2026-01-08 08:24:16

Many people in the crypto world are busy chasing gains and cutting losses, executing multiple trades per day. Not only do they lose profits to fees, but their mindset also becomes completely chaotic. In contrast, seasoned traders who make money tend to trade very rarely—perhaps only at a few key moments each year. Once an opportunity is confirmed, they go all in.

This is the difference. Frequent PVP may seem like accumulating gains, but in reality, most of the time it’s just consuming principal. On the other hand, strategies that involve only a few trades per year, executed precisely, can achieve single-trade returns of 3x or 5x. The absolute annual returns from such approaches often far surpass those who are constantly staring at the market.

The key is to learn patience and recognition. Not all fluctuations are worth participating in. Find the opportunities you can grasp, then execute decisively. It’s much more profitable than blindly following the crowd. This is not about lying flat; it’s genuine professional trading mindset.

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ColdWalletAnxiety

· 01-11 08:02

You're so right. I'm the kind of person who watches the market every day and gets drained by fees. Now I finally understand what it means to mess around blindly. This hits home. Clearly making a few points profit but getting cut by fees in return. Really, doing less actually makes more money. That's crazy. Veterans are all sleeping, and I'm still debating at 2 a.m. whether to buy the dip haha. The key is that waiting is too hard. I always feel like missing out means losing a billion. A few times a year of huge profits vs. daily operations that are exhausting—it's a stark contrast. This article just woke me up. From now on, I’ll try to stay calm.

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MindsetExpander

· 01-10 13:22

To be honest, I used to be the kind of person who made a dozen or so trades a day, and I didn't even notice that transaction fees ate up a third of my profits... Now I understand that those who truly make money are the ones waiting patiently for big opportunities.

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BearMarketMonk

· 01-10 05:57

Well said, I am currently practicing this. The group of people who stare at the charts every day can lose up to 80% of their profits in fees throughout the year, yet they still think they are trading... Truly ridiculous. --- Frequent trading is just working for the exchange. Only after understanding this can you be considered a beginner. --- Wait, wait, wait. Not lying flat. I need to remember this sentence. Too many people are either trading wildly or not moving at all, and no one understands what true patience really means. --- I've seen 3x, 5x gains, but only those who can hold on. The day traders around me, in the end, their returns are all driven down to negative. --- A few times a year, each one executed perfectly... Easy to say, but recognizing the right opportunity is the hardest part. --- That's why big players are hibernating. 90% of those active on the K-line are retail investors committing financial suicide. --- I just want to ask, how do you confirm that the opportunity has arrived, rather than another false breakout?

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BackrowObserver

· 01-08 08:54

That's right, I'm the kind of person who doesn't trade much in a year, but every time I do, I make a profit. Frequent trading just means paying fees, which is pointless.

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ZKSherlock

· 01-08 08:53

actually... this is just survivorship bias dressed up as wisdom, ngl. you're telling me the "pros" who wait all year for THE trade just conveniently forget about the times they missed entire bull runs? the computational overhead of constantly monitoring for that "perfect" setup isn't free either—it's just psychological, not mathematical.

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HashRatePhilosopher

· 01-08 08:46

That's right, the ones around me who truly make money are indeed playing like this—making money quietly. Waiting a few times a year, giving it your all each time, actually yields much higher returns than those who watch K-line charts every day. Honestly, taking fees from profits is really ridiculous; frequent trading is like working for the exchange. The key is attitude—being able to hold back and not move. That's the hardest part. I really respect those who only make two or three moves a year but are steady each time—that's true professionalism. Instead of gambling every day, it's better to carefully find one or two opportunities worth going all in on.

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BearMarketSurvivor

· 01-08 08:42

Basically, it's just people who don't have any coins getting anxious, watching the market every day, following the trend, and in the end, the fees eat up the profits. Wait... am I also one of those people?

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BearMarketSurvivor

· 01-08 08:32

Exactly right, I've been doing it this way for the past few years. Last year, I probably only made three moves, each at a point where the potential for doubling was obvious at a glance, and as a result, I indeed outperformed those around me who watch the market every day.

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