Last week I watched a trader nail the entry on $BTC… and still walk away with almost nothing.

That’s the quiet frustration most traders don’t talk about. You catch the move, price goes your way, but poor profit targets turn a good setup into a scratch trade or worse.

During recent sessions the Fear & Greed Index sat between 60 and 80, firmly in the greed zone. In this environment, volatility expands but so does the tendency to exit too early. One case I reviewed showed a position closing around 1.22R. On paper it looked fine, but once fees, slippage, and partial hedging were factored in, that level was basically breakeven.

The more disciplined approach was targeting at least 1.7R in these conditions. When sentiment leans greedy, moves often extend further before exhausting. Traders who cut winners early on $ETH or $BNB ended up recycling capital for minimal gain while the trend kept running.

Greed in the market doesn’t just create tops. It quietly punishes weak exit planning.

Curious how others handle TP levels when the FGI pushes into 60,80. Do you scale early or hold for the larger R?

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