Most traders don't lose money when markets crash—they lose it during the sideways grind. Boredom kills portfolios. When nothing's moving for weeks, people panic-trade, chase pumps, or make emotional decisions that bloodbath any sudden 10/10 crash. The real killer? It's not the volatility. It's the restlessness between volatility.
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OnchainDetective
· 16h ago
Consolidation is the most intense, even more brutal than a decline. Truly.
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alpha_leaker
· 20h ago
Damn, that's really hitting home. The few weeks of sideways trading were definitely a mental killer.
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On-ChainDiver
· 22h ago
Sideways trading is indeed the most exhausting; if you can't sit still, you'll start to act recklessly.
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SybilAttackVictim
· 22h ago
Really, sideways trading is the most torturous, feeling like the account is dying.
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AirdropHunterZhang
· 22h ago
This is me. When the market is sideways, I get itchy and go all-in, wiping out my funds twice as fast as the price increases.
Most traders don't lose money when markets crash—they lose it during the sideways grind. Boredom kills portfolios. When nothing's moving for weeks, people panic-trade, chase pumps, or make emotional decisions that bloodbath any sudden 10/10 crash. The real killer? It's not the volatility. It's the restlessness between volatility.