up shit

His 'advice' is common sense. So I wouldn't credit him for that.

You don't believe traders 'trade' for years without strategy? You need to spend time in trading communities and see how many degens there are using rando strats or copytrading lol

Oh ok, I thought you were referring to the advice you quoted, thanks for clearing that up.

Yeah the post might look like something made up truly, or maybe seeing he is a newbie, he probably might not be able to properly navigate in the forum and operate as he should by revisiting posts and replying, I don't know.

You don't believe traders 'trade' for years without strategy? You need to spend time in trading communities and see how many degens there are using rando strats or copytrading lol

For real, lol, that is crazy, well I believe everybody have their pattern of trading, some copy and paste successfully professionals, some uses sentiment, some receives signals, so yeah you a totally right there, some trader truly don't have strategy, they just do whatsoever others are.

[Asuspawer09]

You are doing it wrong for sure if you are losing money even after 5 years of trading, there are a lot of opportunities in the market to make some profit at any moment, It's easy to spot for sure by now there was no chance that you dont know what do did wrong in the 5 years ago, if you just keep on investing for 5 years you are still going to make some profit after 5 years so i just can't imagine what you do how you lose money.

Your probably not putting a huge effort on it, someone who just buy Bitcoin when it is hype thinking that it is going to be moon, then someone who sell when the market drop a percentage thinking that you are going to lose a huge amount of money if you dont sell, or probably you do future trading where you get liquidated without experience or knowledge about it, it's easy to lose money on crypto that is why you need to know what you actually is doing before even starting to invest on it.

I suggest starting learning about your financial management first so that you can manage your finances, especially your debt, and create actual income dont rely on crypto, find a job to pay your debt or something that could generate you income. Focus on paying your debt first, then start building your financial foundation firs,t like savings, emergency fund, health insurance, etc. then after that you could start wondering into investment like crypto again.

[Frankolala]

Losses in trading are common, but in trading, we also need to manage risk. For example, if we trade, we shouldn't lose too much. For example, if we lose 1% or 2%, immediately close at that price and use a stop-loss order to avoid significant losses. This is based on my personal experience. And of course, when trading, you should use money you can afford to lose. Often, if you don't use money you can afford to lose, many people lose money.

In my opinion, if you still want to trade, use your past as a lesson and don't let yourself fall a second time. Sometimes, many experienced traders were once unable to trade and even often lost. In my opinion, the decision is yours, as everyone has different skill sets. However, trading is high-risk and requires extensive knowledge and the ability to control emotions.

Trading is easily said than done. You made it look so easy from your explanation but it's when you open a position, you will understand that the market wouldn't go down the way we expected it. Of course, trading with the amount of money that you can afford to lose is the best practice. I do lose more than making profits when I'm trading which has made me limit my trading activities.

[Issa56]

I was referring to his post, the fact he didn't come back to respond to posts or to me calling him out kinda proves it. Thats all fake and made up shit

The OP made the post since November 07 2025, and since then the Op haven’t made any post, he hasn’t even come online to even read people’s comments which makes me believe also that the post doesn’t look real, but I don’t even know why the OP created the post because it’s obvious that the information which he posted is fake, and I don’t know his aim or maybe he thinks when he makes posts like that he will be merited. He created account and 5 minutes later he dropped a post.

[Jatiluhung]

Those who have been involved to crypto world and being an crypto traders for at least 5 year mostly will understand how to earn money from the market because 5 years is not a short term even i know some traders who experience less than that year but their trading results is still good and seeing OP story which he didn't earn money from his trading activities during 5 years and even he has a debt i think it's time to him to stop to being an the trader and quit from this job that because i can see trading world is not belong to him

Agreed, five years should be enough time for someone to learn to become a better trader. Even understanding basic analysis such as technical, fundamental, sentimental, emotional management, risk management, and money management can usually be mastered by someone in just a few years if they are serious, or even less. And if after five years they are still unsure of themselves, then the problem may be that they are not suited to this field. Because in five years, they should be able to understand where their mistakes lie and what needs to be improved. Unless, of course, during that long period of time, they did not try to learn where their mistakes lay. Or they did not take trading seriously enough.

[YOSHIE]

Should I continue to trade or leave this field

Those who are experienced and have been trading in the crypto market for quite a long time, they still experience bad luck and losses, But if you're five years past $30k in the middle of nowhere, in my judgment it's not a good strategy or idea to continue.

Yes, we understand that trading is not as easy as we see and as is said on social media, this and that to make big profits, that's not the case, you are really required to understand all sides, the market, types of crypto, analysis, chart development and so on, my suggestion is that five years means you are no longer suitable for trading activities, look at other strategies, perhaps you can consider long-term investment.

[SquallLeonhart]

Honestly? I am not even shocked because I have seen plenty of people like this. Not exactly 5 years and 30k, because everyone has different, some do 3 years and 10k, some do 8 years and 5k and some do 6 years and 100k, there are so many people who earn and lose but mostly lose.

In fact, there was a study where it said 70% of people in the crypto trading world loses money to 30% of the people who make money. Meaning smaller amount of people take the money of majority of the people so I am not shocked about what OP did.

[colinistheman]

Honestly? I am not even shocked because I have seen plenty of people like this. Not exactly 5 years and 30k, because everyone has different, some do 3 years and 10k, some do 8 years and 5k and some do 6 years and 100k, there are so many people who earn and lose but mostly lose.

In fact, there was a study where it said 70% of people in the crypto trading world loses money to 30% of the people who make money. Meaning smaller amount of people take the money of majority of the people so I am not shocked about what OP did.

That's right, there are many studies and survey showing that over 90% of trader lose money and only a few percent make a profit. Therefore, it is no surprise that OP or anyone else has been trading for years but has only suffered losses.
Trading is never easy, and having knowledge and experience does not guarantee that we can easily make a profit. Those factors only help to mitigate risk, but they do not guarantee profit for us

In my opinion, the OP's experience shows us the true nature of trading. The message is clear, trading is not for everyone and extremely brutal. It is not as easy as many people imagine.

[MissNonFall9]

I am trading crypto from past 5 years

When I was doing my Bachelors Degree I started trading and whatever I earn from freelancing I used to put in binance and do future trading.

Now after 5 years my total loss is 30k USDT

I am earning hardly 500 USDT per month from my job and recently got married

Let me know how to recover loss bcz now I also have a loan of 3k USDT on me.

 :)Is it all gamble or I consider it as fee of learning in this field

Should I continue to trade or leave this field

Before answering your question, I think it is important for me to tell you something. Look, trading is a field where there is no permanent income but there is a lot of mental stress and financial risk. Besides trading is a lot of psychological matter, here when our losses keep increasing then the trading decisions are almost completely based on emotions.

And your losses for five years mean that your trading skills here mean your trading model, your mindset and your trading discipline are not working properly, even if it sounds bad but it is true. So you should stop now and this decision will show your intelligence. And trading is not a profession, so you have to use paper trading or demo account once again, risk management and money management should be learned better if you want to trade fully.

Above all mental health is important for you. You should stop for a while, reduce your mental stress and if necessary, seek the advice of a good psychiatrist. That way your mind can become a little lighter, and I believe that if you can become lighter, your skills will increase a lot more.

[Olatundespo]

I am trading crypto from past 5 years

When I was doing my Bachelors Degree I started trading and whatever I earn from freelancing I used to put in binance and do future trading.

Now after 5 years my total loss is 30k USDT

I am earning hardly 500 USDT per month from my job and recently got married

Let me know how to recover loss bcz now I also have a loan of 3k USDT on me.

 :)Is it all gamble or I consider it as fee of learning in this field

Should I continue to trade or leave this field

You are an experienced trader yourself and have already lost a lot. It surprises me that you are expecting advice in this situation. It is disappointing to have such a high loss after trading in the short term but you should have realized this earlier.

I am sure you were greedy and traded low value shitcoins and got addicted. My advice is forget trading although it is not easy. However I would advise you to withdraw yourself from trading in the hope of short term profits.

Start accumulation Bitcoin for long term using DCA method. This will be the only ideal investment for you and continue Bitcoin for 4-10 years with your comfortable funds every week.

[Hamza2424]

:)Is it all gamble or I consider it as fee of learning in this field

Should I continue to trade or leave this field

Future trading is really risky bro, I also did future trading when I was doing my degree, and it was stressful for me, but in terms of managing all the work, not in terms of making profit, because I made really good profit, I traded for around 20 days and started with $7 and turn it into 180+ not that much, but I was testing it and breaking my limits.

But now I am really good at it haha, like the money I make in a whole day, I can easily arrange that in single trade but due to some reasons i have left future trading as it has leverage in it and all that which is forbidden in my religion but still despite this fact, I find it really risky for anyone.

You should continue but not with future but try spot for now.

[X-ray]

Honestly? I am not even shocked because I have seen plenty of people like this. Not exactly 5 years and 30k, because everyone has different, some do 3 years and 10k, some do 8 years and 5k and some do 6 years and 100k, there are so many people who earn and lose but mostly lose.

In fact, there was a study where it said 70% of people in the crypto trading world loses money to 30% of the people who make money. Meaning smaller amount of people take the money of majority of the people so I am not shocked about what OP did.

That is true and the study really exist, it even worse with shitcoins. 95% are losing and if you have unrealized profit and loss of $0 you are already on the top ceiling.

OP should just hold bitcoin like anybody else in this forum, spot alone can incur big losses, future trading is too risky and OP has demonstrated that maybe it is not in his best interest to continue trading.

Imagine all that money wasted if invested in Bitcoin where it's still $19k. Even after the recent flash dump, OP could still make about 4x profit just letting the bitcoin sit in his self custody wallet.

[Negotiation]

You should continue but not with future but try spot for now.

Well said, I agree with you because it is difficult to recover losses in futures trading, but if he starts spot trading and continues to improve his skills, then it can be said that recovery is possible little by little.

Note: For him, now he should try to reduce losses and make profits, but that is in spot trading, then it may take some time but it is possible to recover. There are many people who first make losses for a few years and then recover everything within 1 year and make profits.