I know for many, after a long week of trading, it takes real motivation to sit down and analyse it all.
If you’ve done well, you might tell yourself “why bother?”.
If you’ve done badly, you might think: “I can’t bear re-living all my mistakes, I’ll just try harder next week” without any solid plan of exactly what you’re going to work on and importantly, how to improve on it.
You have to fight these thoughts to consistently elevate performance.
I’ve tweeted this review process many times. Remember: curiosity is the foundation for improvement.
Crypto exit strategy (what the pros don’t want to tell you on X), The Cheat Sheet: 👇
1: Sell into strength.
Don’t wait for red candles. Scale out when prices are euphoric.
2: Pre-set exit targets.
Decide your sell points BEFORE emotions kick in.
3: Scale out gradually.
Take profits in chunks (10–20% at key milestones).
4: Respect real-life money.
$50k realised > $500k unrealised.
5: Beware “one more pump” syndrome.
Greed destroys more fortunes than bad investments.
6: Watch for weakening bounces.
Smaller recoveries = momentum dying = bigger danger ahead.
7: Anchor yourself to a number.
Write it down. If you hit the amount that’s life changing to YOU, take some money out.
Don’t think “just a little more.”
8: Tops don’t look like tops.
They look like “new normal.” Recognise the trap.
Trump launching a coin at the time felt like the new normal, it was the most obvious top in hindsight.
9: Protect freedom over flexing.
No one cares about your screenshots.
Your bank account does.
10: Survival = Wealth.
Those who exit early enough are the ones who win long-term.
They’re the ones that can re-invest into Bitcoin after a 50% correction.
Market Analysis
You need to know what kind of stage your asset is in with most of your Trades being in the direction of the primary trend.
Discipline
Stay disciplined. Keep emotions in check. Emotionally detached traders yield better results. Discipline will separate you from the pack
Just The Charts
Trading for a living requires different skills. Everything you need to know is right there in front of you. If you can’t see it, it probably isn’t there.
Pattern Pressure
The asset needs to display some kind of basing pattern or consolidation pattern. Don’t chase or knife catch
Liquid Assets
Liquid assets are easier to exit. As a matter of fact, technical analysis is more reliable w/ highly liquid assets. Large volume makes it much more difficult to manipulate an asset
Buy Strong Assets Short Weak Assets
A strong asset has less overhead resistance & better "flow"
TRADING RULES
Small Losses only
Avoid big losses at all costs. The higher your % loss, the higher the % gain you need to get your money back. On a 50% loss, you need a 100% gain to break even
Control Risk
Know your exit criteria before you enter a trade.
Exit as soon as the reason for your entry is not valid anymore
When an asset doesn’t do what you expected it to do:
-DUMP THE POSITION
-No hesitating
-No questions or doubts raised
-No "it might still turn around"
-No dreams of adding to your loser
-No conjectures of what should have happened
Act like a Pro by closing it & moving on
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