$BTC ATH Reality Check Part 2: The Uncomfortable Truths

As #BTC euphoria reaches fever pitch, here are the reminders that separate survivors from casualties:

What Nobody Wants to Hear:

Lifestyle inflation kills wealth
Just because your portfolio hit new highs doesn't mean it's time for that luxury car. I've seen traders blow generational wealth on material things during peak bull runs.

-Risk management isn't optional at ATH
"But BTC only goes up" - until it doesn't. The same position sizing rules that protected you at $30K matter even more at $100K+.

-Chasing losses leads to bigger losses
Lost money on a bad #sol trade? Don't double down trying to "make it back" with higher leverage. That's how accounts get liquidated in hours.

When good news stops moving price, pay attention
If major announcements about #ETH upgrades or institutional BTC adoption barely move the needle anymore, the market might be telling you something.

A dollar is still a dollar
Easy to forget when numbers get big, but that $1000 you're about to risk on a moonshot still has real purchasing power. Respect money even when you have more of it.

Verify everything, trust nothing
Bull markets create fake gurus overnight. That trader showing screenshots of massive gains? Half are probably photoshopped. DYOR always applies.

BTC leads for a reason
When king Bitcoin moves, everything follows. Fighting this relationship or ignoring it has cost more traders than any other mistake.

The biggest risk in bull markets isn't missing out - it's forgetting these fundamentals.

Which reminder hits hardest for you right now?