【Imagine this: if XRP rises another 30% to $ 1.9, and then within a day it plunges to $ 1.1—can you really sleep now?】
Lately, my DMs in the background have started filling up again—people asking whether XRP can still be entered. Honestly, the moment I see this question, one thought comes to mind: have you forgotten how XRP went up and then down back in 2017?
The data is right here: the weekly average Fear & Greed Index is 70, today it’s 71, and the FNG has stayed at high levels. In 7 days it’s up 15.6%, and in a month it’s up 36%. At $ 1.45, relative to the ATH it’s still down 60%—sure, it sounds “cheap,” but “cheap” doesn’t mean you should buy. In 2021, I held a certain coin that was “only down 70%, so it’s cheap,” and what happened? It got cheaper—still.
Recently, Ripple’s Prime business expanded into US stock derivatives; over on the ETF side, capital inflows have started to slow down. Bitcoin has been struggling below $ 79k, and Fed rate-hike expectations have resurfaced. Put together, each of these headlines on its own can be interpreted as bullish. But have you noticed—when bullish news crowds in like this, it’s often exactly when a local top forms. Institutional news is for institutions, not a flare signal for you to rush in right now.
This round, I didn’t get in. It’s not that I’m bearish—it’s that I truly can’t bring myself to press the button. That 2021 “get rich quick” episode taught me one thing: positions you chase—when it rises, you feel uneasy; when it falls, you break down. Real money isn’t made like that.
If you’re already holding a position, ask yourself: if tomorrow there’s a 20% pullback, can you withstand it? Have you set up a hedge? And if you haven’t entered yet—this time, it really isn’t urgent. Missing it won’t kill you. Only chasing highs will.
So what’s your mindset right now? Are you getting itchy to act? Come on—tell me.
Lately, my DMs in the background have started filling up again—people asking whether XRP can still be entered. Honestly, the moment I see this question, one thought comes to mind: have you forgotten how XRP went up and then down back in 2017?
The data is right here: the weekly average Fear & Greed Index is 70, today it’s 71, and the FNG has stayed at high levels. In 7 days it’s up 15.6%, and in a month it’s up 36%. At $ 1.45, relative to the ATH it’s still down 60%—sure, it sounds “cheap,” but “cheap” doesn’t mean you should buy. In 2021, I held a certain coin that was “only down 70%, so it’s cheap,” and what happened? It got cheaper—still.
Recently, Ripple’s Prime business expanded into US stock derivatives; over on the ETF side, capital inflows have started to slow down. Bitcoin has been struggling below $ 79k, and Fed rate-hike expectations have resurfaced. Put together, each of these headlines on its own can be interpreted as bullish. But have you noticed—when bullish news crowds in like this, it’s often exactly when a local top forms. Institutional news is for institutions, not a flare signal for you to rush in right now.
This round, I didn’t get in. It’s not that I’m bearish—it’s that I truly can’t bring myself to press the button. That 2021 “get rich quick” episode taught me one thing: positions you chase—when it rises, you feel uneasy; when it falls, you break down. Real money isn’t made like that.
If you’re already holding a position, ask yourself: if tomorrow there’s a 20% pullback, can you withstand it? Have you set up a hedge? And if you haven’t entered yet—this time, it really isn’t urgent. Missing it won’t kill you. Only chasing highs will.
So what’s your mindset right now? Are you getting itchy to act? Come on—tell me.