Honestly, I just realized recently that what they call position management, and what they call building in batches—what it boils down to in plain language is: “Don’t go all-in in one go, and don’t liquidate everything in one go.” Holding spot that you can’t keep is because you always want to buy at the lowest and sell at the highest. Getting wiped out on futures is because you always think you can hold out a bit more… Anyway, I’m convinced now: sell a little when it pumps, buy a little when it dips, and keep some ammo—don’t put everything on the line. It works better than any technical analysis.

Lately, the DXY has been jumping around along with risk assets, and the rate-cut expectations swing from cold to hot and back again—the market moves with sentiment. Even someone as stubborn as me can only grind through it slowly. In any case… be steadier. Don’t turn yourself into fuel for the market makers.