Even if I remain eternally sidelined I would want Solana and zcash to succeed
Like what the fuck is the behaviour lately , how are we acting so small and why when we literally pray to have major stock like moves
after catching yearly tops and buying yearly bottoms for 3 years straight (2022,23,24), absolutely no misses
I fumbled massively in 2025 because I wanted to chase perfection again and time my sells at the pico top
thankfully I have somehow managed to keep my capital intact and this time we don't have to buy at the perfect time in 2026,
the greatest thing about spot is no one can force you out of your positions, you have more than enough room to stay underwater and come out on top if you pick the right assets, crypto is not the same as it was years ago, the basket of assets that will get lifted with a rising tide in btc is smaller than ever
2026 is the year of waiting and positioning
2027 will be the year of gains, do not wipe yourself out before it begins
RE: "do you manage your altcoin positions based on what $BTC is doing?"
No. never.
the only incentive to trading a higher beta asset is: if it's outperforming the alpha asset
otherwise, the higher beta asset will serve as a leveraged way to underperform the market (see POPCAT chart for reference)
so, if everytime an altcoin outperforms, you denounce that strength with "but Bitcoin is weak", you're contradicting the only reason to trade that altcoin in the first place.
take this exact same premise, and apply it to:
- BTC vs. SPY
- BTC vs. ETH
- ETH vs. ALTs
same gist. copy and paste.
the tickers change, but the concepts that provide consistent, outsized, returns remains the same.
long-term winning principles win, long-term.
$HYPE is another 30% higher since the post below, which was made after it had already traded 60% higher into price discovery in the 2 weeks prior.
$BTC continues to slow bleed, and is making lower lows today.
no matter how you traded it this time, let this serve as yet another sample to reinforce those good habits for next time.