I have been in the crypto market for over 6 years... These are the painful mistakes I made so you don't have to experience them 🧵
Learn from my scars, don't let your body suffer that pain. 🧠
1. Follow the Green Candle
I bought BTC at 20,000 USD, then watched it drop to 6,000 USD.
→ FOMO is the biggest enemy. The market rewards patience, not chasing news or hype.
Lesson: Buy when others are scared, sell when others are greedy. Always remember this principle.
2. Hold Until It Hits 0 💼
I used to hold “promising” altcoins until they completely disappeared.
→ Projects without a real use case or weak dev teams will fade over time.
Lesson: Don’t fall in love with your coin. When the fundamentals die, your position should disappear too.
3. Don't Take Profit 💸
I witnessed a 15x profit turn into 2x in 2021 because I was “waiting for more.”
→ Greed clouds judgment.
Lesson: Take profits in stages. No one goes bankrupt after protecting profits.
4. Put Everything Into One Coin 🎯
I once went all-in on a “breakthrough” token. 3 months later, it rug pulled.
→ Overconfidence leads to disaster.
Lesson: Diversify across sectors — DeFi, Layer 1, AI… Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
5. Ignore Security 🔓
I lost 40% of my assets due to exchange hacks and phishing.
→ The worst pain is not losing in trading, but being stolen from.
Lesson: Use cold wallets (Ledger, Trezor), enable 2FA, and don’t click suspicious links.
6. Copy Trading From Influencers 📉
I followed a “top trader” on Twitter, lost 70% of my assets in 1 month.
→ Most influencers profit from followers, not from trading.
Lesson: Learn TA, fundamentals, strategy. Always DYOR.
7. No Exit Plan 🌀
In every bull run, I always think “just a little bit more.” The result is losing almost everything.
→ No plan, emotions take over.
Lesson: Set price targets or withdrawal ratios in advance.
8. Trading Without Stop-loss 💔
I tried margin trading without risk management → got liquidated.
→ Leverage is a double-edged sword.
Lesson: Always use stop-loss and only risk <2% of capital per trade.
9. Ignore Macro Trends 📉
I did not sell BTC at the beginning of 2022, even though interest rates rose sharply.
→ Macro affects crypto more than you think.
Lesson: Monitor Fed rate, inflation, global liquidity.
10. Give Up Too Soon ⛔
In 2020, I sold all BTC at 4,900 USD because I thought “it’s over.”
→ Big profits come to the persistent.
Lesson: Don’t give up. Learn, adapt, survive, and grow.
Final Words 💬
The best in crypto are not the smartest, but the most resilient.
Learn, grow, and never stop evolving.
If you are reading this, you are still early.