Crypto Psychology: 10 Brutal Laws That Separate the Pros from the Bagholders If you don’t master your mind, the market will rip it apart. Save this and read it before you ape. ↓ 1: FOMO is just fear wearing a bullish mask. You’re not bullish you’re afraid of missing the next pump. Example: In late 2024, Bitcoin neared $100k. Retail chased. Pros? They were already rotating out. FOMO makes you late. Discipline keeps you rich. 2: If it feels euphoric… you’re already late. When everyone agrees it’s going higher, it’s probably not. During the “Trump meme pump” it ran from $7 to $90, people were then saying it will flip DOGE and Melania will flip SHIB. Retail rushed in. Smart money sold into them. Lesson: Euphoria = exit. 3: Hope isn’t a strategy. It’s how you go broke. “I’ll just hold a little longer…” That’s not conviction — that’s emotional paralysis. There’s multiple guys that have turned $500 → $10k. Held for “just one more run.” Lost most of it. 4: Confirmation bias will blind you. If you’re only looking for bullish tweets about your bag, you’re not a trader, you’re in a cult. Many ignored $LUNA red flags in 2022 and many did the same with other cryptocurrencies in 2025. Blinded by hope. Look for truth, not comfort. 5: Your portfolio is not you. If your identity is tied to your net worth… you’ll make desperate, emotional decisions. That can lead to spiralling out of control and zeroing it all. It’s hard writing this next bit as it’s the most extreme scenario of this but it’s a sad reality. I saw a memecoin trader take his own life on a livestream, it haunts me now. He livestreamed the pain and I wish that somehow there was an intervention that could have saved him. His portfolio became his identity, and I’m sure he was struggling elsewhere in his life that this felt like his only option. Please, if you feel this way seek professional help, even though it may feel like the only option it definitely isn’t. 6: Confidence is a feeling. Conviction is a plan. If you can’t explain your position without emotion, you’re not convicted. You’re gambling. Most losing traders showed high confidence, low clarity. Reminder: Strong opinions need stronger systems. 7: You WILL feel regret. Choose which kind. Regret selling too early… or regret holding too long. You don’t get to skip regret. But you get to choose which version you live with. Cycle after cycle this is the fork in the road that gives people steady up and to the right portfolios vs highly volatile portfolios. 8: Losses hit harder than wins feel good. A 40% drawdown hurts way more than a 10x feels great. It’s how your brain is wired. Traders who held 100x coins to -90% drawdown never recovered emotionally. Don’t chase the high, instead secure the bag. 9: You’ll never “feel” ready to sell. You’ll think: “Just one more leg.” You’ll tell yourself: “I’ll know when.” You won’t. Winners exit with a plan. Losers exit in a panic. 10: Discipline isn’t sexy, but it’s your edge. Nothing replaces it. All the top-performing traders in 2025? They’re the ones who had boring rules. And stuck to them. Emotion = noise. Discipline = wealth. Conclusion: Trading isn’t about IQ. It’s about EQ. The market rewards the emotionally prepared. Save this. Re-read it before you do something stupid. If this hit hard then retweet the first post. Someone you know needs this more than they realise.