After trading for so long, I increasingly feel that the market is the best teacher. Don’t get cocky when you’re right—just because your account is up a few points doesn’t mean you should go all in. When you’re wrong, don’t try to tough it out; take the loss when you need to. Your wallet is the most honest report card.

It’s easy to get carried away in a bull market, watching $BTC soar and wanting to go all in with every position. When the bear market hits, you start betting on rebounds, always thinking “this time is different”—but really, it’s the same every time.

The real opportunities to make money are often in those overlooked corners, not the popular coins everyone is shouting about in group chats. Even mainstream coins like $ETH and $BNB—when they’re up, everyone’s bullish; when they’re down, there’s nothing but complaints. Emotional trading is how you lose money.

In the end, the old saying still holds true: protecting your principal is more important than chasing huge gains. Set your stop-losses, control your impulses, and don’t let a moment of recklessness ruin your entire account.