These days I've been watching the Meme hype again. To be honest, the more the narrative gains momentum, the more I want to clarify my stop-loss first; otherwise, when emotions run high, it's easy to mistake "participation" for "faith."

I usually focus on two things: whether I'm here to gamble for a short-term gain or to hold long-term. If I'm just riding the trend, I’ll set a clear "I give up if it drops to a certain point" in advance, rather than waiting for the group to start encouraging each other and only then realizing the risk.
Lately, I’ve also been annoyed by interpretations that tightly link ETF capital flows, U.S. stock market risk appetite, and crypto price movements. They sound reasonable, but if I take them as reasons to place orders, I tend to get carried away...
Anyway, I’d rather earn a little less than get swept out during the loudest moments.
What I fear most isn’t missing out on opportunities, but rather, I don’t think things through clearly and just jump in, only to realize during the review that I don’t even know what I was gambling on.