Your drawdown size often mirrors your ego size. That's just how markets work. The ones running on pure conviction without discipline? They get humbled fast. Markets don't care about your confidence level—they only punish carelessness and reward those who stick to their process. Winners aren't the ones with the biggest conviction swings; they're the ones who treat every trade with respect and follow their rules, no matter what.
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SatoshiChallenger
· 2025-12-29 19:13
Ironically, most people lose not because the market is ruthless, but because they are not calm enough.
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AirDropMissed
· 2025-12-29 18:03
The size of the pullback really looks down on people. Some old-timers rely solely on faith to tough it out, and the market will teach them a lesson in minutes.
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LayerZeroJunkie
· 2025-12-29 16:52
That's so true. Many overconfident traders get wiped out during drawdowns.
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BlockchainArchaeologist
· 2025-12-26 19:51
The size of the pullback is proportional to the ego size, this really hits hard... How many overly confident people have been hit hard by the market's iron fist?
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SigmaValidator
· 2025-12-26 19:48
It sounds like you're talking about discipline, but how is a true winner defined?
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GasWaster
· 2025-12-26 19:37
nah this hits different when you're staring at a failed tx eating 50 gwei for nothing... discipline costs less than ego, fr fr
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RegenRestorer
· 2025-12-26 19:29
Most people who get liquidated are completely unaware of how confident they are.
Your drawdown size often mirrors your ego size. That's just how markets work. The ones running on pure conviction without discipline? They get humbled fast. Markets don't care about your confidence level—they only punish carelessness and reward those who stick to their process. Winners aren't the ones with the biggest conviction swings; they're the ones who treat every trade with respect and follow their rules, no matter what.