Reviewing this recent ETH movement, to be honest, I feel a bit guilty.



The trend was actually all within expectations—pump first, then dump. I had made that judgment before. But when the price started rising, I couldn't resist and chased long positions, which messed up my entire rhythm. During the drop, I did set up short positions and timed them well, but unfortunately, I didn't hold on.

What's the most ironic part? I could have caught the top with my longs and held the shorts all the way down. The only condition: don’t move.

Contracts really go against human nature. The more you mess around, the easier it is to step into a trap. If you get off halfway, don’t get itchy and randomly grab the steering wheel again. Sometimes doing nothing is much better than overtrading—aligning thought and action is the hardest discipline.
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TokenSherpavip
· 19h ago
ngl this is literally the hardest part—knowing what's gonna happen and actually letting it happen, two completely different skill trees fr
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HodlKumamonvip
· 19h ago
Exactly, this is the last mile to making money, but you end up failing because you can't resist the urge to act. To put it simply, you get the analysis right but mess up the execution. I've been there too—analyzed all the data thoroughly, but as soon as the price goes up, I chase, and when it drops, I cut my losses. I end up turning a statistical edge into a negative expectation by my own actions. The most frustrating part is, all I needed to do was "do nothing."
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TokenomicsTinfoilHatvip
· 20h ago
To put it simply, it's just being impulsive. I have the same problem. Missed out and still want to chase, made a profit and still want to buy the dip again—the result is ending up empty-handed. Doing nothing is really the hardest thing, even harder than finding the bottom.
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CompoundPersonalityvip
· 20h ago
Just couldn't resist, bro. The whole plan falls apart as soon as you make a move. This time it was really about not keeping my cool. Even if you predict correctly, it only counts if you hold on. The hardest part about trading contracts isn't finding the direction—it's being able to sleep soundly after you've found it. That's really something. Doing nothing = maximum profit. Isn't that ironic? Knowing is easy, doing is hard. Next time, I’ll definitely succeed by staying put. It really just comes down to a little bit more self-control. Why is it so hard? Anyway, I've paid another tuition fee. ETH really teaches you lessons. The trades I regret the most are always the ones where I overtraded. Trading less could have made me so much more.
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