Real example of how to lose +$78M in just 5 minutes
Degens lose 99% of position because they never took profit
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𓁼 James Wynn became a crypto legend in early 2025 by turning zero into $87 million on Hyperliquid
𓁼 He caught every trend early - from
#AI to
#memecoin to GameFi
𓁼 But his entire approach came down to one thing - extreme leverage and no profit-taking
𓁼 In just 70 days, he built generational wealth and risked it all
𓁼 Wynn believed in riding momentum and kept compounding his profits
𓁼 He used 40x leverage and never pulled money out of the market
𓁼 Even when signals pointed to exhaustion, he refused to scale out or hedge
𓁼 Selling, to him, meant accepting that the bull run might end.
𓁼 When Bitcoin crossed $100K, he doubled down instead of reducing risk
𓁼 He pushed his position to the max, ignoring volatility and ignoring the crowd exiting
𓁼 While others locked in gains, he believed $150K was next
𓁼 That belief would cost him everything
𓁼 Over the next 5 days, the market turned sharply
𓁼 Fed policy shifts, negative stablecoin news, and profit-taking hit the entire alt sector
𓁼
#BTC dropped below $108K and Wynn’s leveraged position was fully liquidated
𓁼 The $87 million profit vanished almost instantly.
𓁼 In his only comment after the loss, Wynn said: “We’re not the same anymore”
𓁼 He didn’t blame the market, the exchange, or the news cycle
𓁼 He understood that the mistake wasn’t technical - it was strategic
𓁼 He never planned for an exit, and the market made that decision for him.
𓁼 This is why scaling out is critical, even when things look unstoppable
𓁼 Selling 30% after a big move doesn’t stop you from winning - it protects your gains
𓁼 It relieves emotional pressure and locks in part of your profit
𓁼 Wynn didn’t do this, and the price of that decision was total loss.
𓁼 Volume always reveals the truth behind price action
𓁼 When price rises but volume drops - momentum is dying
𓁼 In the final four days before liquidation, Wynn ignored clear volume divergences
𓁼 He saw numbers but didn’t read the behavior.
𓁼 Macroeconomic shocks override every chart and every plan
𓁼 When the Fed hinted at higher rates, liquidity vanished and panic set in
𓁼 Big players exited, and the market crumbled fast
𓁼 Wynn had no strategy to handle macro risks.
𓁼 Exits must happen before the news hits, not after
𓁼 Wynn stayed in, expecting more upside, and ignored the signs
𓁼 If he had sold even 50% at $100K, his portfolio would still be alive
𓁼 But markets don’t forgive unchecked greed at the top.
𓁼 Even whales lose when they ignore risk
𓁼 Leverage without structure is gambling, not trading
𓁼 When you don’t control the downside, the market will control it for you
𓁼 Wynn had no stop-loss - liquidation became his stop.
𓁼 After the crash, his PnL flipped to -$1.78 million
𓁼 He started over with a new mindset and a smaller account
𓁼 His story became a cautionary tale even for traders who never use leverage
𓁼 The game is not about what you make - it’s about what you keep.
𓁼 The road to $10M starts with a rule: sell at +100%
𓁼 Never keep everything in the market, especially with high leverage
𓁼 Exit strategy matters more than entry hype
𓁼 In the end, the winners are not the ones who risk the most, but those who lock in gains step by step.
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