The worst psychological reactions traders make:
- Panic: Simply the worst reaction, and it happens when the markets dump (like these days! lol).
- Impatience: They buy coin X and they sell when it's in 10% profit, only to watch it go a lot higher!
- Urgency: When they lose money they get angry and want to avenge the market and recover fast, only to find out it makes them lose more and probably go rekt!
- Nonpersistence: Losses happen. When you fall down, just stand up and fight again, until you win.
I've made all of these mistakes. I hope you don't make a lot of them...
The real problem is that people don't practice risk management.
If you are All In on a coin, then it's easy to feel panic when the market goes against you.
If you have practiced proper risk management and risked only 10% of your stash on a trade, it's easier to be cool and wait for the trade to pan out. You make money slower this way, but you make consistent profits and don't get wiped out.