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# 😓 Loss Aversion

Loss aversion refers to the disproportionate pain felt from losing money compared to the pleasure from gains of the same amount. This manifests in holding losers too long while selling winners prematurely.

Rekt Frens members support each other in overcoming loss aversion biases. The community shows losing positions can contribute upside as temporary tax-loss harvesting opportunities. We discuss the mathematically optimal strategies, avoiding reactive emotional selling.

The project also encourages taking partial profits on the way up to maintain upside exposure rather than incorrectly realizing gains too early. We explore building systematic approaches to de-risking while retaining most of the profit potential through volatility.

Additionally, the community treasury aligns incentives against loss aversion. With asset holdings diversified across various protocols and instruments, momentary declines in any one asset class fail to disrupt the perpetual yeild compounding. This effectively smoothens out volatility, creating tangible wealth irrespective of interim fluctuations.

In summary, Rekt Frens attacks loss aversion tendencies through education on mathematically optimal trade execution, community support during drawdowns, and asset diversification across uncorrelated yield generation activities. By overcoming the pain of losses, members are empowered to maximize usable gains over market cycles.


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