Lately, watching the charts has been getting on my nerves. To put it plainly, it’s not that I can’t pick trades—it’s that I can’t control my position size: when spot goes up, I want to add; when it pulls back a little, I get shaky and sell with trembling hands. Futures are even simpler—once I turn on leverage, I end up pressuring myself right up next to the liquidation line, basically “scooting” along it…

I gave myself a plain-language rule: keep the position that lets me “stay alive,” and only the rest is allowed to go gamble on whether I’m right or wrong. Now I fix two “bags” of money: one bag I leave untouched no matter what as the core position, and the other is the one I use for short-term trades/futures. And every time before I place an order, I draw a line for myself—where I’m willing to accept the loss. When it hits the line, I close. Don’t tell yourself stories.

Also, hardware wallets have been out of stock lately, and phishing links are flying everywhere. The more like this it is, the less you should rush to click unfamiliar links or sign some authorization you don’t understand. Even if your position is stable, one careless tremble and you could authorize your assets away—then it’s pointless. In any case, I’d rather make a little less than have everything wiped out in one go and get zeroed out all at once.