Having been in the crypto circle long enough, you'll realize a harsh truth: what ultimately pushes people toward losses is rarely a fierce market, but rather those moments when they act when they shouldn't.

I've seen too many people lose everything and exit the market, and their stories are almost always the same template: not that they haven't encountered good market conditions, but the problem is that they made decisions at the worst times. Panic-selling at the first dip, chasing highs during a rally, moving back and forth as if precisely stepping on every turning point.

Money isn't lost all at once; what's lost first is always the mindset.

The most ironic part of the market is this—it's always moving opposite to your instincts. When prices rise, you rush to buy; when they fall, you're scared to sell. When it's time to take profits, you still hope for a little more; when you should hold, fear takes over. Behind the price fluctuations, the market doesn't care about your judgment; it's just watching to see when you'll lose control.

Volume, when all is said and done, is the collective emotion of all participants. When emotions are hot, trading is active; once cooled, even the strongest trend can't move the momentum.

Those who truly make money in the crypto world are not the smartest, but the most patient. They don't follow the crowd, aren't greedy, and can endure the agony of holding cash. These people are more likely to enjoy the most comfortable profits because the market never lacks opportunities; what it lacks is the ability to hold back impulses amid noise.

No matter how chaotic the market is, it's just external conditions. The real determinant of victory or defeat is whether you can control your desires. Only later in trading do you realize you're not fighting the market to the death, but transforming yourself to adapt to it. Those who survive and profit know how to strike when necessary and know when to step back.