The Art of Crypto says traders kill their profits by taking half-risk positions on trades meant for full risk. Fear makes you under-risk without noticing it tanks your P&L. Commit to your intended risk size and focus on winning trades, not protecting against losses.
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There's something hidden killing your profits in trading, and it has nothing to do with losses. And the funny thing is, almost nobody ever talks about this. That thing is when you take a half-risk trade on a trade where you were supposed to go full risk on. Now, there are many reasons why you might do this, but it honestly just boils down to one thing: fear. And when you do this, it absolutely destroys your bottom line. Because yes, like, your win rate, your average R per win, and every other metric will remain the same on paper, and yet your P&L is going to tell a completely different story. So if you want to go from being barely breakeven to making good money by focusing on maximizing your wins, which is why I say.