When it comes to trading, understanding the trend is a basic skill, but what's even more important is having your own strategy in mind. Don’t just stare at the individual candlesticks on the K-line chart—you need to grasp the overall direction first.
Take today’s ETH session during the US market as an example: bulls and bears kept tugging back and forth, and it was a real shakeout. This type of market really tests your short-term execution—hesitate for just a second, and the market will teach you a lesson. Either stick to your plan and keep your emotions in check, or be prepared to get slapped by the price action. Trading is a craft—it’s far from just simply buying and selling.
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ZkSnarker
· 12-03 15:45
honestly the "don't stare at candles" thing is so true but also... like 90% of retail traders literally cannot help themselves lol. they'll watch a 1m chart like it's a thriller movie and wonder why they got liquidated. the emotional discipline part you mentioned—that's where the actual skill lives, not the technical analysis theater everyone's obsessed with
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PerennialLeek
· 12-03 15:44
Mindset really is the hardest part of trading, that's for sure.
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Hesitate for one second and you get schooled—I know this all too well, haha.
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With this tug-of-war in ETH, I’m just done. Forget about sticking to the plan and holding out.
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Staring at candlesticks too long makes you blind anyway; you still have to trust your gut.
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Another story of getting slapped by the market—there goes my hard-earned money.
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People with poor execution really aren’t cut out for short-term trading. I’m definitely one of them.
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Figuring out the general direction is easy; sticking to it is the real hell mode.
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The long/short tug-of-war is the worst. I’ll just sit this out—can’t make money anyway.
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RugPullAlarm
· 12-03 15:41
Have you checked the on-chain data? The key to this round of ETH shakeout is the flow of funds behind it. Don’t be fooled by the surface-level candlestick charts.
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SchroedingerMiner
· 12-03 15:31
Mindset is really the hardest part, even harder than the technical skills.
When it comes to trading, understanding the trend is a basic skill, but what's even more important is having your own strategy in mind. Don’t just stare at the individual candlesticks on the K-line chart—you need to grasp the overall direction first.
Take today’s ETH session during the US market as an example: bulls and bears kept tugging back and forth, and it was a real shakeout. This type of market really tests your short-term execution—hesitate for just a second, and the market will teach you a lesson. Either stick to your plan and keep your emotions in check, or be prepared to get slapped by the price action. Trading is a craft—it’s far from just simply buying and selling.