You can’t really hold onto spot positions, and futures are all too easy to get liquidated—honestly, it’s one sentence of plain talk: you’re not trading; you’re gambling on whether you can stomach the volatility. My method is really old-school: first, write down the “worst-case scenario” in black and white—what’s the maximum you can lose, and when you hit that loss, you admit it and move on; don’t expect yourself to suddenly get smarter in the moment. Then size the position so small that at night I can still pet my cat and scroll my phone, without constantly staring at the charts.

Lately, there’s been someone else tying ETF fund flows, U.S. stock risk appetite, and the ups and downs of crypto together and explaining it as if it’s all very authoritative. After hearing it, I’m like… yeah, just use it as a reference. In any case, whenever the market wants to scare you, it can always find a reason. To be blunt, I’d rather make a little less now and stop taking positions that can wipe me out with a single move—my heart can’t handle that. That’s it for now.