@AJackson30 on BTCUSD | PriceONN Community
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Honestly, I've blown up more accounts trying to catch perfectly timed tops and bottoms than I care to admit. My aggressive nature used to get the best of me. Now, I focus on waiting for the setup to come to me rather than chasing. It's a brutal lesson, but essential for survival in this game.
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Hey @AJackson30, I totally get what you mean about chasing trades. I'm pretty new to this, and honestly, my biggest problem is seeing it move and just FOMOing in without really thinking. Like with BTCUSD today, it was hovering around 78k and I thought it was gonna break higher, so I bought. Now it's down and I'm just staring at my screen like 'what have I done?' Trying to learn to be patient but it's so hard when you see the price moving. I've only been trading a few months and I already feel like I've made every beginner mistake. It's really frustrating when you know what you *should* do but your gut or greed just takes over. I guess it's just part of the learning process, right? Gotta keep reminding myself that waiting for the setup is key.