We often think that entering the market should be rational, relaxed, and full of confidence. But true market opportunities are never in 'comfortable places'.
That day was March 12, 2020
The cryptocurrency crash known as the '312 Massacre' saw Bitcoin plummet from $7,000 to $3,800, and all my holdings were instantly halved, ultimately shrinking my assets by over 90%.
That was the first time in my life I stared blankly at my account, feeling close to a breakdown.
Those who have been in the crypto market for a long time will understand a rule: the truly profitable positions are never where it 'looks just right'.
The areas where you feel most at ease are the ones most likely to be buried; the moments you are most hesitant to act are often the starting points of market reversals.
The market never rewards the 'safest' group, but rather rewards the 'first movers'.
1. Comfortable places are just traps of habitual thinking.
What is called 'comfortable' is actually the state you can understand, predict, and confirm.
For example:
BTC just broke a new high, the media is shouting that a bull market is here, and you are also ready to enter; big influencers are recommending a certain coin, and the chart looks good, you finally feel 'it's okay'; the market has been rising for a week, and you start to feel regret for missing out, wanting to chase in.
These all seem 'reasonable' and 'comfortable'.
But often the result is: as soon as you enter, it drops; you make up your mind, and the market crashes.
Why?
Because you are not trading prices, you are trading certainty.
And the feeling of certainty is itself an illusion created by the market.
2. Opportunities are only hidden in the gaps of 'uncertainty'.
Look back at all the truly amazing opportunities in history:
Bitcoin starts after a crash when no one dares to buy; altcoins quietly accumulate at positions that 'seem dead'.
Almost all cases of getting rich quickly are decisions that others do not believe in, or even think are 'crazy'.
Because when everyone is still in doubt, prices are low, risks are minimal, and chips are light.
And once everyone feels at ease, that is precisely when institutions are ready to offload.
True opportunities are not the 'look right' opportunities, but rather the moment you 'dare to endure uncertainty'.
3. You didn't lose because of technology, but because you died from 'wanting comfort'.
Many have stayed in the crypto space for a year, three years, or even five years, and are still losing.
It's not that they haven't learned the technology, haven't watched the news, or haven't researched on-chain, but they only want to make comfortable trades.
They think:
✨️ Let me wait for a 'very certain' pattern;
✨️ Let me wait for a 'highly certain' coin;
✨️ Let me wait for a 'consensus-filled' story.
But they don't know that this kind of 'comfort' essentially hands control over to the market, making you the last one to take over.
4. Smart people, how to find opportunities in the 'uncomfortable'?
- Layout in solitude: when no one is optimistic, the K-line is ugly, and the community is quiet, it is the window for layout.
- Add positions in panic: when others are cutting at the floor, ask yourself if you have faith and if there is underlying logic to support it.
- Stay calm amidst the noise: the more people shout bullish or bearish, the less it's a time to act.
- Exit before certainty: learn to decisively exit during the 'most comfortable' peaks, because when 'everyone wants to buy', no one can take over.
5. Finally, let me give you a line
Do you want to become stronger?
So you must learn to adapt to the 'uncomfortable'.
Stay calm in moments when the market is counter-intuitive; exit when others are greedy; move forward in the darkness of no consensus; be patient in times you cannot understand.
Opportunities are always hidden on the edge, in the areas outside your thinking.
How far you can go depends on whether you are willing to step into those 'uncomfortable' areas.
The market never waits for you to be ready, nor does it give you opportunities because you are anxious.
True opportunities are always reserved for those who dare to break out of their comfort zones.
Next time you think 'this wave looks good', remember to remind yourself:
The more comfortable the place, the less opportunity there is.
True wealth is hidden in the places you least want to go.
