Escaping a trading trap is never something that can be settled simply by blindly cutting losses. Qing Yao never advises friends who are trapped to rashly slice through and exit.

Trading requires logic and discipline. Escaping a trap must also be combined with key market turning points, the rhythm of entries and exits, and your holding mindset—these three must all be present, and they rely on one another.

Once your mindset turns impatient and panicked, your actions are likely to go wrong again and again. Blindly and recklessly trading will only keep compounding your losses.

The longer a position stays trapped, the more floating losses will accumulate. The “unwind/exit from being trapped” window is brief and can disappear quickly—don’t hesitate or stand by, or you’ll end up missing the best moment to handle it.