During the recent spike in the value of TWT, a friend of mine made double her capital trading. Although she had already made double her money, she set her exit point on the trade at a very high point hoping to triple her capital. Before the crash of the market and her profits along with it, she was excited and told me how happy she felt to have made something tangible trading on her own. I adviced her not to be greedy, that she should quickly sell since she has made double and not wait to make triple a her capital, but she refused and insisted on waiting. (I gave the advice knowing that TWT is not a stable coin).
Some few moments after our conversation, i saw her with a long face saying that the market had crashed and if she had known, she would have followed my advice.
(This is not the first time she has made such a mistake)
Could this be termed "Near success syndrome in trading?".
Are you or Do you know someone with a similar episode?
This is an emotional expectations in trading that the success is near. Success can be defined with fullfilment of your expectations in the specific area. It will vary person to person. Individuals want success or want to be successful in a very short time and it's human nature. In trading, it is rarely can be seen. But the current bull ran can make you happy but can't determine a syndrome of near success because it varies.