#美联储降息 When I first entered the crypto world, I was the typical person blindly guessing based on feelings. I would cheer for takeoff in the square, follow the trend, listen to big V's calls and rush in fiercely, feeling great about myself — thinking I was quick to catch on and responsive, able to get the fattest parts of the market. Back then, I truly considered this a skill.
Little did I know, the crypto market loves to teach you a lesson — the more confident you are, the harsher it hits you.
During the SOL crash last year, it nearly shattered my entire trading outlook.
I remember clearly —
Even in a moment of taking a sip of water, the K-line was like a wild horse running straight to the bottom. My account turned from green to red, then from red to a deep crimson. My phone was burning hot, my heartbeat racing with the market movements, eyes fixed on that long wick piercing through the support level, feeling like my brain was being pushed underwater by the market — "You want to rely on luck? Wake up."
That night, I finally understood: the money I previously earned wasn’t because of my skill, but simply because luck hadn’t targeted me yet.
Thinking about my usual approach: shouting bullish in the square and rushing in when big V calls for a rise, going all in on trending projects — this isn’t really participating in the market. To be honest, it’s just handing your life over to others. And that SOL headless line was just the period at the end of three years of blind confidence.
It forcefully pulled me out of the dream of "making a living based on feelings," and made me see clearly —
The ones who truly survive in this market are never the fastest runners. It’s those who understand how to cut losses, control risks, and have their own judgment.
Now I’ve managed to come out of it. How about you? Ask yourself: do you want to keep being led around by the market, or do you want some principles and discipline?
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BearMarketBarber
· 12-12 22:53
Oh no, this is me. I was also exposed this way back then.
A painful lesson—without a stop-loss, you really can't play this game.
Listening to big V's words is just for reference; don't treat them as gospel.
I was also involved in the SOL wave; thinking about it now still makes me a bit uncomfortable.
Chasing trends is the fastest way to go bankrupt, that's true.
Only after I made my first pot of gold did I understand what risk management really means.
Now we're just waiting for the Federal Reserve to cut rates and rescue the market, but we also need to rely on ourselves and not rush recklessly again.
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BuyHighSellLow
· 12-11 09:20
Bro, what you said really hit home. I'm the kind of person who's been led along, and now I just realize it.
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ChainWanderingPoet
· 12-11 09:19
Haha, this is the norm in the crypto world, where everyone gets harvested like this.
Honestly, it’s a bit painful to hear, but it’s definitely time to wake up.
After seeing your experience, I feel relieved, it means I’m not that unlucky.
Cutting losses is easy to say, but who can really do it at the critical moment?
Will this Fed rate cut give people false hope again, and will some people go all-in?
Your SOL experience resonates with me, but I fully understood it during the Luna wave.
By the way, only true warriors still dare to go all-in now, I’ve lost faith in hype projects.
Discipline is something that only real lessons in hard cash can engrain into your mind.
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CafeMinor
· 12-11 09:18
Haha, no kidding, but it's a bit late.
I was also in on that SOL wave, probably woke up more than a year earlier than you.
Really, people who shout in the square and follow whatever they say, I guess they're still in losses to this day.
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AirdropAnxiety
· 12-11 09:17
That cut in SOL, I've also experienced it, truly despairing.
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Honestly, following big influencers is just asking for death. I don't even read the comments anymore.
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Talking about stop-loss is easy, but when executing, my hands tremble uncontrollably.
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I feel like I've understood something, but next time the market comes, won't I still get caught up in the hype?
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When making profits, I boast about myself; when losing, I realize it's all just luck, which is a bit painful.
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Right now, I am a stop-loss fanatic, preferring to earn less than to repeat that deep red feeling.
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The problem is, understanding discipline and not following it are separated by a single account explosion.
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Going all in is really playing with fire; I should have quit long ago.
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Getting battered by the market really opened my eyes; the cost was indeed a bit high.
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AirdropHunterXM
· 12-11 08:55
Really, listening to this story makes me think of my own moves last year... I still feel the pain now.
That line about being pushed into the water by the market really resonated with me, haha, a bitter smile.
To be honest, I only listen to half of what the big V influencers say now, the other half depends on my own judgment.
That wave with SOL was indeed a deep lesson, but I think the hardest part isn't understanding stop-loss, it's actually being able to execute it.
Do you still follow the trend now, or have you truly changed completely?
#美联储降息 When I first entered the crypto world, I was the typical person blindly guessing based on feelings. I would cheer for takeoff in the square, follow the trend, listen to big V's calls and rush in fiercely, feeling great about myself — thinking I was quick to catch on and responsive, able to get the fattest parts of the market. Back then, I truly considered this a skill.
Little did I know, the crypto market loves to teach you a lesson — the more confident you are, the harsher it hits you.
During the SOL crash last year, it nearly shattered my entire trading outlook.
I remember clearly —
Even in a moment of taking a sip of water, the K-line was like a wild horse running straight to the bottom. My account turned from green to red, then from red to a deep crimson. My phone was burning hot, my heartbeat racing with the market movements, eyes fixed on that long wick piercing through the support level, feeling like my brain was being pushed underwater by the market — "You want to rely on luck? Wake up."
That night, I finally understood: the money I previously earned wasn’t because of my skill, but simply because luck hadn’t targeted me yet.
Thinking about my usual approach: shouting bullish in the square and rushing in when big V calls for a rise, going all in on trending projects — this isn’t really participating in the market. To be honest, it’s just handing your life over to others. And that SOL headless line was just the period at the end of three years of blind confidence.
It forcefully pulled me out of the dream of "making a living based on feelings," and made me see clearly —
The ones who truly survive in this market are never the fastest runners. It’s those who understand how to cut losses, control risks, and have their own judgment.
Now I’ve managed to come out of it. How about you? Ask yourself: do you want to keep being led around by the market, or do you want some principles and discipline?