We’ve all had that one trade—the one that still hurts, even after I’ve recovered. For me, it was $SOL at $245. Here’s how I got destroyed, what I learned, and how you can avoid making the same mistake.
📉 The setup: FOMO has taken over
I was just starting out, and it was the height of euphoria. Solana was unstoppable, breaking new highs every day. Everyone was calling it the next Ethereum, and I kept waiting for a dip that never came. At $245, I finally caved. “This is going straight to $1,000,” I told myself.
💀 The Break: Reality Hits Hard
Days later, the market changed. Bitcoin crashed, and Solana followed. $200… $150… $100… before I knew it, $SOL was at $8.
But here’s the painful part: I didn’t sell. Not at $200. Not at $100. Not even at $50. Why? Because I believed in SOL? No. Let’s be real — it’s hard to believe in any currency when it’s down 95%. The truth is, I only held on because it didn’t even matter anymore. The value had already slipped from my mind. Selling wouldn’t change anything.
🛑 The lessons (so you don't get burned)
✅ Never buy during extreme hype — if everyone is shouting bullish targets, it’s probably time to take profits, not get in.
✅ Don't hold during freefalls without a plan — I should have taken partial profits or set stop-losses instead of holding blindly.
✅ Market cycles take time – Yes, $SOL recovered, but it took years. If I had sold at $200+ and bought back at $10-$20, I would have multiplied my portfolio by 10.
📌 The Fix: How I Trade Now
Instead of chasing, I buy dips and scale in slowly. When I see parabolic moves, I take profits, even if I believe there is more upside. If I had done this at $245, I could have re-entered at $10 and turned losses into huge gains.
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