Why people buy tops and sell bottoms (and still feel smart) 📈📉

People don’t buy because price is low.

They buy because fear is gone 😰➡️😎

At tops, everything makes sense:

- Narratives align 📖

- Influencers agree 🤝

- Risk feels justified ✅

Buying feels responsible, not greedy 💡

At bottoms, everything collapses:

- Conviction disappears ❌

- Narratives fail 💔

- Silence replaces hype 🤫

Selling feels smart, not panicked 🧠

Most traders think they react to price.

They actually react to social permission 👥

Dumb money panics early 💸

Smart money panics late — and calls it discipline 🧐

The real trading system?

Emotion → Narrative → Action → Justification 🎯

Markets don’t reward intelligence 🚫🧠

They punish emotional alignment with the crowd ⚡

Tops feel safe 🏔️

Bottoms feel dangerous ⚠️

Most people lose money while feeling confident 😶

If a trade feels calm — you’re probably late ⏰

If it feels lonely — you might actually be early 🌅

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