🤫 Trader Confession #19: Why Do I Always Wanna Short When It Pumps?
Dear crypto gods,
I have a problem.
Every time a chart turns green and candles go brrrr…
My brain goes:
“It’s too high. Can’t go higher. Time to short.”
I am the resistance.
I am the market top.
And then…
it pumps another 15%.
Liquidation sound: 💥
Wallet: R.I.P.
Ego: shattered.
And I do it all again next week.
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🧠 Why am I like this?
• I missed the entry. Now I’m bitter and want revenge.
• I can’t stand seeing others win. “If I didn’t win, no one should.”
• I short to feel special. Like I know something the peasants don’t.
• That one time I shorted the top… the dopamine rush changed me forever.
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🤡 The logic of my brain:
• “It’s up 200% already — surely it must crash now.”
• “Green = scam.”
• “Smart money exits here. (I am smart money.)”
• Spoiler: I’m not.
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🛑 What I should actually do:
✅ Wait for real reversal signs (not just vibes)
✅ Respect the trend — don’t fight green candles with emotions
✅ Accept that I missed the move. Move on.
✅ Go outside. Touch some grass.
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🔚 Final words:
Shorting a strong uptrend without a plan isn’t trading.
It’s just emotional damage with leverage.
Signed,
A reformed degenerate who will probably do it again tomorrow.
