decided to write a somewhat philosophical post, based on previous experience... without sums, coin names, just thoughts... at some point I might sort everything out with numbers
futures do not decline immediately. this is not a crash, not a liquidation in a second. this is a process that starts with slight discomfort and ends with inner emptiness.
you open a position, look at the chart, and feel confident. everything seems logical — entry point, stop, calculation💪. the first minutes are calm. you might even get distracted, make coffee, check the feed🚬.
but then the price starts to go the wrong way. and from this moment on, the psychological decline begins😮🚬.
first a slight tension. you just observe. then irritation — 'why again not where?'.
later — self-doubt. you start to reconsider past trades, reassess strategy, look at others' charts, seek any kind of support from the outside.
you don't realize it, but you no longer control the situation. control has switched to expectation, expectation to fear.
futures drain energy not only through losses. they exhaust you with the very expectation🧃.
when the price is stuck in a sideways movement, when everything is frozen, you don't rest — you burn in wait mode🤬.
there's noise in your head, but you keep watching.
each candle seems to test your endurance.
gradually you stop thinking rationally.
any upward movement is a flash of hope. any downward movement is a sharp stab in the chest.
it's the seesaw on which you've put yourself.
the trader thinks he controls the market, but in reality, the market ALWAYS controls his emotional state.
then comes a moment when everything is indifferent.
you just sit, staring at the numbers on the screen and feel nothing.
no fear, no anger, no hope.
this is the point of moral loss — when the market no longer irritates you, no longer pressures you, but simply drains you.
the body is in place, the eyes are on the chart, but inside it's empty.
you can close the trade at zero, you might even come out ahead — but the feeling will remain☕️.
it's not about money. it's about how much energy you burned while holding this position🍾.
futures rarely kill the balance — more often they kill the psyche.
you start to fear new entries. doubt every signal.
you don't trust yourself, you don't believe in the system.
this is how traders don't lose their deposit — they lose confidence in themselves.
when you open a position again, you are no longer the same person who started.
you're more cautious, you're colder, but inside there's fatigue that doesn't go away.
and this accumulation of burnout — that's where the real loss is.
futures don't decline on the screen. they decline inside your head — while you sit in front of the chart trying to convince yourself that everything is under control.
the moment you open a trade - you find yourself in the death zone, it's a stupid analogy with mountains (height 8000m) but nonetheless - you start to die...
so think a hundred times if you haven't yet gotten hooked on this trap😁