How Do You Start to Build Your Stock Trade System? 📉📈

Buffett’s ~30% annualized return might look “boring” compared to jawdropping returns in our community, but stable compounding is how he went from $100k → $147B.

Now contrast that with retail investors (maybe you’ve been there):

  • Saw a “hot pick”, YOLO’d in, then watched it crash.

  • Bought at the top because of FOMO, sold at the bottom out of fear.

  • Buffett: $100k → $147B. Me: $100k → $2k… in one hour.

This is the cost of no system—you’re basically gambling with headlines and emotions.

A stock trading system doesn’t mean predicting the future—it means:

  • Rules for when to enter & exit

  • Knowing your position size

  • Reviewing mistakes and tweaking your playbook

Questions:

  1. Ever had a “$100k → $2k” type moment? What did you learn from it?

  2. How did you build your own system?

  3. Learning through practice or build rules first, trading the next?

  4. Or do you plan to start to build a system?

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# How Do You Start to Build Your Stock Trade System? 📉📈

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  • Shyon
    ·2025-09-02
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    是的,我肯定有过自己的“10万美元→2000美元”类型的时刻,最大的教训是,如果没有一个系统,情绪就会占上风。那次经历让我意识到我需要明确的规则,而不是追逐头条新闻或提示。现在,我尽量坚持我的交易框架,避免由FOMO或恐惧驱动的决定。

    我的系统非常简单:我根据EMA线进入和退出,同时也使用最近的支撑位和阻力位作为确认。在采取任何行动之前,我会运行我的风险管理计划——计算风险回报比,以确保交易有意义。这帮助我避免了许多鲁莽的条目。

    也就是说,我最大的挑战仍然是控制情绪。即使有规则,我有时也会让恐惧或贪婪驱使我进行非理性交易。这是我现在最努力的部分,因为我知道纪律和情绪控制和任何策略一样重要。

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  • MHh
    ·2025-09-04
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    我感到欣慰的是,我从来没有过10万美元到2000美元的时刻。对于我的长期投资,我倾向于坚持ETF和基本面稳健的公司。我倾向于分批进入,并保留闲钱,以防我需要平均下跌。随着价格每下跌一个百分比,我会部署一部分现金。只要公司仍然稳健,我不会恐慌性抛售,而是稳步平均下跌。


    我认为不可能先积累知识,然后用很少的钱付诸实践。我倾向于不交易,除了香港/中国的股票,这些股票往往不稳定,有时超出理性。当它足够便宜时,我会买入,当它达到我设定的价格时,我会卖出。我可能会损失更多的利润,但这符合我目前的风险偏好。当我的技术分析知识提高,随着我获得更多的交易经验,我的风险偏好增加时,我可能会做更多的波段交易。风险管理是投资和交易的关键。
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  • 1PC
    ·2025-09-02
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    I didn’t have a $100K → $2K moment. But I did have a $50K → $2K or less moment[Sad]—and it was painful[Cry][Cry][Cry] That loss taught me more than any book ever could. Now, I use - MA5, MA12, MA26 for trend confirmation - RSI for momentum - Volume for conviction - MACD for timing - Occasionally, left-side trading methods to anticipate reversals. I built my system through the field — Trial, Error, and Reflection. It wasn’t overnight. It was Earned. [Mybad][Mybad][Mybad].@JC888 @Barcode @Shyon @koolgal @Shernice軒嬣 2000 @Jes86188
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  • Success88
    ·2025-09-05
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    Yes I am defiantly be the $100K to $2k type of people haha. I feel they is real trading is stock need to have capital and when your diversified the market you surely will earn big.
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  • Cadi Poon
    ·2025-09-03
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    與我們社區令人瞠目結舌的回報相比,巴菲特約30%的年化回報率可能看起來“無聊”,但穩定的複利是他從$100k→$147B.

    現在將其與散戶投資者進行對比(也許您也經歷過):

    看到一個“熱門選擇”,YOLO進去,然後看着它崩潰。

    因爲FOMO而在頂部買入,因爲恐懼而在底部賣出。

    巴菲特:10萬美元→1470億美元。我:10萬美元→2k美元…一小時內。

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  • BTS
    ·2025-09-03
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    “$100k → $2k”type moment?
    Oh 。。。haven’t traded with that level of capital, so never experienced that kind of extreme loss but definitely had moments where gains flipped into losses — overconfidence is expensive。。。

    Planning to stick to a +10% profit-taking system by locking in gains before a reversal — small gains beat total losses
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  • DiAngel
    ·2025-09-05
    The worst situation I ever had was SGD100k -> SGD70K for UT.


    My HNW friend was commenting me for not giving my RM some business.Hence I told his advice and handed SGD100K to my RM to buy UT - US & China portfolio. It was the biggest mistake of my life.


    Last year, my RM suggested that I take a leverage to buy TLT and cut loss on my under water or deep sea China UT . I told him - please leave me alone and I will manage my loss. I m in the state of “ rob peter to pay paul”. A few of my high risk UTs are generating good profit.Thus, my loss is narrowing.


    The SGD30K loss has made me so immune to any crashes in the market. Instead, I, no longer, penny wise pound foolish.I will look at SG market depth and determine the possibility of getting my stock. If by paying an extra of SGD50-500 will ensure my taking, I will go for it. Get the stock and wait for my dividends.


    Bought a SG counter today. I m SGD3-4K away from KPI SGD36K dividend.Still have 4months to chiong!🤭


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  • Tiger_SG
    ·2025-09-10
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  • TLim
    ·2025-09-05
    The problem with trading system is it may only work under certain market conditions. Once the conditions changes, it may not work. It's easier just to invest and DCA into S&P 500 and QQQ ETFs for most people.
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  • TimothyX
    ·2025-09-03
    这是无系统——你基本上是在拿头条新闻和情绪赌博。

    股票交易系统并不意味着预测未来——它意味着:

    何时进入和退出的规则

    了解您的头寸规模

    回顾错误并调整您的行动手册

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  • 北极篂
    ·2025-09-03
    我也经历过类似“10万美元→2000美元”的惨痛时刻。那段时间几乎是追涨杀跌的写照:看到热门股就冲进去,结果高位站岗;跌了又不敢止损,最后亏得只剩个教训。对我最大的触动是,市场永远不会按照你想的方向走,如果没有系统约束,人的情绪足以毁掉所有本金。


    后来我开始慢慢搭建属于自己的交易系统。不是一蹴而就,而是从最简单的规则开始:仓位控制、设定止损、不盲目追高。这些看似基础,但真正做到并不容易。实践中我发现,只有规则能帮我在情绪最混乱的时候保持冷静,比如股价连续下跌时,不会因为恐惧而盲卖,而是回到系统判断。


    至于学习路径,我更偏向“边实践边修正”。刚开始不可能设计出完美的系统,很多问题只有真实交易后才会暴露。复盘和总结变得很重要,每一次亏损我都会问自己:是规则的问题,还是我没有遵守?前者就调整,后者就加强纪律。


    现在的我还在不断打磨,但至少不会再因为一时冲动把本金砍掉九成。我觉得建立系统就像练功,不是为了一夜暴富,而是为了在市场的长期游戏里活下来。
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  • WanEH
    ·2025-09-03
    我没有过10万-2千,不过有1万-2千的经历。我学到的就是要尽快止损。可能在亏损20%时就应该坚决的止损了。 @Tiramisu2020
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  • koolgal
    ·2025-09-03
    🌟🌟🌟I must confess that when I first started I tend to follow the hype due to FOMO.  But now I like to buy index ETFs like SPLG, STI ETF.  These have been good to me.  Slow and Steady is my way. 

    @Tiger_comments @Tiger_SG

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  • Mrzorro
    ·2025-09-02
    I dont have 100k to 2k moment, but I have 20k to 2k moment. What I learned from it is do your own research before investment. Don't follow the trend or emotion. learn when to cut loss is another important lesson I had learned. Investment is a long learning journey.  Hope you all find your own rules or way in trading.  [Love you]
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  • MilkTeaBro
    ·2025-09-02
    When the US Fed started increasing interest rates in 2022 I gradually increased my dividend stocks portfolio, bought the dip and dividend reinvestment. Dividend stocks like bond, interest high, bond price low; interest low, bond price high.
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    • MilkTeaBro
      Dividend investment is sustainable .
      2025-09-02
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  • Myrttle
    ·2025-09-05
    I try to go with the trend. Stop losses also help to limit downside
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  • Jezza67
    ·2025-09-03
    I'm still learning. But my system use a mixture of watching trends and luck.
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  • AN88
    ·2025-09-03
    buy small first then keep on learning then buy big
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  • SPACE ROCKET
    ·2025-09-03
    Don't want to ever have a 100K to 2K moment 😬😬
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  • TheStrategist
    ·2025-09-02
    Learn TA, it helps
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