--- type: "Topics" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/42791129.md" description: "After making a big profitYou must go short (empty your position)Even if you're wrong about the direction, stay shortBecause at this moment, the greatest danger isn't the market trendIt's thinking you've figured it all outOnce greed kicks inThe money you just made will be given back immediately" datetime: "2026-07-19T15:17:40.000Z" locales: - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/topics/42791129.md) - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/topics/42791129.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/topics/42791129.md) author: "[彼得.林奇的交易员Jeff](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/17107631.md)" --- # After making a big profitYou must go short (empty … ## Comments (10) - **zzzZ · 2026-07-20T05:22:13.000Z · 👍 1**: Every time I can't help but show my buddies my returns, it's always at a local peak; this hasn't failed yet. - **0AFOdD** (2026-07-21T23:57:43.000Z): My dad says when I get cocky, that's when I should clear my positions. The last time I got cocky was at gold 1200. - **辉月 · 2026-07-20T04:41:32.000Z**: Learn to hold a short position, wait for the pullback - **杨杨~ · 2026-07-20T00:58:44.000Z**: Actually, many people took profits after making money several times before, and then the price continued to hit new highs. Combined with a perfect fundamental score that even far exceeded expectations, they felt that after the pullback, they could buy back in and hold firmly. I see that those who su - **北极冲浪 · 2026-07-19T23:51:12.000Z**: Repeatedly study - **陆羽鸿渐 · 2026-07-19T20:17:38.000Z**: I get it now - **新用户_R7rTb · 2026-07-19T18:54:56.000Z**: It's literally me - **精彩KUN · 2026-07-19T16:37:33.000Z**: Only now do I understand the true value of this statement. - **Mr. Bird · 2026-07-19T15:56:06.000Z**: A bloody lesson😭 - **三思又三思 · 2026-07-19T15:46:46.000Z**: What a painful realization!