$BTC MyStrategyEvolution Don’t Count Your Eggs Before They Hatch—A Hard Lesson for Traders

I’ll be honest with you—early in my trading journey, I made a classic mistake. I’d open a position, see it go slightly in my favor, and before the trade even fully played out, I’d already be calculating how much profit I’d make. My confidence would soar, and I’d start planning my next move as if the money was already in my pocket. Then… boom. The market flipped, and all that excitement turned into regret.

Sound familiar?

This is what happens when we count our eggs before they hatch. In trading, nothing is guaranteed—a good setup doesn’t always mean a winning trade. The market doesn’t care about our expectations; it does what it wants. That’s why discipline and patience matter more than wishful thinking.

A Candlestick Lesson: The Hammer

Take the hammer candlestick, for example. It’s a powerful signal that often shows buyers stepping in after a downtrend. You see one forming and think, “That’s it! The reversal is happening! Time to go all in.” But here’s the problem—a hammer alone isn’