In the crypto world, you'll notice an interesting phenomenon—those who truly survive and thrive all share a common trait: their emotions are exceptionally clean.
Whether you're buying spot coins to hold for doubling, playing contracts to make quick profits, or acting as a KOL earning commissions, anyone who makes money is a master at keeping their mindset grounded and frictionless.
**Secrets of Emotional Management for Different Roles**
Traders emphasize planning above all. Before placing an order, they've already decided on three things: when to enter, when to exit, and where to set take profit and stop loss. The plan is written on paper and etched in their minds. Chasing highs or bottoms? FOMO-driven emotions? Not happening.
The logic of HODLers is terrifyingly simple—"No matter how the bull or bear markets shake out, I only believe in Bitcoin, holding through two cycles." The ones who get rich quick aren't their concern, nor are those wiped out. They operate like emotionless dollar-cost averaging machines.
Real contract experts are even more ruthless: they lock in profits immediately, exit forcibly when losing, and keep their positions constant with fully mechanical stop-loss and take-profit. Holding positions? High-leverage gambling? Never. Their emotions are already zero at the moment of opening a trade.
The "profit-mongers" have a monk-like mentality. No airdrops? Continue tomorrow. Projects fail? Find the next one. No complaints, no entanglements, no expectations—just repeat the process.
KOLs are professionally calm—losing followers doesn't change their expression, promoting projects without psychological pressure. To them, this is just a business, unrelated to emotions.
**How Emotions Gradually Lead You In**
Dangerous thoughts often appear when placing an order: "Wow, the opportunity to get rich is here!" "I absolutely can't miss this time!" "Everyone else is making money, what am I waiting for?" At this moment, your account countdown begins.
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ZenZKPlayer
· 01-24 11:26
That's so true, a clean emotional state is really the core of making money.
Every day I see those people in the group FOMOing in, then they start to regret when they lose money. Isn't that just digging your own grave?
Now I take three deep breaths before placing an order, otherwise I easily get hijacked by market emotions.
Listening to you, I realize I am still too emotional; I need to learn from those hodlers' Zen mindset.
Looking at people around me who make money, they really have this kind of temperament—cold-blooded like machines. But it seems that all the winners in life are like that.
Stop-loss is something that sounds simple but is hard to do. But if you treat it as a mechanical command, it feels much more comfortable.
Poor emotional management is like giving your trading opponents money—this hits hard.
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OnchainDetective
· 01-23 02:29
Exactly right, emotional management is the bottom line for surviving in the crypto world.
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shadowy_supercoder
· 01-21 15:50
That's right, emotions are really the biggest killer in the crypto world. I've seen too many people lose everything just because of one FOMO.
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PensionDestroyer
· 01-21 15:43
That's right, having a clean emotional state is the top survival skill. The people around me who are truly thriving are indeed like that.
In the crypto world, you'll notice an interesting phenomenon—those who truly survive and thrive all share a common trait: their emotions are exceptionally clean.
Whether you're buying spot coins to hold for doubling, playing contracts to make quick profits, or acting as a KOL earning commissions, anyone who makes money is a master at keeping their mindset grounded and frictionless.
**Secrets of Emotional Management for Different Roles**
Traders emphasize planning above all. Before placing an order, they've already decided on three things: when to enter, when to exit, and where to set take profit and stop loss. The plan is written on paper and etched in their minds. Chasing highs or bottoms? FOMO-driven emotions? Not happening.
The logic of HODLers is terrifyingly simple—"No matter how the bull or bear markets shake out, I only believe in Bitcoin, holding through two cycles." The ones who get rich quick aren't their concern, nor are those wiped out. They operate like emotionless dollar-cost averaging machines.
Real contract experts are even more ruthless: they lock in profits immediately, exit forcibly when losing, and keep their positions constant with fully mechanical stop-loss and take-profit. Holding positions? High-leverage gambling? Never. Their emotions are already zero at the moment of opening a trade.
The "profit-mongers" have a monk-like mentality. No airdrops? Continue tomorrow. Projects fail? Find the next one. No complaints, no entanglements, no expectations—just repeat the process.
KOLs are professionally calm—losing followers doesn't change their expression, promoting projects without psychological pressure. To them, this is just a business, unrelated to emotions.
**How Emotions Gradually Lead You In**
Dangerous thoughts often appear when placing an order: "Wow, the opportunity to get rich is here!" "I absolutely can't miss this time!" "Everyone else is making money, what am I waiting for?" At this moment, your account countdown begins.