Keep Losing Money😿 Do You Have These Bad Habits?

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2025-05-10
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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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Keep Losing Money 😿 Time to Change 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. 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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  • Shyon
    2025-05-11
    Shyon
    For me, the hardest emotional bias to overcome is FOMO. I’ve definitely felt that urge to jump into a trade right after selling, just because I didn’t want to “miss out.” It’s tough to sit on cash when the market seems to be moving without you, but I’ve learned (the hard way) that patience usually pays off more than chasing.

    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.

    @Tiger_comments @TigerStars @Tiger_SG

  • icycrystal
    2025-05-11
    icycrystal
    @rL @HelenJanet @GoodLife99 @Universe宇宙 @SPACE ROCKET @TigerGPT @Shyon @Aqa @HelenJanet @LMSunshine @Zarkness @xXxZealandxXx @nomadic_m

    我更喜歡藍籌股，因爲它們已經證明了自己。然而，有時我發癢的手往往會買入那些“便宜”的股票（通常是52周低點），打算在它們上漲時賣出。問題是，當它們上升時，情緒戰勝了我，我想也許它們會進一步上升，並開始抓住它們。直到不知何故我與股票“聯繫”在一起...這可不好，是嗎[Doubt][Doubt][Doubt]與股票“捆綁”是危險的...

    據說85%的人炒股不賺錢。即使像牛頓這樣才華橫溢的人也不能倖免。這是因爲交易不僅僅是技術面和基本面——這是人性的遊戲。

    你認爲投資中最難克服的情緒偏見是什麼？

    你在投資中有哪個壞習慣？

    留下你的評論贏老虎幣~

  • koolgal
    2025-05-11
    koolgal
    🌟🌟🌟One of the hardest emotional biases to overcome in stock investing for me is Loss Aversion.  This bias makes me feel the pain of loss much more intensely than the pleasure of a comparable gain.  This may lead to decisions that are driven more by fear of losing money than by rational analysis of potential returns.

    One of the best examples is Top Glove $Top Glove(BVA.SI)$.  This stock is particularly popular during the Covid 19 Pandemic.  However its share price has dropped like a rock to the bottom of the ocean.

    I should have sold my shares of Top Gloves when it was riding high, but I held on till now, as a reminder of my loss aversion bias when the tide reversed for the stock.

    So now I have learnt a valuable lesson on loss aversion and being aware of it helps me to recognise when I am falling into its trap. 

    @Tiger_comments @Tiger_SG @TigerStars @CaptainTiger @TigerClub

  • Zarkness
    2025-05-11
    Zarkness
    This is a game of learning human behavior and emotions, u will learn from the experiences and most importantly, how to treat your own life differently . A lesson will never be good enough, it have to be key in the wisdom library to be accepted and unlock the life changing acknowledgment of investment pattern . It takes courage and patience and constant upgrading , a lot of self questioning, self blaming, self reflection, for losing a lot of money , how to bring yourself back together and move up again, so much more … not easy but if your passion is there for investing , you will eventually get your answer . 🙏🙏🙏 Happy trading and find yourself ❤️❤️❤️ PS: if your not happy trading , then don’t trade , don’t force it .
    • koolgal: 
      Thanks for sharing your valuable insights 😍😍😍
  • 1PC
    2025-05-10
    1PC
    Wow 😮 it kind of rekindle what I did [Surprised].... I did All 5 [OMG] when learning the ropes [OMG].... Painful 😖 .... I have learned to avoid the mentioned 5 bad habits and things have turned Positive Since [Miser].... well sometimes can still "All-In" la [Happy] [Happy] [Happy] @Jes86188 @yourcelesttyy @Shernice軒嬣 2000 @Barcode @JC888 @Shyon @Aqa
  • GoodLife99
    2025-05-11
    GoodLife99
    [LOL] it's really true, besides getting the falling 🔪🔪🔪, I always enter at the peak [Facepalm] & when it's recover to my cost price I will trade all my stocks but in actual fact, it's moving up! then I repeat the buying pattern at the peak again [Duh]

    hope I have more patient with better holding power for great companies

    Tigers, how about you? come share to win Tiger's 🪙🪙 & stand a chance to get voucher! [Smile]

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