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What is Cutting Losses?

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손절

Closing a position when the loss reaches a set level, which fixes the loss. The purpose is not to be right but to set the size of the loss in case one is wrong. Holding on without a stop means one error in judgment can erase all earlier results.

Cutting Lossesbuy pricecut before it grows

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