This has honestly been the hardest bull cycle I’ve ever traded.

Not because prices didn’t go up, but because nothing stayed a hot trend for long enough. Narratives flipped within days, rotations were brutaland if you didn’t take profit or cut the second your invalidation hit… you got punished. Hard.

People are getting smarter. Capital is moving smarter than 2021 and 2017. The whole “just buy anything and it’ll moon” era is gone. Crypto isn’t the shiny new toy anymore, arguably AI stole a lot of that hype and attention. The market matured, but a lot of traders didn’t and that’s where most people got caught.

The only reason I’ve done well is because my first 7 years in crypto humbled the hell out of me. I made every mistake: held bags too long, chased narratives late, ignored invalidations and traded on emotion. But those mistakes were the foundation I set to do better this time around. The last 2 years were the first time I actually applied what I learnt… and that’s how I turned 4 figs into 7+.

This cycle demanded execution, not vibes, it required discipline, not hope and that's why it's been the most difficult bull cycle in my crypto trading history. There’s still massive opportunity in crypto, it’s just not as forgiving as it used to be. It's evolving, so either adapt, rotate and stay sharp… or the market will continue to punish you.