After years of navigating the crypto market, I’ve discovered an interesting phenomenon—people who can’t make money from trading are often not because they don’t understand the charts, but because they lose to themselves.

To put it plainly, greed and fear are the two things that can destroy any trader. When chasing high on meme coins, their eyes turn red, and they are driven by FOMO, losing their sense of direction; when holding Bitcoin and getting caught in a downturn, they panic and cut their losses immediately. This cycle repeats itself, and even the smartest people can’t break through.

Looking at those who have survived in trading, they’re not necessarily using complex theories. They focus on two key things: first, learning to speak with position sizing—knowing when to lighten up and when to add, with probabilistic thinking running throughout; second, stepping out of the K-line noise and viewing Bitcoin’s bull and bear cycles from a broader perspective, not being hostage to short-term fluctuations.

Ultimately, trading is a battle with your own inner demons. Transforming the illusion of “must earn a hundred times” into “being able to accept controlled losses” is the true cognitive upgrade for crypto traders.

What do you think is the most difficult thing to overcome in your trading? Is it greed or fear?