I opened my eyes in the morning and looked at the market, almost dropping my phone.

A certain meme coin was still floating around a couple of days ago, greed led me to hold on - and now? I'm stuck. It always happens like this; as long as I get impatient and hold on a little longer, the market teaches me a lesson. Forget it, a dead pig isn't afraid of boiling water, I'll just hold it, what if it really climbs to $1?

Today’s drop is quite severe. There’s a major shake-up in the Fed, the non-farm payroll data is disappointing, and Japan is still mumbling about whether to raise interest rates... With these three issues combined, BTC directly plunged along with the entire market. I was watching a certain platform token, hoping to buy the dip, but my order at 830 was never filled, and I just watched it go down and then bounce back.

Looking back now, I should have hung at 835. I was too greedy for those 5 points and ended up getting nothing. Whatever, I'll enter at 840 and see what happens; I can't just sit on the sidelines.

According to past trends, there is always a Christmas market rally at the end of December — retail investors celebrate the holidays, while the big players distribute red envelopes. But it's only the 1st now, and they're starting to wash the market this early? That doesn't seem right. It could be a false signal, or it might really drop by mid-month. When the situation is unclear, my strategy is very simple: hoard a certain platform token and remain unchanged in the face of change.

I kind of want to buy some BTC. After all, its safe-haven property is there, no matter how much it drops, it's still the boss. But the problem is... it's too expensive. With my spare money, I estimate I can't even gather 0.5 coins in a year. Buying a fraction just feels off, so I'm conflicted.

What’s even more frustrating is that a certain meme coin didn’t drop, and I still bought into TAO at a high point. At that time, I thought it had nearly bottomed out, but looking back now – the knife has only reached the waist, the real floor is still in the basement. If I had known to enter today, I could have saved so much cost.

Another day of regret. But then again, that's how the market is, always keeping you spinning in 'if only I had known'. Next time... next time I will definitely stick to taking profits strictly. (I know I say this every time)