Crypto trading and investing has many challenges. However some that stand out are;
1. Risk in trading or investing
2. Greed and Fear
3. Profit taking.
In my vast experience in trading and investment, I believe stop loss is missing here. It should be the number 4 because there is no way you can reasonably consider a take profit as a factor without considering the stop loss as well, otherwise, the trader/investor is not considering the proper risk management at all, just like some overconfident traders/investors do.
I will address the third point in this trade. Making profit is one thing, taking profit is far important. What make some people not to make profit is fear and greed.
Sorry to say this, but you are wrong. If you are in profit, what are you still afraid of? If you like you can close your trade and call it a day. So, fear is not a reason/factor here, my friend.
But for greed, yes, it is a factor, because some traders/investors might think that if they place a take profit and the market moves past that level, they will miss a few pips. However, I encourage all traders and investors to always include their targets as part of their trading/investing plan. They may add more value/pips to it in case they do not want to miss out on more gains.
Notwithstanding, contentment is key in trading/investment, we should never forget that no matter how greedy we are.
How do you take profit? Are there other strategies for profit taking?
Yes, there are good strategies to take profits, some of them are stated below;
1. You may take profit when powerful news/events are against your position.
2. You may take profit when there is a confirmed retracement pattern against your position.
3. You may take profit when there is a confirmed reversal against your position.
4. You may take profit when there is a break of support and resistance defending your position.
5. Lastly, you may take profit with a fixed calculation with either money or pips value.