That's typical of every investors/traders' experience and I believe it happens so because a lot of traders buy almost at the same psychological level. There are levels people believe the market will take a turn, either upward or downward. Most times it doesn't happen that way because the market has a mind of its own. They forget that what the crowd feels is right is in most cases not right. Those who follow crowd mentality in trading often get messed up like that. There's a reason the famed Warren Buffet tells us to buy when others are scared and sell when they're greedy buying more. He's right on that one. It simply means going left when the crowd go right and vice versa.

To each what works for them. Here I can safely say keeping a trading journal or not will be an individual choice. I used to keep a journal in the past when I newly started trading. After a while I discovered I could see, observe and recall any trading errors I made without having to read them up from whenever I penned it down. So, I did away with that. The way I see it now makes me think keeping one will be redundant like when traders rely or continue to demo trade after going on a live account.

The sentence in red should be the mindset of every trader – up and down, bear and bull, profit and loss, at every point in time. However, the predominant pattern at a time like should be for traders to take more short than long positions. Those who can't do futures should stay on the sidelines and wait for when they think the market has dipped enough to try and long it. That should be after several sells have been triggered and price begins to stall and range. For me, whether the war or not, I had maintained that Bitcoin was going to go bearish this first quarters before the war broke. The war may not be the reason price is dumping. If anything, I think it's the reason it hasn't crashed further. Remember that a lot of people are buying up Bitcoin as a safe Haven. Demand is healthy.

Keep shitposting until you eventually get your account banned.

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@OP, there's nothing wrong in DCA-ing on an asset. Though the asset has to be one that you trust to the extent you know it will rebound despite its dip. Otherwise, it's best to chicken out on a trade/investment you're hodling when the dip isn't severe. It's not all assets one should do a DCA on. That's my point. Again, it's good you rightly acknowledged it that there's no holy grail in trading; there's no perfect strategy anywhere.

Nothing says one can't use Forex trading ideas and strategies in crypto trading too.

Well, bear market is not really that scary except to one who is completely dependent on making a living from it and doesn't have the expertise of trading. Those who are good at trading usually short it on futures and make a kill from it at a time when others are wailing. Those who are wise investors indulge DCA (Dollar Cost Averaging) to reduce loss effect by buying at every dip to average out. For those who are scared, I suggest they should do one of these two things during bear a season – Either convert all crypto assets to Bitcoin or Tether their assets in stable coin of their choice. Otherwise, people will continue to get messed up during a bear season.

Your comment deserves merit from me. Sadly, I don't have any to give now. This here is correct and I've a first hand experience of it. There's a dude I've followed in the past who ran a pump and dump and other investment and trading blablabla. Dude was always fond of resurrecting dead or dying tokens on relatively unknown exchanges. Most of them do it so they could cash out on tokens they're baghodling. A lot of this dude's followers trusted him and would quickly buy. Tokens would pump and when they dump, they usually dump below original prices. So, I asked dude if he could make calls from Binance since he had account with Binance too (knowing that Binance doesn't have much of shit tokens). Dude blocked me 😆.

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OP, everything is down to "Greed". No matter how anyone wants to view it, it boils down to greed of the victim. Every scam attempt will always present the victim with mouth watery giveaway or what they stand to gain and that's what gets the victim interested. If anyone has that mindset of not being interested in freebies or free monies, they hardly fall victims to scam. Hacks can be different and may not result from greed because most times the victims don't even know when the hacks happen. But scam is a resultant effect of greed. Control your greed and you will see how difficult it will be to get scammed.

Your choice of expression in, "Might be" is accurately suggestive of the truism that in cryptos there's nothing certain. Everything is based on speculation. I, for one, believe that Bitcoin will remain bearish in this first quarters of 2022. After this quarter, I expect it to resurge and go on a high once again. Then we repeat the circle as we have had in the past circles towards the end for the year. However, let me quickly point out here that times and tides have changed as we've seen a lot of mix in the industry. Institutions and whales putting their money in Bitcoin. Even this ongoing Russia/Ukraine war can trigger a different dynamics, either in favour of Bitcoin or against it. Personally, I expect it to be in favour of Bitcoin; knowing how both countries have favoured it before going into this senseless war.

Trading without indicators is like sailing a ship without a compass. That's pure blind sailing and gambling when it comes to trading. Relying on candlestick formations alone may get you a few wins but it won't last. It will eventually wreck the trader. For instance, a Doji on a support or resistance is possibly signifying a reversal but a Doji on no support or resistance region is obviously a fakey, just to shake off traders. Indicators beyond candlesticks is the way to go. I rely on support and resistance lines.

That comment of yours is soothing for someone like me who has always been scared that Ukraine isn't any match for Russia. However, now that you've made me realize that the war isn't a handicap confrontation I hope Putin gets confined to regrets.

Concerning accounts here and the look out for password and email change, I think it's an unnecessary paranoia. I bet you, this forum is the least of Putin's worries.

What would you've suggested he did? Gave up his constitutional right to defend the sovereignty of his country without a fight? I don't think he did any wrong by putting up a fight and staring Putin in the face. If anything, his action shows bravery.

I will still see him as a hero despite the outcome of the war now despite the fact that NATO chickened out on him after seemingly showing support before the war. Now, all member nations of NATO are scared of Russia. NATO is the real coward here.

It's about time DT members intensified efforts in tagging those abusing the trust system then.

I don't support this ongoing war with Russia and Ukraine just like I don't endorse any form of bloodshed too. However, tagging anyone for being either in support of the war or against it is going overboard and unnecessary in my opinion. OP, you and your "co-taggers" need to revisit what the trust system is meant for so you can apply such rule appropriately. You guys are abusing it by your actions.

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Well, better late than never or better sorry than never. Choose the appropriate one like we were told in high school. On a more serious note, I think you should get the forum bot notifier done by a member of this forum. I can't remember who now. Here it's in case you need it @BTTSuperNotifier_bot. Just copy and search it on your telegram, and then run it.

That's the most sensible thing to do. Why block accounts of innocent traders in Russia when it knows they aren't Putin or a part of Putin's cabinet. To be sincere with you, I think those who want accounts belonging to Russian traders banned aren't thinking it through. Such a thought isn't coming from a place of objectiveness. For crying out loud, those traders are also passing through a hard time occasioned by the war in their country. Come to think of it, Biden and his cohorts are yet to boycott Russian oil and gas. Why haven't they stopped buying oil from Russia yet? Sincerely, this war has become an eye opener for me on the double standard played by the US in global politics.

OP, your closing sentences are didactic. That's the right way to give oneself strength and purpose. Winners truly don't quit and those who quit don't ever win!

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Tarry awhile, don't give up hope. It's clear these past few years have been the hardest. I believe things will later take a sharp turn for better, regardless of the senseless war going on in Ukraine. The struggle for survival isn't an easy hurdle to beat for many. I know someone somewhere may be having it easy right now but they should remember that there are a greater number of people struggling to go by each passing day in order to make ends meet.

The way BTC is dangling in the dump region since this year has continued to prove my conviction that Bitcoin will remain bearish in the first quarters in 2022 right. We're in March and that's the last month in the first quarters. As far as March is concerned, we are still likely to remain in the bear. Perhaps things will begin to look up well in the second quarters. I can't wait to see the market become lively once again and the "prophets" stepping in to make predictions of where price should get to. I hope this time we won't see a $300k ATH forecast.

Did you say $5k every month or you meant $500? That's huge and encouraging anyway. In your title topic you adopted a mindset of placing an "expert" tag on people in cryptos. I think you should jettison that because everyone who is knowledgeable in crypto trading is at best a speculator; not an expert. The market is the only expert. Those who assumed that posterior of experts in the past were eventually cut to sizes. Besides, most people who will suggest to you what assets to buy here may not even have invested in those assets or in any at all. They may not even be investors or traders. Just know this.