I recently reviewed three months of trading records and discovered an intuitive contradiction—
After I cut my number of trades by 60%, my accuracy surprisingly increased by 40%. Those market fluctuations that I felt at the time were "a loss if I didn't catch it" mostly turned out to be emotional traps in hindsight. More practically, I saved enough in fees to cover several stop-losses.
Suddenly I remembered Old Ba's classic line: If you can't find a sucker at the card table, you're most likely that character. The same applies to the crypto space—volatile markets are like a bill validator, specifically testing your resistance to FOMO. Staying still isn't being zen; it's about letting real opportunities surface.
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WagmiAnon
· 11-30 11:51
Doing less really is amazing. I used to operate frequently, and the transaction fees almost took half my life. Now I've learned to be smarter.
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BankruptWorker
· 11-30 02:57
Wow, this is the truth! I was that sucker before... The fees ate up so much profit that it made me want to cry.
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PriceOracleFairy
· 11-27 12:16
less trading, more winning... literally watching the fee bleed stop was my oracle moment lol
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NestedFox
· 11-27 12:03
Indeed, it's easier said than done to refrain from such actions; when your hands get itchy, you want to buy the dip.
Not losing money is the same as making money; I've realized this truth many times.
Everyone has to acknowledge that profits eaten up by transaction fees are a reality; trading less is indeed the fastest way to save money.
FOMO is the original sin of the crypto world; seeing others profit makes you want to follow suit, and in the end, the dumb buyer is you.
Wait, why do I feel like I've heard this logic before? It seems like Buffett said something similar.
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ProposalDetective
· 11-27 12:03
Ha, isn't this just my blood and tears lesson, something I should have realized earlier?
Less trading is truly amazing; I used to frequently make moves out of impatience, and I suffered the most losses.
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FrogInTheWell
· 11-27 12:00
Damn, I also discovered it this way. Less trading means making money, but no one believes this when I say it.
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The fees really add up, how much money could I save for entering a position over a year?
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FOMO is really harmful; I used to change my stop loss points ten times a day, but now I simply don't look at it.
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No doubt about it, the crypto world is where suckers get played for, and the more frequent the trades, the quicker you die.
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How do you calculate that accuracy of forty percent? Can you explain it in detail?
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This is called being prudent, not cowardly. Many people can't tell the difference.
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Haha, old Ba's words are simply the truth in the crypto world; I'm that sucker.
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Reducing position, waiting, looking for signals; sounds simple but is really hard to do.
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The analogy of the cash checker is brilliant; the choppy market is indeed filtering people out.
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I also want to do less, but the problem is that I get itchy hands as soon as I look at the market. Is there any way to deal with this, everyone?
I recently reviewed three months of trading records and discovered an intuitive contradiction—
After I cut my number of trades by 60%, my accuracy surprisingly increased by 40%. Those market fluctuations that I felt at the time were "a loss if I didn't catch it" mostly turned out to be emotional traps in hindsight. More practically, I saved enough in fees to cover several stop-losses.
Suddenly I remembered Old Ba's classic line: If you can't find a sucker at the card table, you're most likely that character. The same applies to the crypto space—volatile markets are like a bill validator, specifically testing your resistance to FOMO. Staying still isn't being zen; it's about letting real opportunities surface.