That day's trading truly made me realize how crucial mental management is. I set a stop loss at 470, but it was executed at 475. Afterwards, the price surged to a high of 476. I originally thought I could make a profit. Unexpectedly, the situation reversed, and it kept falling to 422. My original order at a cost of 438 was expected to earn $100, but after stop loss and reverse operations, I ended up losing $300.

My mindset completely exploded at that moment. I started wildly trading event contracts, five consecutive $50 trades, and didn't win any. It was then that I realized the most terrifying thing about losing money isn't price volatility, but losing control of decision-making.

Now I am much calmer. I deposited $50 and bought 5 ZEC at a cost of 325 each. This time, I didn't have any illusions and just followed the cost basis. No chasing gains, no delusions of turning things around—let the market speak.