I compiled the 20 most EXPENSIVE trading mistakes so you don't have to pay to learn them:

(MUST BOOKMARK & REPOST)

1. DCAing into a bearish trend. You think you are getting a discount; the market thinks you are exit liquidity. Stop trying to catch a falling knife, you'll lose fingers.

2. Trading without a solid strategy. You are entering a battlefield based on "vibes." It is like jumping off a plane without a parachute and hoping for a soft landing.

3. Risking >2% on a single trade. You are treating the market like a casino. One bad trade shouldn't have the power to wipe out a month of hard work.

4. Confusing a Bull Market with Brains. You made money because everything went up, not because you are a genius. If you don't realize this distinction, you will give it all back the moment the wind changes direction.

5. Refusing to take profits. You watch your portfolio go 10x and then back to zero because you got greedy. The "Round Trip" is the most painful ride in crypto.

6. Overtrading out of boredom. You think activity equals productivity. In reality, patience pays the bills; clicking buttons just generates fees.

7. "Strategy Hopping" after a few losses. No strategy is perfect. A good edge works even 50% of the time; the profit comes from your execution, not a magic indicator.

8. Moving your stop-loss to "give it room." You aren't giving the trade room to breathe; you are bargaining with the Grim Reaper. Accept the loss and move on.

9. Revenge trading after a red day. You try to force a trade to "make the money back" immediately. The market doesn't owe you anything and doesn't care about your feelings.

10. Using excessive leverage. You want a Lambo by Tuesday, but 50x leverage is the fastest way to send yourself back to the 9-5 job you hate.

11. Leaving your life savings on an Exchange. Not your keys, not your coins. Ask the guys who used FTX. If you don't have a hardware wallet, you don't own crypto, you own an IOU.

12. Staring at the P&L instead of the chart. Watching the dollar amount fluctuate triggers your emotions. Focus on the candles and the setup; the money is just a byproduct.

13. "Marrying" a bag. It is a database entry, not your spouse. If the structure is broken, cut the loss. Markets run on liquidity, not loyalty.

14. Shorting a parabolic trend. Just because it has gone up "too much" doesn't mean it has to come down yet. The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent.

15. Ignoring Bitcoin Dominance. You think you are winning because your Alt is up 5%, but BTC is up 10%. In Satoshi value, you are actually getting poorer.

16. Forcing trades on choppy days. You feel the need to be "in the market" constantly. Sometimes, having 100% of your portfolio in Stablecoins is the best position.

17. Ignoring the Tax Man. You trade 10,000 times a year and forget the audit. The tax authority has a longer memory than the blockchain. Don't spend what isn't yours.

18. Ignoring higher timeframe trends. You are zooming into the 1-minute chart trying to scalp, completely missing the massive resistance wall on the 4-hour chart.

19. Sacrificing sleep for charts. The market is open 24/7/365; you are not. Burnout will liquidate you faster than bad leverage.

20. Quitting right before the breakthrough. Trading is the hardest way to make easy money. The tuition fee (losses) is expensive, but the degree is freedom.