Watching Animal Planet is fine, anything is fine, just don’t mess around aimlessly. When the real signal comes, it only takes a minute—open your position, set your stop loss, and you’re done.
What to do after that? Play cards, walk the dog, binge-watch shows, do whatever you like. Just don’t stare at that screen—it’s useless. Whether it’s BTC or ETH, they’ll rise or fall as they should; staring at them won’t change the trend.
Either you get stopped out, or the profits come out on their own. Once there’s enough room, move your stop to lock in profits and leave the rest to the market.
Honestly, it’s pretty boring. But that’s how trading is—most of the time is spent waiting. Waiting is the norm; impulsiveness is the real enemy.
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LightningPacketLoss
· 2025-12-08 01:53
That hits pretty hard. I'm exactly the kind of fool who just stares at the screen.
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ZKProofEnthusiast
· 2025-12-07 18:17
Well said, but it's really hard. I tend to check the K-line twenty times in an hour, afraid of missing a 0.5% move in the market.
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ForkPrince
· 2025-12-07 16:48
That's right, sticking to discipline is really the hardest part. Most people just can't wait—they have to watch the market every day looking for excitement.
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CryptoNomics
· 2025-12-07 16:47
actually, if you run a basic correlation analysis on average holding times vs. realized returns, you'll find that this entire premise falls apart statistically. the data doesn't support passive waiting—it rewards active portfolio rebalancing.
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PositionPhobia
· 2025-12-07 16:26
That's right, I just can't hold on. I still can't help but check the candlestick chart every five minutes.
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RektHunter
· 2025-12-07 16:23
Honestly, 95% of the time is just waiting, and the remaining 5% is losing money.
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BearMarketSunriser
· 2025-12-07 16:21
That's quite true, but most people just can't do it—they can't help themselves.
No signal? Then just stay put.
Watching Animal Planet is fine, anything is fine, just don’t mess around aimlessly. When the real signal comes, it only takes a minute—open your position, set your stop loss, and you’re done.
What to do after that? Play cards, walk the dog, binge-watch shows, do whatever you like. Just don’t stare at that screen—it’s useless. Whether it’s BTC or ETH, they’ll rise or fall as they should; staring at them won’t change the trend.
Either you get stopped out, or the profits come out on their own. Once there’s enough room, move your stop to lock in profits and leave the rest to the market.
Honestly, it’s pretty boring. But that’s how trading is—most of the time is spent waiting. Waiting is the norm; impulsiveness is the real enemy.
Can you stick to this process?