2026-01-01 15:23:03

Dear all:

Happy New Year.

The first thing to do after crossing the New Year is accounting. Summarize the previous year's trends, positions, gains and losses all at once. Once settled, you face a blank sheet—2026's chart is being generated. I want to talk to everyone about a few things truly worth "heavy holdings."

**First, health.** This is the most easily overlooked bottom line. No matter how many zeros are in your account, if your body collapses, it's all bubbles. In the new year, increase your focus on sleep, diet, and exercise to the same intensity as monitoring the market. Your body is your strongest moat—without it, any excess returns are meaningless.

**Next, learning.** The market is changing, the trends are shifting, but core judgment comes from continuous input. It's not about chasing hot topics, but systematically enriching your mind like building an investment portfolio—reading books, learning new things, chatting with experts. These investments that seem to have no immediate feedback can suddenly pay off at a critical moment, often beyond expectations.

**Finally, companionship.** The company of family, friends, and loved ones is the most stable "cash flow" in life. It doesn't fluctuate like trading, but it provides continuous support during your toughest times. Spend some time with them; the return on this investment is outrageously high.

In 2026, the market will surely still fluctuate, and black swans may still be waiting somewhere. But isn't true wealth just account figures plus inner composure, plus the companionship of those around you?

May you all in this year:

Have clear strategies, execute fiercely; control risks well, and achieve gains; more importantly, fill your heart, and let your days be warm.

New Year, new ideas, new starting point. Let's do it together.

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SelfRugger

· 13h ago

Honestly, I really learned my lesson in 2025. Watching the market too closely caused me to get into trouble.

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ForkInTheRoad

· 13h ago

The saying "The body is the moat" really hits home, but we have to be honest—staring at the screen until 3 a.m., how easy is it to get enough sleep? --- Systematic brain supplementation sounds very right, but in reality, when a hot topic appears, rationality is immediately broken, who can really stick to the plan? --- The sincerity in companionship is genuine, but when market anxiety kicks in, even family members find it hard to understand your decisions, and this cash flow will also be under pressure. --- The metaphor of the black swan is good, but for us, black swans have long become routine operations. --- 2026 risk control being manageable is a joke; we can talk about it, but in real operations, luck still plays a major role. --- Inner calmness is indeed much harder to achieve than account figures, I agree with that.

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WhaleWatcher

· 13h ago

This article hits the point. I truly have deep experience with the body aspect. Last year, staying up late to monitor the market caused me health issues, and now I deeply regret it. --- I'm still a bit reserved about learning. You have to follow the hot topics, or how else can you catch the bottom? --- Companionship is indeed important, but my family always complains that I watch the market charts every day. What should I do? --- What will the 2026 market look like? No one can say for sure, but this kind of talk sounds comfortable. Happy New Year, everyone. --- The metaphor of a moat is excellent. If you lose your account, you can earn again, but if your body is gone, everything is over. --- Systematic brain supplementation sounds good, but I'm just afraid that even after supplementing, I might still make the wrong judgments, haha. --- Using the term cash flow in the context of life relationships is actually quite interesting. --- The phrase "risk controllable" hits too close to home. Last year, I went all in and got trapped until now. --- Black swans always come unexpectedly, right everyone?

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BTCBeliefStation

· 13h ago

Don't neglect your health. I stayed up late monitoring the market last year and ended up with health issues. I regret it deeply. This article is spot on. Prioritizing health is truly more valuable than anything else. I agree on the learning part, but honestly, I’ve already forgotten the books I read haha. I’m all for companionship. No matter how much money one makes alone, what’s the use? Sleep quality directly affects judgment. I now prefer to earn a little less but get eight hours of sleep. The first lesson of the new year is to quit staying up late. Your health is your ATM. Really, without good health, all the wealth in the world is meaningless. This is a painful lesson I learned through paying tuition.

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ShortingEnthusiast

· 13h ago

I've truly learned my lesson the hard way this year, monitoring the market until I was hospitalized. Only now do I realize that no matter how much the account grows, it can't top a single life. --- That's right, but the key is execution. There's a vast ocean between knowing and doing. --- The most heartbreaking part is companionship; once missed, it can never be regained. Money can be earned again, but time cannot. --- I just want to know when the black swan will arrive, so I can preemptively short... Just kidding, I really should replan everything properly. --- These days, traders who can calm down and focus on learning are all making money. I'm the kind who just chases hot trends and ends up crashing. --- The concept of a moat is excellent; the body is the principal. Without principal, there's no talk of compound interest. --- It sounds very motivational but I can't find any flaws. Let's go with it. This year, my priority is to adjust my daily routine.

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MintMaster

· 13h ago

Talking about health, I realized after obsessively monitoring the market every day for the past two years that no amount of coins can buy back a healthy body.

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