Stop loss is really like a breakup—dragging it out without making things clear is the most torturous. When your position turns red, you still stubbornly hold on. On the surface it’s “wait for the rebound,” but in reality it’s letting the fee rate slowly drain you while the open interest keeps pushing higher. And the liquidation line keeps getting closer… to put it plainly, you’re borrowing time to go head-to-head with the market—while the “interest” is already stepping in to call the match for you and decide you’ve lost first. Lately, that Meme-style attention rotation has been even more brutal: once a celebrity calls it out, a whole bunch of people rush in. Old players tell new ones not to take the last baton—this isn’t just for show. They’ve truly seen too many cases where “just endure a little longer” ends up turning into a needle. My OCD way is pretty old-fashioned: if you break the level, cut half; leave the other half so I can still keep some dignity. Forget it—let’s not talk about it. In any case, don’t treat a stop loss as shame.