when a century old account becomes active it's not bullish
that means they are active to do the selling $BTC
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An early Ethereum ICO wallet just woke up after 10.6 years of silence and tried to move 1 ETH to Gemini… but the transaction failed. Imagine sitting on coins untouched for a decade and that’s your first move.
What’s wild is the math.
The original ICO buy was $443 for 1,430 ETH. At today’s value, that stack is worth about $2.81M. That’s roughly a 6,300x return.
People talk about “diamond hands” like it’s easy. It’s not. Holding through 2016 uncertainty, 2018’s brutal bear market, multiple 70–80% drawdowns, regulatory fear, exchange collapses… that takes conviction or complete neglect.
And here’s the part most won’t admit: almost nobody holds the full stack that long. Life happens. Fear happens. Greed happens.
Stories like this aren’t just about insane ROI. They’re about time in the market beating timing the market.
One quiet wallet. Ten years. Generational outcome.
Saw a post about $PIPPIN and it angers me so much.
🚨 Red Flag #1: "100% SURE" No pro says this. Markets don't have certainties.
🚨 Red Flag #2: Experience ≠ Accuracy 21 years means nothing without a stop loss.
🚨 Red Flag #3: Buying at Top Price up 27.77% in 24h. That's exhaustion, not confirmation.
🚨 Red Flag #4: "Won't Sell Before $2" Emotional attachment = account destruction.
📊 The Math: Good Trader: 55% win rate, tight stops 20 trades = +$700 profit Bad Trader: 60% win rate (better!), no stops
20 trades = -$1,400 loss ⚠️ Being right 60% doesn't matter if you lose 80% when wrong.
✅ What Pros Do: ✓ Stop loss BEFORE entering ✓ Take profits at resistance ✓ Exit bad trades in 2-3 days ✓ Never say "100% sure"
💡 Before Your Next Trade: □ Where's my stop loss? □ Where's my first take profit? □ What's my risk/reward? □ When do I exit? □ Am I being emotional or analytical?
Can't answer all 5? Don't trade.
📈 Real talk: Managing losses beats finding winners.
I analyzed 300+ trades from top Binance Square analysts over 6 months. Here's what separates 50%+ winners from the rest: ✅ They enter on REJECTION, not breakout (Breakouts = already expensive, whales taking profits) ✅ They hold through 2-3 wicks against them (Retail stops them out here. This is where professionals buy.) ✅ They NEVER use static stop losses (Markets change. Stops should follow price structure, not arbitrary percentages.) ✅ They trade 3-5 setups MAX per month (Quality > quantity. More trades = more mistakes.) ✅ They post AFTER the move, not before (Real traders don't announce entry. This is just fact.) The common losers: all predicted before entry, changed stops constantly, and took profits at first sign of green. Which category are you in? 🎯
I analyzed 300+ trades from top Binance Square analysts over 6 months. Here's what separates 50%+ winners from the rest: ✅ They enter on REJECTION, not breakout (Breakouts = already expensive, whales taking profits) ✅ They hold through 2-3 wicks against them (Retail stops them out here. This is where professionals buy.) ✅ They NEVER use static stop losses (Markets change. Stops should follow price structure, not arbitrary percentages.) ✅ They trade 3-5 setups MAX per month (Quality > quantity. More trades = more mistakes.) ✅ They post AFTER the move, not before (Real traders don't announce entry. This is just fact.) The common losers: all predicted before entry, changed stops constantly, and took profits at first sign of green. Which category are you in? 🎯