Why Do I Keep Losing Money in Crypto?

You've tried everything. You've watched YouTube tutorials. You've read trading books. You've tried different strategies. And you still lose money.

The problem isn't that you're unlucky. The problem is that you're making the same mistakes over and over.

The Real Reasons You're Losing

1. You Don't Have a Plan

Most losing traders don't have a written plan. They trade based on feelings, tips, and FOMO.

A plan means: "I will buy when X happens. I will sell when Y happens. I will risk Z per trade."

Without a plan, you're just gambling.

2. You Don't Review Your Trades

You make a trade. It loses. You move on to the next trade. You never ask: "Why did I lose? What can I learn?"

Without review, you repeat the same mistakes. You lose the same way over and over.

3. You Risk Too Much Per Trade

You're risking 10%, 20%, 50% per trade. One bad streak and you're wiped out.

Professional traders risk 1-2% per trade. This lets them survive bad streaks and stay in the game.

4. You Trade Too Much

You're making 10, 20, 30 trades per day. The more you trade, the more you lose to fees and slippage.

Quality over quantity. Make fewer trades with better setups.

5. You Don't Have Stop Losses

You buy a token. It goes down. You hope it comes back. It doesn't. You lose 80%.

A stop loss would have limited your loss to 5-10%.

6. You Chase Losses

You lose money. You immediately make another trade to win it back. You lose again.

This is called revenge trading. It's one of the fastest ways to blow up your account.

7. You Don't Understand What You're Buying

You buy a token because someone on Twitter said it's going to 100x. You don't understand the project. You don't understand the tokenomics. You don't understand the risk.

You're not investing. You're gambling.

The Path to Improvement

Stop looking for the perfect strategy. Stop looking for the magic signal. Start with the basics:

1. Create a written plan: How much will you risk per trade? What signals will you use? When will you exit?
2. Review every trade: Write down what happened. What did you learn?
3. Risk only 2% per trade: This protects you from catastrophic losses.
4. Set stop losses: Before you enter, know where you'll exit if wrong.
5. Trade less: Make fewer trades with better setups.
6. Don't chase losses: If you're down for the day, stop trading.

These aren't exciting. They won't make you rich overnight. But they'll keep you in the game long enough to actually improve.

The Honest Truth

Most traders will never make money because they won't do these basics. They want a shortcut. They want a signal that guarantees profits. They want to get rich quick.

But there is no shortcut. There is no guarantee. The only path to consistent profits is discipline, review, and continuous improvement.

If you're willing to do that work, you can improve. If you're not, you'll keep losing.