When the market is down, I notice that a lot of traders become emotional, hopeless, and they panic. All the bragging about about their "gains" and their portfolio to anyone will listen vanishes from their minds. They forget why they started in the first place and begin to doubt their investments, so they sell... often times at a loss.
On the other hand, those who understand blockchain and the tech remain focused and care little about market swings. Most of the smartest people I know dont sit around refreshing blockfolio 500x a day.. They spend their time reading whitepapers, practicing diligence, and identifying innovation and innovators.
Blockchain is NOT going anywhere. Just because the market is down doesn't mean that devs stop developing or that projects stop reaching their milestones. The technology that's been created *cannot* be undone. As long as you've positioned yourself with solid coins, the VALUE remains the same- even if prices are down. If you believed in it 3 months ago at ATH, and no fundamentals have changed, why are you afraid?
This market is irrational, but we can mostly agree that dips like these are due to SPECULATION and MANIPULATION. If you feel EMOTIONAL when you're about to make a trade... don't do it! And if you can't stand the heat, you might need to consider getting out of the kitchen on the next run up. In the mean time, take some time to educate yourself about blockchain and decentralization if you haven't already
You really gave a basic and realistic advice to a trader that is trying to overcome all his fears and become better and smarter and winner in the end of this game.
And that is most precious in your thoughts. And that is all what the trader needs.
This tips coming from a man who learned on his mistakes throw his crypto journey, and who is unselfishly sharing invaluable secrets of a trader.
So i would repet and add, dont let your current emotion to overcome your rational behavoir. You are bigger than that.
Remain focused and sharp, read, learn, and invest in innovation. In that way, you will make yourself stronger position every day.
Build stronghold of the cryptoknowledge and there will be no dips ever, that can move you from your position!