You open your application, your wallet shows +40%. You smile, you feel invincible, you are already starting to calculate what you are going to buy with that money. Problem: As long as you haven't clicked the "Sell" button, that money is just a number on a screen. This is what we call a Phantom Profit.
🕯️ The awakening is often brutal The crypto market is a machine that takes back what it gives. In 2026, we see tokens rise by 50% in one night only to lose everything the next morning. If you don't take your profits, the market will take them back for you.
🛠️ The strategy to no longer be a victim: The rule of "Initial Withdrawal": Your investment has doubled? Take out your initial stake. The rest is "bonus". You can no longer lose.
The selling tiers: Don't sell everything at once. Set goals (e.g., sell 25% at each 20% rise). This is the reverse DCA. The trailing Stop-Loss: Move your stop-loss up as the price rises. If the market turns, you automatically exit with a profit.
🧠 The psychology of the winner It's better to exit with 20% real profit than with a memory of +100% that ended at -10%. Don't let greed turn a victory into a painful lesson. Securing your gains is not being cowardly, it's being professional.
💬 Tell me the truth: which crypto have you held too long until you saw your profits completely evaporate?
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