【Event】What Losing Money Taught Me？
When we lose money in the market, the instinctive reaction is often: “Maybe I’m just not good at this.”
But the truth is surprising — some of the most influential figures in history also suffered huge losses in the stock market. And for many of them, those failures became the start of something bigger.
Take Isaac Newton.
During the South Sea Bubble in 1720, London was swept up in speculation. Everyone was talking about the stock — even café waiters were bragging about “guaranteed profits.” Newton stayed cautious at first. But after watching friends make quick money, he jumped in and made £7,000 — a fortune for him at the time.
He could’ve walked away.But when others made even more, he went back and bought at the top.When the bubble burst, he lost roughly £20,000 — worth millions today.
That’s when he famously said:
“I can calculate the motions of the heavens, but not the madness of people.”
Karl Marx also tried investing — and failed badly.
Hoping to improve his family’s finances, he put money into the hottest stocks of his time: railroads. He lost once, twice, three times — eventually to the point where his family relied on friends just to get by.
Those painful experiences pushed him to study how markets really work. His questions — Why do booms happen? Why does speculation take over? Why do crises repeat? — later formed the foundation of Das Kapital. In a way, the market became his toughest teacher.
Even Winston Churchill wasn’t spared.
In 1929, while visiting New York, he heard stories of investors doubling their money overnight using leverage. Fired up, he went home and put all his savings — plus borrowed money — into the market.
Then the crash hit. His portfolio collapsed, and debt piled up.To stay afloat, he spent years writing articles and giving speeches. Yet that grueling period sharpened his thinking and strengthened his voice — skills that later helped him lead Britain through World War II.
After losing money, what did you learn?
Everyone’s takeaway is different.
Some learn to cut losses.
Some learn position sizing.
Some learn not to chase hype.
Some learn to admit what they don’t understand.
Some realize investing is ultimately a long-term game.
What about you?
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我明白了抓住一只下沉的股票就像抓住海洋中一个漏水的充气浮子。最终你会沉沦。
事实证明，“全押”是一种扑克策略，而不是投资策略。
我追过一次炒作。这就像追着一辆冰淇淋车跑，却发现它在卖羽衣甘蓝。
市场告诉我，假装理解生物技术或加密代币经济学就像在莎士比亚戏剧中点头一样。你在错误的时间鼓掌。
最后，我意识到投资与其说是短跑，不如说是在马拉松中生存。即使鞋带解开了，你也需要继续慢跑。
市场既是严厉的老师，也是淘气的恶作剧者。它让我谦卑，但也回报了我。毕业的唯一方法是学习&下次变得更聪明。
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我也意识到了风险管理的重要性。头寸规模、多元化和为自己设定界限变得没有商量余地。损失很伤人，但它们也迫使我建立一个系统，保护我免受自己冲动的影响——尤其是在炒作驱动的时期，一切看起来都像是“轻松赚钱”。
最重要的是，我学会了耐心。不是每个机会都适合我，也不是每个下跌都是买入。投资是一个长期的旅程，亏损只是一路上的学费。每一次都磨砺了我的思维，强化了我的心态，帮助我成长为一个更成熟的投资者。
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2. Take profits early, at least take partial. Especially when you are over allocated, or overvalued assets. TP on them first.
3. Do equal allocation and don't get too confident. Buy only on red days for better entry.
I also learnt that never be greedy and hope for more profits because your profit will not stay and wait for you. Your winner might just easily become your loser.
- do not fight the trend, follow it. When the market is going down, for example don’t rely on puts, switch to calls
- capital preservation is more important than profit. When the choice is between these two, don’t get greedy be conservative.
- position sizing less is better than more. Smaller sizes reduce losses big sizes have a chance of big gains but equally big losses
- never over extend margin and leverage. You will go bust fast
- markets are fickle and random, you may think you have it figured but you will be right only 50% on average. More than that you are a soothsayer
- and finally accept losses as a part of the trade. You can’t win every trade and life to fight another day.
The stock market is here always and there will still be another day to make money.
Dont despair by the losses even big boys also make mistakes.