My take on cutting losses: you're dealing with death by a thousand paper cuts. Each one seems manageable, but they pile up fast.

Here's what works—if you can't comfortably build a meaningful stake at 5% allocation, jumping to 10% won't fix it. You'll just dig yourself deeper. The position sizing matters way more than most traders realize.

Think about it this way: when you're underwater, the instinct is to swing for the fences. Don't. That's exactly backwards. Stop adding to losing trades and focus on limiting what you lose each round. That's the actual path out.