2026-01-12 11:24:24

Looking at this wave of market movements, the days of the bulls have never been long. Just when it seemed like the price was rising nicely, and before the US stock market even opened, expectations started to diverge. It feels like this— the more you fear something, the more the market tends to give you what you fear.

These days, I especially realize that in the face of large-scale capital, retail investors' judgments are often like paper. A slight change in fundamentals can instantly wipe out all optimism. For the bulls in this market, happiness is always a luxury.

The market teaches us this repeatedly. Before the US stock market can give a clear signal, the bulls here are already starting to look down on each other. No wonder people say that the hardest part of trading is not the technicals, but the mindset.

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EthMaximalist

· 6h ago

Coming back with this set again? A good attitude is useless; when big funds step in with a single move, everyone has to kneel. Honestly, I’ve never seen a bull market that lasts more than a couple of days. The US stock market is still in a daze, while here we’re already killing each other. It’s hilarious. Attitude, attitude, it’s easy to talk about, but when you’re losing money, a good attitude is useless. Retail investors are just being eaten; face the reality, everyone. This market just doesn’t want you to be comfortable. The feeling of buying more and more and then falling is so real, there’s no way to prevent it.

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ser_we_are_ngmi

· 10h ago

Getting harvested again, retail investors are really just like chives The US stock market plummeted before opening, this rhythm is really incredible My mentality collapsed, how can I trade anymore? I think I’m not suited for trading cryptocurrencies When the bulls look down on each other, I laugh out loud, so true It’s always like this, dreaming when it rises, having nightmares when it falls No matter how strong the technicals are, it’s useless; once the mentality collapses, everything is over The expectation gap is really a killer, impossible to guard against I just want to ask, are there still bulls? Now it’s only bagholders Fear what comes, comes. This phrase hits home.

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GasFeeCry

· 10h ago

It's too realistic. Going long really is like waiting to be cut in a casino. Yesterday I was still feeling proud, and today I start doubting life. Mindset is really uncontrollable; as soon as you see a red light, you panic—it's a hundred times harder than technical analysis. Hey, have you noticed? More and more retail investors are starting to break their defenses and attack each other. It feels like a bottom signal, haha. When the US stock market opens, the bulls here instantly turn into bears—laugh out loud. It's really just a game of capital; us small retail investors are just splashed with water in the process—futile.

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RetailTherapist

· 10h ago

The bulls are really exhausted now, already doubting themselves before even seeing a reaction from the US stocks.

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OldLeekNewSickle

· 10h ago

Once again, the expected divergence, this rhythm is really a bit overwhelming. The problem is that the US stocks haven't moved yet, but here we are self-destructing first, essentially a textbook operation of capital pump and dump. Mindset? Ha, easy to say. Large funds can wipe out retail investors with just one finger, so no matter how much we think about it, it's all in vain.

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AllInDaddy

· 10h ago

Here it comes again, this is the routine I fall for every time—after rising for two days, I start to mess up. The bulls in the US stock market have to kneel as soon as it opens; I'm really tired of it. Once retail investors' mentality collapses, it's all over; there's nothing we can do. I believe that maintaining a good mindset is difficult, but who can really do it? If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have been greedy for that two-point increase.

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