Did you know that many people actually blame their losses not on poor judgment but on one main issue — wanting to participate too much.

Whenever they experience a loss, they start messing around. Looking for indicators, changing strategies, following teachers... trying everything. But few are willing to admit a harsh truth: losses are not mainly due to misjudging the direction, but because of too frequent trading.

They want to jump in at the slightest market fluctuation. Fear of missing out on gains when prices rise, and fear of missing the rebound when prices fall. As a result, they keep flipping back and forth, with trading fees eating up most of their profits, while their accounts keep shrinking.

What about those who have been in the crypto world for a long time? They rarely place orders all day long. When the market isn’t clear, they stay still. It’s not that they lack opportunities; they understand a fundamental principle — reckless moves are the most expensive cost.

The hardest thing for retail investors to accept is: holding a position empty is not weakness, but a way to protect their capital.

In a choppy market, the busier you are, the more you lose. Not only do you get repeatedly harvested, but once emotions take over, stop-losses become meaningless, and losses start snowballing. I’ve seen too many people fall not because of one big mistake, but because of countless small "could have avoided this" trades.

Trading, in essence, is about waiting. Waiting for the direction to be clear, waiting for the rhythm to stabilize, waiting for that position that doesn’t require guessing to appear. Those who can resist trading when there’s no clear trend, and only dare to act when the market truly arrives, are already ahead of most people.

In the crypto world, frequent trading doesn’t guarantee victory. The ones who are more stable, who survive longer, are the ultimate winners. Those who know how to wait will eventually see opportunities come to them.