If most of your struggles as a trader come from thinking about your last trade instead of the next one, let me tell you something.
From my experience, those who dwell too much on their last trade share a common trait: they make fewer trades than those who don’t.
The reason is that the more trades you make, the less time you have to think about previous trades. There's already another opportunity to seize.
For example, if you make 1-2 trades per week, you have much more time to obsess over the last trade instead of moving on and focusing on the next one. These trades mean more to you than, say, for those who trade intraday/scalp.
Intraday traders often make 2-3 trades a day, and scalpers can make between 10 to 100 trades a day. These people don't have time to sit and reflect. Another opportunity has already presented itself. They know how to reset and move on.
I don’t believe everyone should trade more frequently. That’s not what I’m advocating for here. Some people can sit for days, waiting for the right moment to pounce. If they lose, they can easily move on. They are constantly in the game.
For those who can't switch gears quickly, I would advise increasing your trading frequency. Even if only for a short period, to improve this part of your game. Moving forward quickly is crucial. If you get upset about taking a loss, the next trade will be even harder.
The only people who glorify poverty and claim to have learned "courage" from it are those who have never faced poverty.
People who have actually experienced poverty know that you just become chronically anxious because you could never afford a healthy, stable life.
They know that in an environment of low trust, you develop a bunch of bad habits that you'll have to unlearn later if you want a chance to build loving relationships.
They know that you'll spend many years trying to escape the crab bucket of people who thought that since they never lived well, there's no need to start.
They know that you could never invest money in the long term because your family always lived paycheck to paycheck despite the most frugal lifestyle possible.
They know that you never had the opportunity to travel or experience anything that cost even a little money, and as a result, you became withdrawn and dogmatic.
From time to time, you'll hear stories of a few "survivors" who managed to make it, but they succeeded despite adverse circumstances and would likely have achieved much more if they had spent less time worrying about survival or interacting with people who lack basic common sense.
The world is full of shameless people who don't tell the whole story; plenty of successful people will tell you that you need to suffer to succeed, but they usually don't talk about the kind of suffering you'll have to overcome if you start from the very bottom. #ЛюбимыйТокен #BTC #binance #Ethereum
Tether has launched a new stablecoin — Alloy! Its operations are fully backed by a physical reserve of gold bars. The first token in the Alloy series is USD₮. It is pegged to the value of the US dollar, and the gold itself is stored in a Swiss bank. Tether claims that the new coin is safe and stable due to its backing by tangible assets. #Alloy #USDT
It is much more difficult to make money in this cycle compared to previous ones.
1) You won't be able to make money by buying old altcoins, as most of them have already been pumped, with various founders and venture funds having already cashed out, and no one, including their team, cares about them anymore.
2) You can't make money by buying new altcoins, as most of them are already launching at too high valuations with low float supply, allowing only venture funds and founders to make money, not you.
3) You can't make money by farming airdrops, as most of them already have millions of farmers, making each project overcrowded, so even if everything goes according to plan, you'll get nothing.
Everything is literally sucking money out of retailers right now.
And you know what, the next cycle will be harder and harder than you can imagine, so take responsibility and do whatever it takes to achieve financial freedom before the "easy money" runs out and you are forever trapped in the rat race. #binance #Bitcoin #ETH #Polygon
Earning money in this cycle is much harder than in previous ones.
1) You won't be able to make money by buying old altcoins because most of them have already been pumped, founders and venture funds have already cashed out, and no one, including their teams, cares about them anymore.
2) You can't make money by buying new altcoins because most of them are already launching with too high valuations and low float supply, allowing only venture funds and founders to make money, but not you.
3) You can't make money farming airdrops because most of them already have millions of farmers, making each project oversaturated, so even if everything goes according to plan, you'll get peanuts.
Everything is literally sucking money out of retailers right now.
And you know what, the next cycle will be harder and harder than you can imagine, so take responsibility and do whatever it takes to achieve financial freedom before the "easy money" ends and you are forever trapped in the rat race.
The best trading management advice I’ve ever received:
"Give your trade some breathing room."
It sounds simple, but this advice contains several key lessons:
1. **Don’t use overly tight stops.** Unless your market entry is dictated by divine intervention or the setup justifies it, give yourself some room for error. Especially if you're trading altcoins with leverage – you should expect breaches even at the "best" levels. This shouldn't invalidate your entire idea.
2. **Don’t rush to manage the trade immediately.** If your target/assessment is at least a few percent away, don’t worry about small movements between them. The initial reaction may be important, but even on intraday timeframes, the market typically oscillates, tests your entry, etc., before bouncing back. This is especially true if you’re trading on higher timeframes and targeting higher timeframe movements – give the market some time and give yourself a chance to be right.
3. **Over-managing is a symptom of oversized positions.** If you find yourself glued to the PnL and minute chart, accompanied by feelings of anxiety and regret, then you’ve risked too much on something mediocre. The looming threat of significant losses will make you paranoid and nervous, leading to poor trading management decisions. Practically, I’ve seen traders go from unprofitable to profitable by following this. Trade the chart, not the potential PnL.
4. **Beware of breakeven points.** Moving to breakeven doesn’t make a trade “risk-free.” The risk is that you’ll get stopped out on a perfectly valid setup that would have made you money if you had been more patient. This risk is compounded if suddenly your best setups turn into breakeven trades and you have just as many failures – that’s how you ruin an account. Save breakeven points for special circumstances (if any) – extraordinary entries that shouldn't be second-guessed if your idea is correct. #binance #Ethereum #BTC #TopCoinsJune2024
To fix (1), you increase size and make more positions (including increasing the overall leverage of the portfolio, less liquid positions, and holding through "unreasonable" price + valuation movements). The cost - higher portfolio volatility, higher risk of ruin, and likely significant drawdowns from your portfolio's ATH. But if done well, you can earn quite a bit, though with a higher risk of depleting your portfolio.
To fix (2), you take profits on the way up and generally become more conservative the longer the trend continues (fewer illiquid bets, less leverage, more TP and trade management). The cost - lower growth potential and potentially "missing out" on the cycle of opportunities. If done right, you earn much less but preserve more.
Important: it is not possible to solve both tasks simultaneously.
Any success story is a messy process with many unexpected twists and turns. If you expect a clean and tidy story, it means you don't want to succeed. Expect chaos and leaps. #binance #BNB #Bitcoin #Ethereum
The key to success in cryptocurrency is understanding when to take risks and when not to.
- Make big bets when the stars align with your setup/thesis. - Protect your capital when you don't understand what's happening and you don't have an edge.
$COIN - Coinbase Smart Wallet will be launched on June 5. It is expected to significantly improve the user interface.
$MINA - Mina's Berkeley update will be launched on June 4. This will enable the use of ZK smart contracts on Mina.
$PENDLE - Pendle is consistently reaching new all-time highs in TVL, with new integrations for yield trading coming soon.
$ARB - There is a proposal to update Arbitrum Sepolia to Stylus. Stylus will allow Arbitrum developers to write smart contracts in new programming languages.
$FET $AGIX $OCEAN - The three largest crypto AI projects will complete the merger of their tokens on June 13.
zkSync - Rumors are circulating that zkSync will release its airdrop checker next week.
If it seems to you that everyone around you is making money, and you are not, don't be deceived.
This cycle has actually been quite challenging.
If you're struggling, you're not alone.
- Most altcoins have underperformed compared to $BTC. - Only certain sectors have thrived (memes, AI, RWA, etc. - most utility/infrastructure projects have barely moved). This makes capital redistribution very tempting, but constantly jumping between narratives can be detrimental. - Even rotations WITHIN these favored narratives have been hard to catch - typically leading to leaders significantly outperforming their peers, while the betas barely keep up. - Even in the case of memes - it was mostly a "throw a dart and hope" approach that proved effective unless you went all-in.
However, what can you do to increase your chances of success?
1. Trade less. Prioritize high-confidence trades, and potentially sit out when there are no attractive opportunities. 2. Prefer sector leaders over beta assets. If the narrative has resilience, you might catch a late rotation, but leadership with beta exposure has not been effective in this cycle so far. 3. Use periods of apathy to master your craft. During a "bull run," it's hard to focus. Sideways/boring conditions are a blessing as they give you the opportunity to learn, plan, and improve your skills without distractions.
Opportunities in this space remain limitless, but today I want to remind you that if you're not finding them, you are definitely not alone. Despite what many "authorities" might make you believe.