Stop-loss really is like a breakup. If you drag it out without making things clear, still acting like, “Maybe if I just wait a bit, it’ll get better,” then every day you wake up and check how much you’re down first—until that little “interest” in your heart (emotions + opportunity cost) grows bigger and bigger. To put it plainly, admitting you’ve lost hurts the most in that moment—but after it hurts, you actually feel lighter. At least you don’t have to go head-to-head with yourself every day.

Recently, hardware wallets are getting sold out everywhere, so I’m even less willing to click random links. In peak phishing season, whoever falls for it is basically done for—socially exposed, in front of everyone. Losing money isn’t scary; what’s worse is losing your money and then handing your account over to someone else—that’s just absurd… First, get the security stuff sorted; then we can talk about the next time you say, “I’ll just try that new protocol.”