I saw an old friend yesterday, and he said he'd figured something out recently.

I asked what he'd figured out. He said that before, he used to stare at the charts every day from 8 AM to 3 AM. His eyes were practically going blind, but his account was still in the red. Later he got into a relationship and didn't have time to watch the charts. He opened the app less than five times in a month, and actually made money instead. $BTC
I laughed when I heard that. This sounds like a joke, but it's actually true.
Staring at charts is the easiest way to make mistakes. Every time the price ticks, your heart skips a beat. When it goes up, you want to chase. When it goes down, you want to cut losses. When it's sideways, you want to ambush. Your original good plan gets distorted the more you stare at it. Those who bought at the top and got trapped, those who tried to catch the bottom but bought halfway down, those who sold right before the pump—nine out of ten times these mistakes come from staring at charts too much. $ETH
Someone asked what to look at if not the charts.
Look at yourself.
When do you get itchy fingers easily? When do you panic easily? When do you hit confirm even though you shouldn't be placing an order? You can't spot these habits while staring at charts. You can only see them during review sessions.
I have a habit of printing out my trade records every week and circling the emotional trades with a red pen. After doing this enough times, I realized that losing money isn't a technical issue at all—it's just that I can't control myself. I get jealous when I see others making money, anxious when I see my own losses, and impulsive when I see market moves. $BNB
Later I came up with a solution: before placing an order, stand up and take a walk first. If I still want to enter after the walk, then I do. That one walk stops about half of the trades I shouldn't be making.
The market is always open, and there are always opportunities for profit. But you only have one account. Make a mess of it a few times and it's gone.
People who stare at charts don't make money. Those who can control themselves do.
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