Ordinary people hope to quickly take profits while allowing losing positions as much leeway as possible.
While this may give traders the illusion of being 'correct in their judgment', in reality, it means: taking profits quickly while letting losses continue to develop.
Once there is a profit in a position, most people worry about losing that profit, so as soon as there is any hint of trouble, they rush to take profits, even if the trading system hasn't signaled to close the position. However, the vast majority cannot resist the temptation to take profits, resulting in the account missing significant profit opportunities.
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This wrong attitude implies: 'Seize every opportunity to take profits, and never easily close a position when in a loss', however, truly exceptional traders do exactly the opposite: 'Do not easily take profits; if the market reverses, then decisively exit immediately'.