2026-01-21 01:22:36

Floating losses and floating gains seem to affect mood, but the real damage to your wallet is a different story. Once the market moves out, you'll understand—those paper losses in a bear market can eventually turn into actual gains, whereas in a bull market, the unrealized gains often get wiped out by reality.

Ultimately, there's one core principle: the money you lose most likely comes from two actions. One is forcing a cut-loss during a bear market, and the other is chasing high prices madly during a bull market. What about the opposite examples? How many people who entered during a bear market end up losing? Almost none. The bull market is actually a nightmare for most retail investors—a real scene of "harvesting" the little guys.

If you want to make money, here’s the trick: when others start to get greedy, you need to stay calm; when others are afraid, you must dare to act. It sounds simple, but very few can stick to it in practice.

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PerennialLeek

· 11h ago

That’s a really harsh way to put it, but it’s the damn truth. The people who cut losses during the bear market are now definitely regretting it. Chasing highs during the bull market is the real meat grinder, but who the hell can resist the temptation?

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IntrovertMetaverse

· 11h ago

No problem with that, but I haven't seen many people who can really hold on and not sell in a bear market. The pain of cutting losses in a bear market is the worst; afterwards, you regret it so much your intestines turn green. Chasing highs in a bull market is unstoppable; it feels like you're about to take off. When others are greedy, stay calm. It sounds easy to say, but during actual operation, your hands are trembling. I've heard this theory a hundred times, but only a few people truly practice it. Mindset is something that is a hundred times harder to control than skills. Most people actually get stuck at the mindset hurdle.

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ImpermanentLossEnjoyer

· 11h ago

There's nothing wrong with that, but execution is really difficult. I always tell myself to buy the dip in a bear market, but as soon as I see the decline, I panic again. Really, chasing highs in a bull market hurt me so badly that my account was cut in half, and I'm still reflecting on it. Cutting losses in a bear market is truly a killer. That's how I got wiped out. Sounds simple? I've been hearing that for three years haha, and it's still the same. Others are greedy, and I am even greedier. Maybe that's the fate of retail investors. The words "stay calm" are easy to say, but actually doing it is much harder.

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GasFeeCrier

· 11h ago

The bloodshed in a bear market is really a huge loss, you're so right. I directly cut at the foot of the mountain that time. I just want to ask, who can develop this kind of mindset? It's easy to say, anyone can do it, but when panic truly hits, you really can't stick to it. In a bull market, chasing highs—I'm that guy. I regret it every time. Honestly, it's just two words: greed, it kills people. That one buy in the bear market is really satisfying now. I thought I was crazy at the time. Others are greedy, I stay calm, but I'm the opposite kind, haha. Isn't this just a psychological game? Beating yourself is much harder than technical analysis. Now I even lose money trying to do the opposite, my talent isn't enough to make up for it.

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SoliditySlayer

· 11h ago

That's right, cutting losses and selling in panic is truly the Achilles' heel of retail investors. I was also cut last year; I sold in panic at the bottom of the bear market, and the rebound doubled immediately. Thinking about it now still makes me uncomfortable. I've also fallen into the trap of chasing highs in a bull market, when a bunch of people were calling for buy-ins, my mind just wasn't clear enough. Now I've learned to be smarter—when others are crazy, I hold back; only when the market is dead silent do I dare to buy. It's easy to say, but actually sticking to it is really rare. Those paper losses in the bear market are actually nothing; the key is not to do something stupid and cut your losses. Look around at those who made money—aren't they all the ones who picked up bargains during the bear market? Actually, the trick is this: sell when you're greedy, buy when you're panicked. If you can't do that, don't blame the crypto world for cutting you. I don't know many people who lost money in the bear market; there are plenty who got rich in the bull market and then gave it all back. The real harvesting scene is right there—it's up to you whether you can dodge it.

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