🧠 Why Most Traders Lose Money: Chasing Every Candle
In $BTC
One of the most common mistakes I see in crypto trading is this:
Traders get stuck watching the 1H or even the 15-minute chart... and change their bias every time a candle changes color.
🔴 One red candle — suddenly it's “We're dumping!”
🟢 One green candle — now it's “Bull run is back!”
Sound familiar?
We saw this recently with #WTC — a red 15-minute candle printed and panic selling started. Then just an hour later, a small pump and everyone jumped back in calling for new highs.
This kind of emotional flip-flopping based on short-term price action is how most traders get wrecked.
You're reacting to noise, not trend. And you end up taking trades when it’s not even time to be trading.
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✅ So What’s the Solution?
Focus on the Higher Timeframe (HTF) — daily or even weekly charts.
Let the HTF trend set your bias.
Then use lower timeframes only to fine-tune your entries.
📉 If the HTF is bearish — trade with the trend.
📈 If the HTF is bullish — look for dips to buy.
Only change your bias when the HTF structure changes — not because of one candle on the 15-minute chart.
This applies directly to coins like #WTC . Don’t let every small move on the 1H shake your conviction.
Zoom out and ask: Has the daily trend changed? Or are we just ranging?
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🔍 I’ve attached two images:
1. The first shows typical traders trying to guess every move — up, down, up again — all in one day.
2. The second shows what the higher timeframe is really doing… basically nothing major. Just ranging or slowly trending.
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💡Pro tip:
Stop chasing pumps and dumps on the 1H or 15-minute charts — especially on lower liquidity coins like #WTC
Start aligning your trades with the actual market structure.
Let the HTF guide you — not your emotions.
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