Someone asked me recently why I keep advising people not to chase gains impulsively. Honestly, just pause for two seconds first, and ask yourself: Am I adding to my position because I genuinely know more than the market, or am I just reacting to green and red candles with my heartbeat racing? If the answer is "I'm afraid of missing out," then basically your emotions are pushing you; don’t pretend otherwise.

My most common, simple method is: write down your expectations—your entry reasons, worst-case scenario, how much slippage you can tolerate, and under what conditions you'll admit you're wrong and exit. If you can't write it down, don’t place the order. Overloading the chain or raising gas fees—thinking it’s about "confirming the trend"—actually just means you’re competing with a bunch of faster people for queue priority.

By the way, the NFT royalty disputes are the same—some shout to protect creators, others say secondary liquidity is the top priority. Picking a side is satisfying, but when you spend your money, ask yourself: are you supporting a principle, or are you just being swept up emotionally and becoming liquidity? Anyway, I’d rather buy less than realize during a review that I was just caught up in the hype at the time.