💥 Trader Loss Analysis – $2M Lessons! 📉

According to PANews, trader ‘beachboy4’ faced massive losses despite a 51% win rate on 53 Polymarket trades over 35 days:

Largest Profit: $936,000 💰

Largest Loss: $1.58M ⚠️

Average Bet: ~$400,000 per trade 🏦

Key reasons:

Buying “consensus direction” at high prices (0.51–0.67) → limited upside, huge downside

No stop-loss, no hedging, no early profit-taking

Focused on “high-confidence” events like NBA or soccer teams → losses from structural risk, not luck

Lessons from Lookonchain:

1️⃣ Avoid buying at extreme highs

2️⃣ Manage risk per trade

3️⃣ Use stop-loss & profit-taking strategies

4️⃣ Check risk-reward ratios

5️⃣ Focus on markets with edge/competitive advantage

💡 Takeaway: Even with a positive win rate, poor risk management can wipe out gains. Structure > Luck!

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