It has happened to you, right? You buy a crypto and suddenly the price starts to fall. 📉
Instead of looking at the chart objectively, you rush to Twitter or YouTube and type in the search bar: "Price prediction [Your Coin]". You skip over 10 analyses that say it will continue to drop, until you find ONE that says: "This is just a correction before we go to the moon! 🚀".
You breathe a sigh of relief, you like it and think: "I knew it, I am right". You close the app and maintain the operation.
Trader friend, this has a name and is one of the most silent account destroyers: Confirmation Bias.
Why does this happen?
Our brain doesn't like the pain of making mistakes. Admitting that you entered wrong or that the market changed hurts the ego.
That's why your mind activates a defense mechanism: it filters reality. It unconsciously ignores danger signals (bad news, bearish indicators) and magnifies any data, no matter how small, that supports your desire for the price to rise. You're not analyzing the market; you're seeking emotional comfort.
The consequences of living in an "Echo Chamber"
When you only hear what you want to hear, you become blind to the real risk.
The market doesn't know what you read on Twitter nor does it care about your opinion. If the technical structure breaks and you cling to old news just because it makes you feel good, you end up turning a small loss (that should have been a Stop Loss) into a position stuck for months ("bag holder").
💡 Tips to break the spell:
Be the devil's advocate: Before opening or maintaining a trade, force yourself to seek the opposing thesis. Ask yourself: "Why could this trade fail?". If you can't respond to the bearish arguments, you don't have a complete analysis.
The chart rules, opinion follows: News and influencers sell attention; price is the only real truth in real time. If the chart tells you "sell" and the news says "buy", believe what you see, not what you read.
Plan coldly: Define your exit (Stop Loss) BEFORE entering, when your mind is neutral. Once in, with money at stake, bias will prevent you from thinking clearly.
Final reflection
Professional trading is not about always being right, it's about seeing the market as it is, not as you would like it to be. Objectivity pays more than hope.
Tell me the truth 👇
Have you ever stayed in a losing trade just because you read a positive comment on social media? I read your comments.
This content is exclusively educational and reflects a personal opinion on market psychology. It does not constitute financial advice or investment recommendation. Cryptocurrency trading involves risks; manage your capital responsibly.
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