Your 2025 trading mistakes

[Jatiluhung]

Besides "Mismanaging weekly or monthly income on trading and "Overconfidence" listed in your poll, on many occasions I didn't take profits off the table. I saw unrealized profits that later went into losses. It happened to me in several instances and it never felt cool. It hurts. Not taking profits when due has cost me a lot of chances to better position for business. Ilt left me with little funds as I couldn't build from taking profit. This is a mistake I won't want to repeat in 2026.

The same thing happened to me. I even saw a huge profit right in front of my eyes, but I missed it and only took the profit when it was almost too late. A profit of more than 100% turned into a profit of only a few percent. It took weeks or even months to recover from that. It was quite painful, but I personally learned something from it. So for now, I prefer to sell immediately when the profit is truly within reach. Without caring whether the price will continue to rise or not. Because I also don't want to repeat the same mistake. My mistake was not anticipating that bad news could come at any time and change the market trend quickly, even within minutes.

[el kaka22]

I would say overconfidence. I did not make that much loss on anything thankfully, but I could have made a lot more but decided to hold a bit longer than I should and that resulted with nothing good. I get that when you are profiting you keep looking for higher and want more and when things start to go down it's hard to accept that you should sell and get out.

I did the same, I hoped it would recover and made much less profit, in fact one of them was barely break even, only if I could have sold at the peak I would have made way more than what I made this year.

[Stalker22]

idk if anyone actually sells at the exact peak though so dont beat yourself up too much about it, that is just chasing ghosts, the real skill is learning to take profits on the way up even when you think it has more room to run, a bird in the hand is always better than a moon mission that crashes back to earth before you can exit

Well, someone always seems to sell right when things are at their highest.  Its usually either someone way smarter than you or an insider cheating the system while you are being overly optimistic.  Trying to time the market perfectly is a trap.  You will just end up losing everything while the big guys get richer.  Its not bad to take profits as you go; its just smart if you want to survive in a market thats trying to screw you over.

[landheer]

What are the trading mistakes you make this year that you do not want to make next year?

Using high leverage is one mistake I don't want to repeat next year, and in fact, I already started doing so some time ago. Although it brought me some profits, high leverage can cause my position to lose money quickly.
Additionally, I no longer wish to engage in excessive trading. This activity has truly consumed my time at times and made me unproductive. Although I occasionally made profits, they were not as substantial as what I could have achieved if I had worked harder and been more productive.
I hope I can trade with more control and no longer rely too heavily on emotions in my trading.

[programmer3666]

I have always said it, trade with the amount of money that you can afford to lose. Going against this, thinking you can make money from trading has been the reason for this many mistakes.

Let us discuss about our 2025 trading mistakes which I believe coming newbies can learn from.

Most people are motivated by making quick money in trading, and this is a common mistake when engaging in trading. If someone doesn't engage in trading the right way, it will be difficult for them to engage consistently because no one can survive trading if they constantly experience losses. The amount of money used in trading should be based on their willingness to lose, especially for those who are learning, because nothing in trading can guarantee consistent profits. Take several steps, and most importantly, avoid overtrading and be able to manage their money well so they can continue learning and improving their skills.

In trading, that high tendency to chase quick profit with having the proper knowledge or the ability to emotionally control the risk that comes with trading is the biggest mistake a lot of traders make, when you decide to go into trading, then it should be done with the money you can afford to lose without regretting it afterwards becuase if that's not the case then the pressure will surely to to constant bad decisions. For instance i am personally in a very annoying delimma, i bought Bome coin at $0.0017 and currently it is down to $0.00058 but since it is spot trading, i am a bit safe, but now I am just left holding the bag and hoping that the price bounces back by January 2026. This kind of situations prove why poor money management or overtrading can destroy accounts.

[Byebyebtc]

Well the only mistake I made is trading without qualified knowledge, and that is one thing alot if traders pas through even without knowing.
I blamed other things, from the market To my broker lol
But at the end of it all I realised that all I need is more knowledge and things got more easier
So sometimes just accepted the fact that you need more knowledge and calm down and learn

[Franctoshi]

Had a very good run during the beginning of the year, the first quarter and second quarter, but my trading journey this year was messed up the period Bitcoin crashed because I was actually on a long position before the crash, had no stop lose in place while the trade was running, biggest mistake of all time since my trading, taught me the lesson of my life, another thing is sometimes over trading, not leaving the market when necessary.

[Charles-Tim]

Had a very good run during the beginning of the year, the first quarter and second quarter, but my trading journey this year was messed up the period Bitcoin crashed because I was actually on a long position before the crash, had no stop lose in place while the trade was running, biggest mistake of all time since my trading, taught me the lesson of my life, another thing is sometimes over trading, not leaving the market when necessary.

Having no stop loss is kind of not an excuse the way I am thinking about it but it can be overleveragy. If bitcoin fall, it will rise again but it may not rise to the price it was falling from, not that it fall and not rise. I remember when it fell from $123000 or so to almost $101000, but it later increased and got to all-time high. Also bitcoin is not very volatile within short period of time after the all-time high, it was a slow but steady decline.

Overtrading can also mean trading addiction, a condition that is not good at all and can lead to high loss of money similar to gambling.

[Outhue]

My mistakes, were not buying some altcoins in early 2025 because I was completely focused on Bitcoin.
My second mistake was selling Bitcoin too early and not being able to get better profits.
My third mistake was being too confident that Bitcoin would still exceed $100,000 in December.
However, I don't regret them because I know mistakes are always possible in trading, and the important thing is to prepare for 2026.
I think that will be the year to start accumulating Bitcoin at a low price, maybe this will also be a mistake but I am ready for the risk.

Not buying altcoins in early 2025 is a trapped you avoided, you should be thankful because almost all altcoins failed to go a new all time high, majority of them lost 90% of their value, many people believed that history will repeat but instead retails avoid altcoins completely and went for gold and silver.

Right now silver and precious metal are doing what altcoins are supposed to do, out of hundreds of crypto influencers only one or two have predicted that there will never be a altcoin season this time around, all attention are shifted to Bitcoin and precious metal only, it's a narrow escape for those who wanted to buy but failed to buy altcoins.

[laspol65]

I like trading Bitcoin, but it is true that you should trade with as much money as you can afford to lose. But how many people follow this rule, the one who has the support enters the market with more money than he has because he thinks that in order to earn more money, he has to accept trading with more money. However, I normally enter the market with $ 100, but I am in loss this year. Because of this, there are some mistakes in my technical research and I did not get the news before because the price of Bitcoin has been dumped several times due to this trade war that had to be fought between China and Trump this year. If I had kept up with the technical information, I would have been able to correct myself from this mistake, I am facing huge losses.

[vanesha]

My biggest mistake was poor control of emotions and ambition when investing. Rushing to buy, rushing to sell. Always relying on FOMO in every trading decision without analyzing all the necessary aspects. Now I’m starting to realize that. It’s quite exhausting to keep losing assets because of my own mistakes.

[Uruhara]

So far, I am satisfied with my trading results this year, just like last year. However, there are still moments that bring me to a point of loss, even if only for a moment. My mistake at that time was more because I forgot about the altcoin narrative, which usually changes after the trend in an altcoin category begins to weaken. And I accumulated again after taking profits from my previous position. As a result, I experienced a small loss. Although I managed to survive because there was a price rebound at that time before a deeper decline.
From there, I learned that the current crypto market has changed in terms of market trend rhythms. There used to be something called altseason. But now, it's not just about bitcoin and altcoins. Altcoins are now divided into many categories. There are AI Altcoins, Games, Big Data, RWA, and many more. Each of which has its own season.

[Popkon6]

My biggest mistake was poor control of emotions and ambition when investing. Rushing to buy, rushing to sell. Always relying on FOMO in every trading decision without analyzing all the necessary aspects. Now I’m starting to realize that. It’s quite exhausting to keep losing assets because of my own mistakes.

Yes, panicking is a big risk factor in investing or trading. Those who control their emotions and trade patiently are less likely to lose money, it is possible to reduce the risk a lot by adopting strategies.
 I have invested in Bitcoin but I am patient for the time being, although I am facing losses but I am patient, I will not sell and I have made up my mind to hold Bitcoin for the long term.

[BlackBaron]

Had a very good run during the beginning of the year, the first quarter and second quarter, but my trading journey this year was messed up the period Bitcoin crashed because I was actually on a long position before the crash, had no stop lose in place while the trade was running, biggest mistake of all time since my trading, taught me the lesson of my life, another thing is sometimes over trading, not leaving the market when necessary.

This is a mistake that can be corrected in the next year, because it's a mistake that could have been anticipated from the start by setting a stop loss. This is a common mistake that many people make.

I have also experienced mistakes like this until I finally realized that in the future installing stop loses is something that I should not miss. And I have this kind of thinking and apply it to myself, when I make the same mistake then it is no longer a mistake, but a foolishness.

[Cointxz]

Had a very good run during the beginning of the year, the first quarter and second quarter, but my trading journey this year was messed up the period Bitcoin crashed because I was actually on a long position before the crash, had no stop lose in place while the trade was running, biggest mistake of all time since my trading, taught me the lesson of my life, another thing is sometimes over trading, not leaving the market when necessary.

This is a mistake that can be corrected in the next year, because it's a mistake that could have been anticipated from the start by setting a stop loss. This is a common mistake that many people make.

I have also experienced mistakes like this until I finally realized that in the future installing stop loses is something that I should not miss. And I have this kind of thinking and apply it to myself, when I make the same mistake then it is no longer a mistake, but a foolishness.

The trivial thing about this is he has a very good run on 2 quarters already while he is not applying stop loss that time. Over confidence for not applying stop loss after winning is something that a human error can repeatedly do when they are on the winning streak.

Stop loss should be applied at all time and I guess this lesson learned this year will be applied properly next year.

Stop loss is now being ignored by some trader by using cross position and applying huge capital on a small trade for a better liquidation price.

[ChocolateBitcoinK]

My biggest mistake was poor control of emotions and ambition when investing. Rushing to buy, rushing to sell. Always relying on FOMO in every trading decision without analyzing all the necessary aspects. Now I’m starting to realize that. It’s quite exhausting to keep losing assets because of my own mistakes.

People often face losses due to their haste and high expectations, just like you mentioned. This is true, if you cannot keep yourself calm and make realistic decisions, then it can definitely put you in losses, nothing can actually be achieved in a hurry, in the field of work where you rush, you will face failure. You have to keep yourself calm and create a mindset to make the right decisions, because once a mistake is made, that mistake cannot be corrected. So what you lose once will not come back, so you must be careful.

[shawonngp]

I am not big trader even I am not full time trader, might be you don’t believe I trade with one coin in this year, but I lose huge,
Still I can't forget it, it’s big mistake in 2025 for me, I got rewards a token from their bounty allocation, and it’s listed on CEX (gate.io),
Firstly I sell my tokens at 0.06$, but then when this coin is pumping I bought average 0.56$ worth of 600$, I think after 2 weeks this coin delisted to gate.io and my tokens rate down 0.001$, It was my emotional trade to buy a random coin.

[ScamViruS]

Although I traded very little this year, 2025 turned out to be a very bad year for me. I could list many reasons for this, but I think the biggest mistake I made this year was trusting the exchanges and considering their listing process to be transparent. But the reality is that they don't care about traders, 99% of the lectures they give are fake. So I made losses buying new coins listed on top exchanges this year, and those mistakes hurt me a lot. Never Ever Trust Exchanges, they may also list fraudulent coins on their exchanges to generate revenue.

[Cryptohygenic]

I actually went for mismanagement of trading funds which IMO, it easily nocks us out and then we will be prompted to leverage our trading funds just to meet up the lose and so on is how we are increasing the risk of loosing more without a formation of realistic strategies that is supposed to bring us profits.
Meanwhile, there is no regrets in trading that is being as a result of misleading as overconfidence. That really makes us loose even all that we have laboured for a life time due to greeds and the confidence that our trading strategies has been favourable for a while and think it will never fail us in such an unpredictable market.
It is just so crazy for being a mismanagement and overconfident trader.

[Adams0001]

Buying useless tokens isn't a good choice for a trader and when you're at loss after buying such tokens then it's again not wise to average those tokens during bear market by adding more money into those tokens and accumulating more of them. It's better to forget about the losses that you made with those tokens and only trade Bitcoin and good alt coins.

That is the main problem done people are facing they try to buy any coin that come out thinking they will get profit since is new and he can probably increases and get a better profit, they don't know that not all coins usually raise some are scam project they will lunch coin when people buy it very well the price will just drop and making others lose all there funds, that is why is very important to always make some research about anything you're trying to do. If you said you will be buying useless tokens that you don't even know about you will lose alot money that you will invest or trade in a variable coin. I don't think I make any mistakes in my trading journey because I have a mentor that guide me through.