The struggle between greed and rationality, retail investors are often affected by greed, herd mentality, fear and other psychological factors. To carry out an operation that they can predict.
There may be several reasons why retail investors like to do short-term trading:
1. Pursuit of quick profits: expect to obtain obvious benefits in a shorter period of time, satisfy the desire for immediate sense of achievement and wealth growth.
2. Lack of patience and the concept of long-term investment: may not have a deep understanding of the market and investment, and it is difficult to tolerate the fluctuations and uncertainties in the long-term investment process.
3. Affected by market sentiment: easily attracted by short-term market hot spots and popular coins, and follow the trend.
4. Overconfidence in one's own investment ability: believe that they can accurately grasp short-term market fluctuations and stock trends.
5. Limited funds: hope to quickly accumulate funds through short-term operations to achieve greater investment goals.
6. Limited information acquisition and analysis capabilities: it is difficult to conduct in-depth research and accurate judgment on the long-term fundamentals of the project, so they tend to rely on short-term technical analysis and market signals.