****. Letting losing positions ride too long.
Most successful traders will not sit on a losing position very long at all. They'll set a tight protecting stop, and if it's hit they'll take their losses (usually minimal) and then move on to the next potential trading set up. Traders, who sit on a losing trade, "hoping" that the market will soon turn around in their favor, are usually doomed”. You have rightly piercing out a very good point and which newbies frequently commit. Earlier I used to wait for the losing trade to annul and make profits but in most of the occasions, i lose big. so its better to set stop loss in every trade we make to minimize of losses,Dicussed very sort .