The K-line at three in the morning hides the anxiety you haven't spoken out loud.
How long did you hover over the 'buy' button while staring at your phone screen?
The group has posted profit screenshots again—some show positions that have doubled in three days, and others say, 'If only I had bought a week earlier, my mortgage would be paid off'; the red numbers on the trading software jump faster than your heartbeat, and a colleague at the next desk secretly tells you, 'If you don't act this time, you'll be kicking yourself by the end of the year.' You remember the regret of missing out last time, think of the new car order your friend showed off, and the thought of 'everyone else is making money, and I'm the only one missing out' pricks at you like a thorn, making you restless.
So you grit your teeth and entered the market. You didn't have time to read the project white paper, didn't calculate the risk-reward ratio, and didn't even understand whether this coin was rising due to concept or value—only because you were afraid that if you waited any longer, there would be no opportunity left.
But what happened later?
Some chased at the top of the mountain, watching the K-line turn from a rocket to a waterfall, with the position numbers decreasing day by day; some leveraged their positions and were awakened in the middle of the night by margin call messages, staring blankly at the 'balance zero' page; more people jumped back and forth in the turbulence, buying only to see prices drop, selling only to see prices rise, and finally realized: when prices go up, everyone is showing off their profits; when prices go down, only the K-line keeps you company through sleepless nights.
The buzz in the crypto world never stops; there is always the next 'hundredfold coin,' and new people are always shouting 'get in.' But you must remember: those 'missed opportunities' that make your heart race may be a celebration carefully orchestrated by others; those 'opportunities' that force you to act hastily may be traps waiting to harvest you.
Next time you hesitate while staring at the 'buy' button, it may be better to close the trading software first—ask yourself: are you chasing a trend, or someone else's FOMO? Are you afraid of missing out, or regretting the impulsive purchase?
