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A trading story where "mindset" outweighs "technique": how to regain rationality during FOMO

Recently, I completed a trade that left a deep impression on me. I want to share not advanced technical analysis, but a story about mindset management and self-discipline. This trade occurred when BTC broke above previous highs amid market euphoria. I experienced the full process of "FOMO entry → increasing anxiety → rational withdrawal."

📈 Trade Overview

· Asset: BTC/USDT perpetual contract (low leverage)
· Direction: Attempting to go long
· Holding time: about 36 hours
· Result: small loss (-1.2%) with active closing

🧠 Entry Logic (with post-reflection)

At that time, BTC strongly broke through 68,000, and the market was full of voices like "new all-time high imminent" and "missed this train." My rational plan was to wait for a pullback confirmation, but after seeing a series of bullish candles, I FOMOed in near 68,850.

My "excuses" at the time:

1. Breakthrough of key resistance, technicals looked strong
2. Multiple KOLs called for long, market sentiment was unanimously optimistic
3. Fear of completely missing out on the rally

Now, after calm reflection, I realize that my entry actually violated my trading rules:

· Did not enter at planned levels
· Driven by emotion rather than signals
· Ignored RSI overbought divergence on the 1-hour chart

🌊 Emotional fluctuations during the position

After entering, the market did not continue to surge but instead consolidated with decreasing volume at high levels. I experienced typical psychological struggles:

1. First few hours: full of confidence, thinking it was just a short-term correction
2. After 12 hours of consolidation: started to feel anxious, kept checking my phone
3. Noticed abnormal signals:
· Price stagnation despite social media hype
· Perpetual funding rates spiking abnormally
· Initial signs of volume-price divergence

🛑 Exit decision: admitting mistakes is more important than profit

After holding for about 24 hours, I did two key things:

1. Left the trading app for 2 hours, used a paper notebook to answer three questions:
· "If I were currently out of the market, would I enter at this level?" (Answer: No)
· "Is holding this position causing me to miss other planned opportunities?" (Answer: Yes)
· "Is my reason for holding still logical or just unwilling to admit I was wrong?" (Answer: the latter)
2. Executed an "emotional stop-loss":
Although the price had not yet hit the technical stop-loss at 67,500, I realized this trade was "wrong" from the start—not in terms of outcome, but in decision process. I proactively closed around 68,500, accepting a small loss.

💡 Lessons from this "failed trade"

1. The most expensive lesson in the market is "this time is different": every FOMO moment secretly repeats history
2. The value of a trading journal: only by writing down logic in black and white can you see when emotions distort your decisions
3. Holding no position is also a position: staying on the sidelines amid uncertainty is often wiser than forcing trades
4. Respect your trading system: the biggest enemy of the system is not the market, but yourself who refuses to follow it

📊 Post-trade validation and strategy adjustment

After exiting, BTC indeed did not surge immediately; a healthier pullback appeared after a few days. This "early stop-loss" taught me:

· Preserved my capital strength
· Allowed me to execute the original plan at a better level (around 66,500)
· Gave me a discipline reinforcement more valuable than profit