Does a High Win Rate Guarantee Profit? Why Do Some Traders Win Frequently Yet Still Lose Money Over the Long Term?

In the cryptocurrency market, many traders focus on one number: win rate.

A 70% win rate looks good.

An 80% win rate seems even more attractive.

But if a strategy wins many times in a row, yet the account balance doesn’t grow—or even keeps shrinking—what’s going wrong?

The answer may be simple: win rate only shows how frequently trades are profitable. On its own, it can’t determine whether a strategy will be profitable over the long term.

What really matters is the size of t

KRenJizhaoSuperGod an hour ago

A trade from Haji 😎 Do you think it will return to 0.04 today? 🤔$Q

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Maneki_neko33 minutes ago

How do you create a BTC trading plan? Build a truly actionable trading process!

In BTC trading, many people watch the market and study indicators every day, and often adjust their views based on market changes. But when it comes time to trade, they don’t know where to enter, how much they can afford to lose before exiting, or when to stop trading.

The problem often isn’t a lack of analytical tools, but the absence of a complete trading plan.

First, determine the market direction. Before opening a position, observe BTC’s higher-timeframe trend and decide whether the market is rising, falling

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ACaiStar an hour ago

What Is Position Sizing, and Why Can Oversized Positions Cause You to Get Knocked Out Early Even If Your Trading Strategy Has an Edge?

In cryptocurrency trading, correctly predicting market direction is important, but how much capital you commit to each trade also determines whether your account can survive long term. Even a strategy with positive expected returns can lead to hard-to-recover losses if your position is too large and an unexpected price swing or a string of losses occurs.

First, what is position sizing?

Position sizing is the process of deciding how much capital to commit to

speakjustly an hour ago

chainlink powers a new compliance framework for onchain bonds, aligning them with swift standards through ccip, ace, and data streams across multiple chains.
$LINK $RWA #GATE

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0XKong 3 minutes ago

Teacher Cang used to harvest only your sperm; in the future, she may be coming for your wallets

ZhongLing 32 minutes ago

Friday afternoon, Nov. 6: Zhongling Gold Strategy — NFP night tonight!

After a sustained decline, bears have been releasing downside momentum for some time, and the market may be due for a short-term oversold rebound. Gold has retreated in steps from its previous high of 4138. After probing lower repeatedly, it has tested support around 4035 several times without a decisive break. The support has held up, creating an opportunity for an oversold rebound.

Although MACD remains below the zero line, the expansion of the green bars has slowed, showing signs that bearish momentum is fading. The ba

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Fun_Trader2 hours ago

I opened a LONG ETH position. And I was so surprised when the ETH tax was so high 🤣🤣.
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trader_one15 minutes ago

BTC market update

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BtcsosSignalSharing 6 minutes ago

📡 Signal Card | Repost mode
KOL: AMAN Target: $AVAX Long entry: 9.7 Target: 9.73 / 9.77 / 9.8 Stop loss: 9.5 Time: Not specified
I just handle the reposting; whether this looks right, whether to follow, and how big a position to take are up to you—just don’t get carried away, with the stop-loss level right there.
Speaking of which, I reposted AMAN’s $TAO trade earlier today, and here it is again—the content production pace is pretty good 💅
Personal record shared for reference only; not investment advice. #US stocks face their worst sell-off since 2020

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GateUser-dc5be215 an hour ago

#资产分析 https://www.gate.com/wallet/assetsAnalysis

AnalystAnsem an hour ago

ETH is currently showing a multi-timeframe confluence of pressure and a downward structure:
On the daily timeframe, the previous rebound structure has come to an end, with price retreating under pressure and closing with a large bearish candle, breaking below the short-term support platform. Bullish rebound momentum has faded, and the trend has shifted into a corrective phase;
On the 4-hour timeframe, candlesticks have repeatedly broken down, the Bollinger Bands are opening downward, bearish momentum is being released in force, and the market's center of gravity continues to move lower, with f

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CryptoMishu42 minutes ago

📣 Daily standout post call｜Don’t keep great posts to yourself—see you in the comments

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The Apple gifts for fans have all been distributed. 😊

Falcon_Official an hour ago

#每周来晒 #美股史诗级抛售 Deleveraging or the Start of a Deeper AI Correction? What Thursday's Tape Tells Us
Thursday's sell-off was the kind of session that makes investors ask whether the AI trade is breaking. The Nasdaq 100 fell about 6.4% and erased roughly $2.5 trillion in market value, its deepest one-day drop since "Liberation Day" in April 2025, according to Reuters. Chip stocks posted their second-biggest one-day fall on record. The question is whether this is a forced reset or the first leg of a longer unwind.

The numbers from the close

From the Gate feed's closing prints on 5 November: NVIDI

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NightMaster an hour ago

11/06 Daytime Level Update: Follow for Ongoing Precise Level Updates
BTC / ETH / SOL / Gold / U.S. Stocks
Overall strategy: After consecutive sharp sell-offs, the market is getting closer to the bottom zone I'm watching, but this correction isn't over yet.
Tonight, focus on guarding against a final sharp drop triggered by news; over the weekend, I expect a choppy bottoming process
At this stage of this U.S. stock decline, focus on accumulating spot in batches with low leverage. Do not take heavy positions.
Don't try to guess the bottom; wait for the final wave of panic to play out. Don't fall

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Collectxr 3 minutes ago

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CryptoAish an hour ago

🔹South Koreas KOSPI Plunges 8, Triggering a Trading Halt! Losses Narrow After Trading Resumes. Are

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UncleAlchemy 2 hours ago

Alright, now we know the economic environment is bad 😓

StarshineWisdomEyesSmartTravel an hour ago

Great, $ERA has already climbed steadily with a low risk of stop-loss hunting, making it suitable for following the swings. Upward momentum has weakened again, so I’ll gradually build a short position and wait to buy back in.😍😍😍$AKE $UAI

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