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"Afraid to Buy When Prices Rise, Buying More When Prices Fall: How I Overcame This 'Retail Investor Mentality'"

Since entering the market in early 2024, it has been almost a year and a half. The biggest problem I face in trading is not the technical aspects, but rather my mindset.

I always have a kind of "reverse emotion": when prices fall, I feel that they are cheap and want to buy more; but when prices rise, I start to doubt myself, hesitate to increase my position, and even sell at the slightest rise, fearing a "market crash".

For example, back in April, Bitcoin fluctuated between $74K and $85K, and I kept buying. But the result was—prices continued to fall, and I was stuck. Conversely, when it rose back to $95K–$100K in May, I quickly sold everything... Now BTC is at $118K, and I have nothing left.

I realized that the problem lies not in judgment but in: I have been trading based on emotions.

So, I tried to establish several new mechanisms to "bypass emotions":

✅ Buy in batches: not going all in, setting a buying range for each purchase;

✅ Take profits in batches: sell 30% after a 20% rise, and continue selling as it rises, keeping a base position;

✅ Small positions with the trend: when I see a strong breakout, I also try to buy in small amounts to help myself adapt to the idea that "I can also make money when prices go up".

After executing these strategies for a while, I feel the biggest change is:

I have started to replace "intuition" with "planning" and "panic" with "rhythm".

If you have similar experiences, like fear of chasing high prices, fear of holding positions, or always selling too early—you are not alone.

Trading has never been about talent, but rather understanding human nature, developing a system, and continuously evolving.