The story of everyone who has ever said: 'Oh, I’ll quickly make 2x — and I’ll live well!'.
Uh-huh. You’ll live. Just a little later — after a nervous breakdown and a complete brain reboot.
Stage one: The great gambling itch
You open the chart. You see a green candle. Your brain screams: 'BUY!'.
The Buy button is pressed faster than you can ask: 'Where do I exit?'.
The market loves newcomers. It feeds them... with their own money.
Because while you are 'trading by intuition', the market methodically turns your deposit into donations for big players.
But don’t worry — you are learning!
Stage two: Enlightenment through pain
After the first series of losing trades, you open YouTube. There are other 'gurus' sitting there who tell you:
'Buddy, it’s simple! You just need to set a stop-loss.'
Oh, really? Stop-loss? Who would have thought!
At this stage, you discover the sacred scripture of all traders — risk management.
The deposit stops melting away in one evening — now it burns for weeks.
Progress!
Stage three: The revelation of setups
After six months, you realize that it’s pointless to poke at every green chart.
You start searching: 'Where is my ideal setup?'.
Some choose candlestick patterns. Some Fibonacci lines. Some believe in an indicator that knows where Bitcoin will go (and for some reason always gets it wrong).
But you already have the main thing — you’ve stopped going where there is no clear signal.
Progress x2!
Stage four: Humility and discipline
It gets even better from here — you start to understand that losses are inevitable.
This is not a failure. It’s just a ticket to enter the game.
The market turns from a casino into a gym for the nervous system.
Here, those win who don’t tear stop-losses by hand and don’t shout 'THAT’S IT, I’M GOING ALL IN!' after the third glass of beer.
Stage five: You and the market are one system
And the finale of this comedic series is simple:
You stop being a hunter for golden geese and become a humble craftsman.
Clear plan. Risk limits. Records of every trade. Analysis.
And yes, sometimes you still get hit — but that’s already part of the strategy.
The market doesn’t change, you do.
The result
So if someone tells you: 'I know the exact forecast of where the price will go tomorrow,' feel free to laugh in their face.
The market doesn’t even know the market.
The only thing that can be controlled is your decisions and your emotions.