It's not a dip, it's a shakeout.

Weak hands getting flushed out before the next leg up. If you're panicking at -15%, you were never gonna make it to the real gains anyway.

This is where conviction gets tested. The smart money isn't selling—they're accumulating while retail capitulates.

Zoom out. Check the macro. Check the liquidity cycles. This is textbook pre-pump behavior.

Stay liquid, stay patient, or get rekt trying to catch every 5% move.