2025-12-25 12:22:23

Those who have held on until now are no longer just lucky people.

What about those crazy leveraged traders? The bear market four or five years ago washed them all out. After this long cycle of cleansing, only the survivors remain. These are the ones who truly have a ticket into the bull market.

Many people are still pondering what coins to buy, which platform to operate on, and how to allocate their positions. But they all overlook the biggest enemy—themselves. In a bull market, what can really kill you is never the market itself, but the greed at that moment, a sudden needle, or decisions driven by emotion.

This is also why the main players fear encountering those who push risk to the extreme.

You see, some KOLs and retail investors, once the bull market starts, become blinded, focusing on dreams of overnight riches, while selectively ignoring the most critical thing—risk avoidance. They don’t understand that only after securing that crucial 20x return does the subsequent discussion become meaningful. Otherwise, it’s just noise.

To what extent should position management be practiced? Just look at the stability of coins like Dogecoin and Ethereum. It’s not about betting on the highest odds, but about surviving the longest.

The first goal for true experts entering a bull market isn’t how much money they make, but avoiding being wiped out by any wave of emotion, greed, or sudden event. A bull market isn’t about rushing in recklessly; it’s about gradually becoming the hardest group to be cleared out of the market. That’s the essence of the game.

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PositionPhobia

· 7h ago

You're so right, leverage is really a harvesting tool. The friends from back then are now nowhere to be found. The biggest enemy is oneself, this saying hits home. I'm the kind of person who easily gets greedy; I bought some Dogecoin and wanted to go all in. Luckily I didn't do it, or I would be socially dead now. I'm still learning about position management; it seems I need to be more cautious. Those stories of getting rich overnight are just for listening; surviving and entering the bull market is the real key. Now I finally understand why experts are so silent—it's all about honing their mindset.

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MiningDisasterSurvivor

· 7h ago

That's right, I've been through it all. If I hadn't held onto my position tightly during that 2018 wave, I would have already become a zero-sum player. Not to mention, just being alive now makes me a winner.

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BlockchainBard

· 7h ago

Living until now is truly living until now, there's nothing to boast about. That's right, this round of cleansing has washed out many dreamers, leaving only the somewhat rational ones. The most frightening thing is still your own greed, more terrifying than any crash. Position management is really the art of survival, not the art of making money. The dream of getting rich overnight is still there, but hands are trembling. This is the real game—those who live longer win.

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DataPickledFish

· 7h ago

Living until now is enough, better than anything else. --- Leverage has been washed out early, this wave is truly a game for the survivors. --- To put it simply, it's two words: survive. In a bull market, the ones who die the most are never the market, but their own greed. --- Position management? It all depends on how many times you can withstand a critical hit. --- The dream of getting rich overnight is still alive, and when it comes to risk, I've long been selectively deaf. --- The difference between experts and amateurs is that one is thinking about how to survive, while the other is thinking about how to earn the most. --- The biggest fear in a bull market isn't a decline, but the moment you suddenly want to go all in. --- The remaining people are not because they are smart, but because they are sufficiently cowardly.

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BlockchainGriller

· 7h ago

No problem with that, living is more important than making money. --- Leverage traders have long been wiped out, there's nothing more to say. --- The saying that the bull market is blind is spot on. I've seen too many people revert to their previous state overnight. --- Position management is really the most overlooked and deadly aspect. I've fallen for this myself. --- A stablecoin isn't appealing enough? Still dreaming of 20x, and end up trapped half to death. --- You are your own biggest enemy. That hits home. --- Those still shouting about getting rich overnight will most likely not survive the next wave of correction. --- Not being wiped out is the real victory; everything else is nonsense. --- Most of the coins with the highest betting odds are probably just here to take your money. --- Those who truly survive already understand: greed will get you out of the game in an instant. It's ruthless. --- Position allocation sounds simple in theory, but in practice, it’s exhausting beyond belief.

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LuckyBlindCat

· 7h ago

Well said, living a long life is the real winner, not earning the most. Leverage traders are gone, leaving only the tough ones. Really, greed is the moment it all ends, more ruthless than any market condition. I've understood position management; being cautious is the way to survive until the bull market. Have you ever dreamed of getting rich overnight? Now I just want to survive. Aren't the main players most afraid of those who stubbornly hold on? A strong mindset is the key. Those who survive this bear market, the bull market will be like sheep ready for slaughter, haha. Pushing risk to the extreme? That's asking for death, better to just hang in there.

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