I’m increasingly feeling that whether grid trading/DCA is really worth it mainly depends on whether you want to sleep well… Going all-in for that kind of thrill is exciting, but for someone like me who catches oversold rebounds, once I go all-in I start imagining all kinds of black swan scenarios—my heart races even when my phone rings. On the other hand, grid trading/buying little by little, with smaller positions (I just threw in 50 bucks earlier to test the waters), keeps my mindset much steadier. When the price drops, I treat it as picking up chips; when it rises, I let it sell a bit on its own. If I profit, I go buy coffee.

Recently, everyone’s been talking a lot about rate-cut expectations, and sometimes the US Dollar Index and risk assets rise and fall together—it’s pretty mysterious. Put simply, I also don’t dare to bet everything on that macro picture. Anyway, I only trade the liquidity I can understand, keeping a slower pace, so even if I don’t check the market for two or three days, I won’t feel uncomfortable. If you’re the type who gets anxious when you’re not watching the market, then grid trading might fit your sleep better.