The Crypto Adrenaline Cycle: The Retail Journey Between Euphoria and Void
The crypto world is not just technology or investment. It is an ecosystem that operates like a financial amusement park, where adrenaline replaces logic, and emotional cycles are part of the design. Whales know this. You feel it. This is the cycle:
1. Curiosity
"What is this coin that everyone is buying?"
You peek in. You look at the chart. It went up 300% in three days. The tweets are on fire. You enter Telegram. Everything is green and emojis.
2. Euphoria
"I can't lose. This is THE opportunity."
You buy. It goes up 20% in hours. Your heart races. You tell your friends. You are already calculating how much you will earn if it goes up to the next decimal.
3. Greed
"If I wait a little longer, I will double."
You don’t sell. You become a prophet. Now you recommend the coin. You join the narrative. You no longer see signals; you see desires.
4. Fear
The price drops 15%. It's not serious, you think.
But then it drops another 20%. Now it hurts. You enter the group: "calm down," they say. "It's just a correction." But you can’t sleep.
5. Denial
"This is going to go up. It's manipulation."
You don’t sell. You cling on. You see red candles like blades, but you insist: "only if it drops a little more will I sell."
6. Panic
You are already down 45%. You sell at the bottom. It hurts more than the loss: it hurts the illusion.
7. Guilt and Reflection
"Why did I do it?"
You start reading about whales, trading, technical analysis. You say you won't fall again. But a new memecoin appears...
8. Re-engagement
Again. New name. New promise. New cycle.
Conclusion?
This is not a system failure. It is the system.
It is designed to use your emotions as liquidity. To turn your impulses into fuel for others.
Adrenaline is a drug. And the market is an elegant dealer.
