According to @Pentosh1, trading capital often evaporates through cumulative small losses, occasional bad trades, quiet market turns, and “temporary” expenses that compound, and tightening grip under stress can accelerate the bleed. Source: @Pentosh1. Interpreted for execution, the post highlights the need to enforce hard loss limits, reduce position size in thin or choppy conditions, avoid revenge trading, and audit fees and funding so small drips don’t snowball into a drawdown. Source: @Pentosh1. For crypto traders, the practical takeaway is to prioritize risk controls over prediction during range-bound phases to protect equity and preserve optionality for high-conviction setups. Source: @Pentosh1.

According to @lookonchain, Machi (@machibigbrother) was liquidated again on HyperLiquid while running an ETH long position (source: @lookonchain). He then deposited another 256.7K USDC on HyperLiquid to continue going long on ETH, signaling ongoing leveraged exposure (source: @lookonchain). The post describes this as revenge trading in an effort to recover prior losses (source: @lookonchain).

According to @milesdeutscher, the current market phase is mentally challenging as altcoins are bleeding while some traders profit from aster/plasma strategies, creating simultaneous losses and FOMO, source: Miles Deutscher on X, Sep 26, 2025. He cautions that social feeds are rife with survivorship bias, which can distort perception of realistic outcomes and lead to poor decision-making, source: Miles Deutscher on X, Sep 26, 2025. He warns that the worst responses now are giving up or revenge trading and advises refining one’s edge and focusing on asymmetric opportunities—setups with limited downside and larger upside—to navigate the drawdown, source: Miles Deutscher on X, Sep 26, 2025.

According to @AltcoinGordon, James Wynn has initiated a major long position of 684.11 BTC, valued at $75 million, using 40x leverage, with a liquidation price set at $103,190 (source: Twitter/@AltcoinGordon, May 26, 2025). This high-leverage trade signals intense market sentiment and peak levels of revenge trading, which could increase short-term volatility and impact liquidity in the Bitcoin futures market. Traders should closely monitor price levels near the liquidation threshold, as large liquidations can trigger cascading effects and rapid price swings in the crypto market.