FOMO In Crypto; How to identify It

[wozzek23]

when you fear that you are missing out, you got it! . All jokes aside do not think that you are ever late, do not jump into anything because you fear that if you do not jump into it right now you are going to miss a lot of money.

Added to that usually the hype is created by social media so when you feel like you should invest into something but the only reason you feel is peer pressure or posts from social media then actually sit back and re-think that will help!

The thing about investment is, there will be more opportunities in life, there will be plenty of times when you will make more money than you usually do, in everyone's life there is this period where you earn more money suddenly, could be gambling, could be luck, anything, and there are times when you do one good investment and one bad investment.

Very true because FOMO makes the mind think into a cycle that revolves around what if I don't invest and what if I invest but the truth is that there will be countless opportunities if even you don't flow with the FOMO and buy the coins.

Actually this all depends on mindset, a good mindset would always think like a trader and make value decisions while a over-excited mindset would be that of a gambler who just feels like, if he thinks Federer is gonna Wimbledon then he will just bet his house on it just because he doesn't want to miss out.

[carlfebz2]

In my opinion, identifying FOMO is seen when there are coins that are in high demand for no apparent reason, then many people buy
without do an analysis first. If FOMO happens it can be very dangerous, because there will be a bubble and this will make many investors
buy at the peak price. This FOMO often occurs in cryptocurrency, so before investing in cryptocurrency, there is a good thing do research
and analysis first.

Hardest part is that you cant make any analysis or research because having these FOMO situation is really unpredictable and you can only spot em out when the price is starting to cling up
on big percentages.

You cant have sufficient time if this one would be worth to join the wagon or not. All things are unpredictable thats why lots of people do get caught by Fomo and do end up on holding
their coins for too long.

Sometimes your guts do tell you that you shouldnt really make steps since the current price is already into is peak.

[Utoy101]

As you can see FOMO traders prefer to pursue the crowd rarther than sitting down and doing their own personal analysis of how far the coin can go.

Fear of missing out (FOMO) is actually a trait that is common to everyone. FOMO often occurs when you invole in group of traders that dicuss about pricing of coins and when the force of FOMO stricks, a lot people often jump on the wagon without doing there due diligence and one thing i noticed about FOMO buying, traders do buy at the top when there's a FOMO and after a short period, the price will start falling

[Japinat]

I think when people are saying "HOLD", it sounds like a FOMO to me as when we are all holding the price will significantly rise if there's some hype.
Based on my experience in the last bull run which I believe there was a FOMO, I could have sold my altcoins with some good profit but I choose not to because of the word "HOLD", still I'm on "HODL" though I feel there's a very slim chance my holdings will recover.

[Mahanton]

I think when people are saying "HOLD", it sounds like a FOMO to me as when we are all holding the price will significantly rise if there's some hype.
Based on my experience in the last bull run which I believe there was a FOMO, I could have sold my altcoins with some good profit but I choose not to because of the word "HOLD", still I'm on "HODL" though I feel there's a very slim chance my holdings will recover.

Depending on the perception since we do have different approach into things. FOMO(Fear of missing out) do commonly happen when the market is rising in tremendous percentage in a short span of time.
Just like what happened with bitcoin is mooning in late 2017 where everything does really have the feeling on investing all they can since they do saw the market will really give out big profits to them but eventually those hopes been crushed when the market dumped or crashed hard to the floor which do make those people still holding nowadays or even sell out in loss earlier.

[Japinat]

I think when people are saying "HOLD", it sounds like a FOMO to me as when we are all holding the price will significantly rise if there's some hype.
Based on my experience in the last bull run which I believe there was a FOMO, I could have sold my altcoins with some good profit but I choose not to because of the word "HOLD", still I'm on "HODL" though I feel there's a very slim chance my holdings will recover.

Depending on the perception since we do have different approach into things. FOMO(Fear of missing out) do commonly happen when the market is rising in tremendous percentage in a short span of time.
Just like what happened with bitcoin is mooning in late 2017 where everything does really have the feeling on investing all they can since they do saw the market will really give out big profits to them but eventually those hopes been crushed when the market dumped or crashed hard to the floor which do make those people still holding nowadays or even sell out in loss earlier.

Of course I agree with you as what I shared was just based on my experience.

The nature of the market makes has hard to predict, it's very unpredictable so we are just here making our own prediction.
We maybe even be wrong in identifying the peak and the dip, so it really depends on personal perception that's why there are some who lose money and some who make money, that's the game here in crypto.

[Yamifoud]

Those emotional traders are prone to this kind. What they feared about it lost their chance but they'll never think the consequences it returns to them ( and obviously most are regrets). I don't know who created this thing but I was thinking for the crypto whale's participation. This is actually a trap for those individuals who want instant returns but unfortunately, this will only give them regrets and disappointments.

That is why I don't follow hypes nor to listen to trading signals. What actually they are doing is to create a market drama that will catch the attention.

[darewaller]

1. The first symptoms of FOMO is when you see so many people buying the coin and you start thinking all of them cannot be wrong. You also jump inside without doing any proper analysis

But on a positive side, I usually have a feeling that when everyone is buying something that their is some solid reason and it is not the worst idea to go with the public with investment and trading actually.

I liked your points overall but actually FOMO can be good in certain cases, I still remember when ethereum came into existence a lot of guys suggested that ETH would be the next big thing and I was one of the guys who actually used to invest money in various projects and I actually thought ETH is a bubble and fake marketing is being done to create FOMO .. now I regret if only I trusted the FOMO.

[bearexin]

In my opinion, identifying FOMO is seen when there are coins that are in high demand for no apparent reason, then many people buy
without do an analysis first. If FOMO happens it can be very dangerous, because there will be a bubble and this will make many investors
buy at the peak price. This FOMO often occurs in cryptocurrency, so before investing in cryptocurrency, there is a good thing do research
and analysis first.

Fear of missing can be good or bad based on what it is based on and what facts support your fear. A friend of mine invested around 17k USD just before halving as he was expecting crazy returns but the returns haven't been bad either anyways so those type of fomo are actually good because sometimes you think too much and fomo will help you clear those doubts.

But in most cases fomo will only lead to loss not because you made a wrong decision but because you made a forced decision and traders should always invest where they see facts and reason behind investment. Anyone who makes trades emotionally is never gonna get any success in long term and is nothing more than a gambler actually.

[Stedsm]

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That is why I don't follow hypes nor to listen to trading signals. What actually they are doing is to create a market drama that will catch the attention.

I somehow disagree with your statement here considering the fact that there are very very few channels that give you the correct trading signals (some don't even give signals but insights) and the rest are just to create chaos in the markets while they just make money selling on their followers' money. Whatever has been in the making these days is adding more FOMO kinda situation nowadays and people literally don't care giving a damn to researching about what they're going to invest in, but they just see something moving and FOMO in. It's not something bad to FOMO in but the time to get out from that coin is what matters the most.

[hahay]

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That is why I don't follow hypes nor to listen to trading signals. What actually they are doing is to create a market drama that will catch the attention.

I somehow disagree with your statement here considering the fact that there are very very few channels that give you the correct trading signals (some don't even give signals but insights) and the rest are just to create chaos in the markets while they just make money selling on their followers' money. Whatever has been in the making these days is adding more FOMO kinda situation nowadays and people literally don't care giving a damn to researching about what they're going to invest in, but they just see something moving and FOMO in. It's not something bad to FOMO in but the time to get out from that coin is what matters the most.

But basically it's just the same as producing panic buying because it is the scenario about the drama that keeps more people out of control and FOMO continues to increase. No wonder when they become FOMO because when prices are high they only think it will generate profits, because at the same time they are not aware of the decline that will surely occur in this crypto market when they have reached high prices.

[royalfestus]

It is never good to buy when the price is going up and thats how to maximize the bear, buying at the bottom. Some fomo may come with news, investors interest, product development and partnership, if the volume prove the high purchase of coin then the cause of FOMO could be find out. Take the risk early and small in Fomo. Fomo may not end well but it is a good form of product's awareness in the space.

[Stedsm]

But basically it's just the same as producing panic buying because it is the scenario about the drama that keeps more people out of control and FOMO continues to increase. No wonder when they become FOMO because when prices are high they only think it will generate profits, because at the same time they are not aware of the decline that will surely occur in this crypto market when they have reached high prices.

Yeah, that's why I said that the time to get out of the trade is what matters here as in most cases, those who FOMO'ed in, do it when the price rises just around 10-20% and they have got higher chances of gaining some good profits compared to those getting in when it's already high at around 50-100%. The buy side gets exhausted and that's when you need to start getting out of your position immediately because you rarely get the chance to sell during the exhaustion period.

[dunfida]

But basically it's just the same as producing panic buying because it is the scenario about the drama that keeps more people out of control and FOMO continues to increase. No wonder when they become FOMO because when prices are high they only think it will generate profits, because at the same time they are not aware of the decline that will surely occur in this crypto market when they have reached high prices.

Yeah, that's why I said that the time to get out of the trade is what matters here as in most cases, those who FOMO'ed in, do it when the price rises just around 10-20% and they have got higher chances of gaining some good profits compared to those getting in when it's already high at around 50-100%. The buy side gets exhausted and that's when you need to start getting out of your position immediately because you rarely get the chance to sell during the exhaustion period.

The question is you wouldnt able to point out on what percentage you do able to get in in the market. You cant spot out that you do able to buy in 20% rise or some sort
because theres no such way on knowing the precise time you do able to get yourself into the hype or fomoing market.This is why its really hard to deal with it and
be sure on making yourself not able to become greedy in this kind of time. Always set goals and percentage profits and never go beyond with that and thats the way you can utilize of
on a fomo'ing market.

[Lordhermes]

FOMO somehow had helped traders like me.  I could get a little profit because I jumped into the market immediately I feel others are buying a certain coin, but the end product of FOMO is luck. FOMO helps at the same time fails, so a regular and proper market analysis need to be carried before entering market to fight FOMO. 

[fullhdpixel]

That first point though; not every time that you see a lot of people are buying the coin means that there is a FOMO/FUD.
There are even times that a coin will fall, and when you check you will notice that there are still many people buying that coin than there are those selling it.

In a way, you might be right about this, but not hundred percent. And moreover there are time you will even FOMO and still make huge profit, you took the risk and you’re lucky. And as for the second point you have made which is similar to the other two; our mind speaks to us at all times, so it can tell you anything at any time.

[Bezobraznike]

   FOMO is when you see promises about the rise of some coin! Big words from all side about the project and project capabilities
in the future. There's nothing except promises about what can happen in the future, and we see that here on forum how newbies
create threads, everywhere on Twitter and Facebook. Many people talk about it, but without evidences, those words are not backed
up! It's FOMO, and if you buy it will be probably on top, while the ones who created FOMO are selling in that time.

[Ridwan Fauzi]

It is never good to buy when the price is going up and thats how to maximize the bear, buying at the bottom. Some fomo may come with news, investors interest, product development and partnership, if the volume prove the high purchase of coin then the cause of FOMO could be find out. Take the risk early and small in Fomo. Fomo may not end well but it is a good form of product's awareness in the space.

As long as you know the target that will be reached you're find if you buy a coin based on some rumors or some information that spreading. Even, I'll say it as a great time to entry or to sell your investment because I heard many people out there say buy the rumor and sell the news, it mean when the news come you have to prepare that you have to know what price that should you sell your coin. You can use a tool to measure it like fibbonaci or etc and it works to me. In a few day I'm trading cardano, although I buy the cardano when its price is up I still got the profit because I know where the price will go. So, FOMO is not always negative, depending on your perspective in seeing it.

[davinchi]

Honestly best case for me right now is actually take a look at how the price moves and why it moved.
If you know the direction that is not enough, sometimes it goes up but you don't know if it will continue to go up, or maybe it will drop down, I don't really know. So, direction is one part, you also need to know how much it will go up and why it is going up. If you can figure out those two that means you can find out what is causing it and if you should get in or not as well.

So, this means that you should always study the movements, you can't just take a look at the movements and assume that it is good enough, that would lead to buy every time a coin goes up and it will result with you losing a ton of money, which is why you should always research everything.

[Stedsm]

The question is you wouldnt able to point out on what percentage you do able to get in in the market. You cant spot out that you do able to buy in 20% rise or some sort
because theres no such way on knowing the precise time you do able to get yourself into the hype or fomoing market.

Who says you can't know that? Yes you can, but it takes a bit of time. You can just use your brain by watching only lower timeframes on charts such as 15m, 30m, 1h. These will show you that from where it started to spike and you can easily calculate the gains by just subtracting the current value of the token with the value it started going up from.

This is why its really hard to deal with it and
be sure on making yourself not able to become greedy in this kind of time.

Nothing is too hard if patience is kept at that time because if you've set a rule and have your instinct saying that the price won't cross above 60% and you bought in when price was already showing +20%, then I believe you shouldn't even wait for +60% but should get out of the trade at +50%, which will make it around 25% profit for you. You should get out of the trade earlier or else FOMO will just kill the opportunity to even break even when it starts falling and you keep hoping.