2026-01-14 21:05:09

Want to be right, or want to make money? That's the real question.

Flipping your bias when you're wrong—it's genuinely painful. Most traders get stuck here, defending a losing thesis instead of cutting losses.

Personally, I'm rooting for Bitcoin to keep its momentum and outperform silver and gold from here. But honestly? Time will settle the score. The market doesn't care about our conviction—just the data.

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AlphaWhisperer

· 10h ago

That's true, but most people just refuse to admit their mistakes and only realize it after a liquidation.

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TokenUnlocker

· 10h ago

That's right, but very few people can actually do it. I've seen a bunch of people holding onto losing positions stubbornly, claiming they're in it for the long term, but really it's just about saving face. I also believe in BTC, but data speaks for itself. Don't treat gambling as faith.

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MoonRocketman

· 10h ago

The two sides of the coin are here, and I have to say it's intense... But I still think this round of Bitcoin's launch window isn't that simple; it depends on whether the RSI momentum truly breaks through the atmosphere.

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FancyResearchLab

· 10h ago

Actually, it's just turning one's obsession into data again. Theoretically, it should be feasible, but in reality, it's just useless innovation.

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DaoGovernanceOfficer

· 10h ago

ngl the "being right vs making money" dichotomy is kinda false when you actually look at the incentive structures... empirically speaking, most retail traders fail precisely because they've conflated personal conviction with portfolio performance. the data suggests ego protection beats profit maximization like 70% of the time lmao

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CryptoNomics

· 10h ago

lol the irony here is that most people think they're trading data when they're actually just married to their bias. run a simple regression analysis on btc vs precious metals and suddenly everyone's conviction evaporates. fascinating specimen of behavioral finance tbh.

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pvt_key_collector

· 11h ago

You're so right, so many people die because of stubbornness... Really, I feel sorry for traders who are still arguing.

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