#BTC / $BTC - blow off top warnings were given weeks and months ahead.
From the bull market bottom, I called every major bottom correctly. After 125–126K, I shared multiple blow-off top warnings. Remember who alerted you weeks and months in advance — when most didn’t expect it.
“Retail is out. Smart money rotated. No institutional alt accumulation in sight. This is not a dip. It's 13 months of continuous net selling on CEX spot.
Structural Strength Builds for ETH Despite Market Weakness
Ethereum accumulation by long-term holders has increased during the current price decline. Moreover, for the first time, more than 50% of the total ETH supply is now staked.
These two factors, combined with active technical development, continued growth of the DeFi sector, and rising institutional adoption of the Ethereum blockchain, create strong preconditions for ETH appreciation once broader market conditions improve.
❌Not because they were deeply negative. ❌Not because I panicked. ✅But because I saw warning signs — increasing risk, unstable structure, and conditions that didn’t align with my edge.
And this is something many traders struggle to understand: ◾️The goal is not to always be in a position. ◾️The goal is to stay in the game.
🎯 Capital Preservation Is Rule #1
As Warren Buffett says:
➖Rule No.1: Never lose money. ➖Rule No.2: Never forget Rule No.1. Of course, losses are part of trading. But unnecessary losses — the ones caused by ego, impatience, or the need to “be right” — are avoidable.
In trading, survival comes first. If you preserve capital, you preserve opportunity.
📉 Cash Is a Position Many retail traders feel uncomfortable being flat.
They think:
❌“If I’m not in a trade, I’m missing something.” ❌“What if it pumps without me?” ❌“I need to be active.”
That’s emotional trading.
As Jesse Livermore wrote in Reminiscences of a Stock Operator:
It never was my thinking that made the big money for me. It was my sitting.
Back to #bearmarket Territory “#bitcoin Adjusted SOPR has dropped back toward the 0.92–0.94 zone — a level that historically marked major bear market stress points
Crypto handles just 5.1% of traditional market volume. Traditional markets benefit from decades of institutional infrastructure, regulatory frameworks, and pension fund allocations.