The biggest mistake I used to make was this: as soon as a long position had a little profit floating, I’d get scared it would pull back and I’d rush to exit. Then when the market really took off, I could only stand by and watch. This loss wasn’t on the books yet, but it felt especially awful in my head.

This time, after $BNB started around 552.60, I wasn’t completely unbothered either. When it pulled up to 579.65, the position’s unrealized profit was already +347.57%. My hands started itching, and a thought popped up in my mind: “Should I close everything?”

But now my way of handling it is a bit different from before. I’ll first lock in some profit with a 70/30 split, and keep the rest with a proper protection level set. I won’t get frightened by every small retracement. In plain terms, holding onto it is also a form of training.

Lately I’m increasingly convinced that with short-term perp contracts, it’s not about winning every time with a move that’s perfectly pretty. It’s about not letting your emotions kick you out of the trade every time. If I can change a little from my old habits, then next time I’ll have a chance to trade more steadily.

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