2026-01-19 05:52:20

I woke up groggy in the morning and opened my trading records, instantly feeling a bit confused—I thought I could make a profit, but it turned out the coins were already gone.

Yesterday, I entered the market with 8.4 million to buy 1 coin. Watching it rise to 12 million, I didn't take profit in time and ended up being trapped. I felt uneasy all night, so I added more to try to average down. This morning, I saw the market had indeed rebounded, and I was excited to check my profits, only to find my position was zero.

After carefully reviewing the trading records, I finally understood what happened—two days ago, I placed a sell order at 0.07, but it was executed at 0.067. Upon reflection, I realized that I probably slipped when placing the buy order and accidentally placed a sell order instead, then didn't cancel it in time.

Thus, a 100% increase slipped away right in front of me. Ironically, that sell order, which shouldn't have existed, ended up saving me—my trapped position was closed at breakeven price. Sometimes, luck and mistakes are separated by just a fine line.

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DegenGambler

· 6h ago

Damn, I've also accidentally placed a sell order with a slip of the hand, really unbelievable haha

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MerkleMaid

· 6h ago

Accidental order placement is really incredible. A single mistake actually helped me avoid a disaster. This is what you call turning misfortune into fortune, haha.

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LightningWallet

· 6h ago

Haha, that slip-up was perfect, unexpectedly saving your life.

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StablecoinAnxiety

· 6h ago

The cost of a slip really is incredible, but on the other hand, breaking even and getting out alive is also like winning a life.

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LiquidatedAgain

· 6h ago

Careless mistake in placing a sell order, but ended up avoiding a disaster? That's what you call turning misfortune into blessing haha, you're lucky brother. --- Once again being liquidated, but this time I played myself to death, can't laugh about it. --- I've done this too, adding more to rescue doesn't work, only waiting to be forcibly liquidated. You're quite lucky. --- Take profit and stop loss are easy to say but hard to do. Missed out on a 100% increase, and ended up shooting myself in the foot. --- That's why I now always set stop-loss orders in my trades; a slip of the hand costs too much. --- Ironically, this mistake saved you more than adding more positions would have. Setting risk control points properly is really not a waste of time. --- A bloody lesson, now I get scared to place orders, afraid of another shaky hand. --- The liquidation mechanism can sometimes be a lifesaver.

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