A funny thing happens when bitcoin starts running.
The same plan that felt disciplined at $20k starts feeling too slow at $60k, and by the time the chart is pushing higher, it’s easy to convince yourself that you’ve found a way to improve on the thing that already worked.
That’s usually where the trouble starts.
Buying bitcoin with callable leverage, trying to sell the top and buy the bottom, or chasing some other trade because it might give you more bitcoin all come from the same place. The market made you feel smart, and now you want to press.
I get the temptation because I’ve felt it too. I’m not a good trader. My timing is pretty terrible. I know this because I’ve spent too much time, energy, and money trying to prove otherwise.
For a FIRE plan, the point isn’t to win every move. The point is to build a balance sheet that buys back your time and can survive your own impulses when everything feels easy.
That’s why the boring advice keeps surviving every cycle: stay humble, stack sats, avoid leverage that can force your hand, and don’t trade away the asset you actually want to own.
Read the full piece: https://firebtc.io/p/montezumas-revenge
The same plan that felt disciplined at $20k starts feeling too slow at $60k, and by the time the chart is pushing higher, it’s easy to convince yourself that you’ve found a way to improve on the thing that already worked.
That’s usually where the trouble starts.
Buying bitcoin with callable leverage, trying to sell the top and buy the bottom, or chasing some other trade because it might give you more bitcoin all come from the same place. The market made you feel smart, and now you want to press.
I get the temptation because I’ve felt it too. I’m not a good trader. My timing is pretty terrible. I know this because I’ve spent too much time, energy, and money trying to prove otherwise.
For a FIRE plan, the point isn’t to win every move. The point is to build a balance sheet that buys back your time and can survive your own impulses when everything feels easy.
That’s why the boring advice keeps surviving every cycle: stay humble, stack sats, avoid leverage that can force your hand, and don’t trade away the asset you actually want to own.
Read the full piece: https://firebtc.io/p/montezumas-revenge