Sell everything or HODL? The market is testing your greed and patience.
Yesterday and today I scroll through the feed and honestlyโeveryone has the same thoughts in their heads. The greed index has flown off into outer space, and the market is ruled by some kind of nervous euphoria. Hereโs whatโs on everyoneโs mind right now: First Bitcoin ($BTC). They broke through 77k, sending the shorts flying forward on their feet. Half of the timeline is now shouting about to the moon and 80kโ100k by the end of the month, while the other half is sitting on the fence waiting for a hard pullback, because there is no growth without a correction.
The market is surging upward; altcoins are showing +20โ40%, and right now what I want most is to press โBuyโ. But I wonโt do that. I wonโt buy a coin just because itโs already up 30%. I wonโt go in with the entire amount out of fear that โitโll shoot even higher right now.โ And I definitely wonโt take the shoulder to keep up with the movement.
๐ง Looks like the market decided to test us for FOMO
Whatโs happening in the market today BTC +8% | XRP +16% | SOL +5% | ENA +40% First thought: ยซWhy didnโt I buy earlier?ยป And this is the most dangerous part. When the market is flying up, itโs easy to buy not because you believe in the asset, but because youโre afraid to miss the move. Right now Iโm asking myself a simple question: If tomorrow the market drops 15%, will I still be confident in my purchase?
When crypto falls, itโs not your portfolio thatโs tested โ itโs you.
The hardest part in crypto is not seeing โ30%. The hardest part is not hitting โSellโ when everyone around you is saying the market is over. And vice versa: when a coin does +30% in a day, itโs very easy to believe it will only go up from here. I understood one simple thing: the market constantly tests your emotions.
If I had to choose only 3 DeFi coins, I would highlight MORPHO, JTO, and PENDLE.
MORPHO โ my favorite. A strong project in lending, solid infrastructure, and, in my opinion, one of the most interesting options for the next DeFi cycle. Potential: 5โ15ร. JTO โ a bet on Solana. If the Solana ecosystem continues to grow, Jito could attract even more liquidity and attention. Potential: 4โ10ร.
FOMO โ the most expensive signal in crypto ๐ง ๐
Coin +30% in a day. You look at the chart and think: โIf I donโt buy now, Iโll miss the growth.โ You buy. In a few hours, the price retraces by 15%. The problem wasnโt the coin. You just bought without following your own strategyโout of fear of missing the move. My simple test before buying: If I donโt buy this coin todayโwill I consider it a good investment tomorrow?
If I were starting a crypto portfolio from scratch โ the first 3 things would be like this
โ I wouldnโt look for a x100 coin right away. โ I wouldnโt buy a token just because itโs down 80%. โ I wouldnโt risk all the capital in a single trade. First, I would define: 1. Horizon โ why I invest and for what timeframe. 2. Risk โ how much capital Iโm willing to lose without panic. 3. Strategy โ what I buy, when I buy it, and under what conditions I sell.
If I only had $100 for crypto โ hereโs what I would do
If today someone gave me only $100 to invest in cryptocurrency, I wouldnโt try to find the next coin that would do a 100x. In my opinion, this is one of the biggest mistakes made by beginner investors. When you have a small amount of capital, you feel like turning $100 into $1,000 as quickly as possible. So the person starts looking for the cheapest tokens, low market caps, and projects with loud promises.
In my opinion, the main advantage of bStocks is not just the ability to buy a tokenized stock, but the combination of the stock market with crypto infrastructure. For example, $TSLAB can be traded 24/7, and the bStocks model itself provides 1:1 backing with real shares. Itโs interesting how quickly this format will become familiar to investors. @BinanceCIS #bStocksCIS