3am. Red portfolio. Liquidated. One tab open. I learned everything that night. When I lost my first $5,400 in the 2024 run, I convinced myself that averaging down on $INJ was a "pro move." I watched the candles bleed, convinced that if I just added more size, my entry would look better and the inevitable bounce would wipe away my sins. This is the seductive myth every failing trader believes: that averaging down turns a bad trade into a winning one. It does not. All it does is increase your exposure to a trend that has already proven you wrong.

When you add to a losing position in $BTC, you are not investing; you are praying. Mathematically, you are digging a hole at an exponential rate. If you go long $INJ at 20x...