Have you ever felt that the market has something personal against you? You buy and the price drops; you sell and it skyrockets. It’s not a conspiracy of the whales, it’s something much simpler and painful: you don’t have a map of your own mistakes.
The difference between a gambler who "tries their luck" on Binance and a professional trader who extracts consistent profitability is not a bigger monitor or a secret AI bot. It’s a simple notebook (or Excel). The Trading Diary is the most boring tool in the world, but it’s the only one that can turn your losses into mastery.
Why is your journal your best mentor?
Most traders die from "a thousand cuts": small emotional decisions based on FOMO or panic. By recording each trade, you force your brain to transition from the emotional system to the logical system. You are auditing the most dangerous asset in your portfolio: yourself.
3 Cryptos with High Potential to watch closely (December 2025)
If you are already mastering your discipline and recording every move, here are three assets that are showing an enviable technical and fundamental structure to close out this year:
1. Solana ($SOL )
Despite recent volatility, Solana has established itself as the preferred network for the retail sector and the launch of new projects (GameFi and DePIN). With transactions exceeding 65,000 per second and minimal fees, it is the ecosystem with the fastest rate of real adoption in 2025.
Note for your journal: Watch the support levels near $120.
2. Hyperliquid ($HYPE )
This is the gem of decentralized exchanges (DEX) in 2025. Hyperliquid allows perpetual futures trading with a user experience identical to a centralized exchange, but without giving up custody of your funds. Its trading volume growth has been exponential this last quarter.
Note for your journal: Observe the capital rotation from centralized exchanges towards self-custody protocols.
3. $XRP Ripple
After achieving historic legal clarity in the U.S. this year, XRP has stopped being "just a coin" to become the liquidity standard for financial institutions. Its ability to settle cross-border payments in seconds positions it as a key infrastructure asset for 2026.
Note for your journal: Keep an eye on news of integration with central banks (CBDCs).
Your next step as an Elite Trader
Don't just read this article and look for the SOL chart. Do this today:
Open a spreadsheet.
Create a column called "Emotion before entering."
Record your next trade, whether you win or lose.
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