Why people buy tops and sell bottoms (and still feel smart) 📈📉
People don’t buy because price is low.
They buy because fear is gone 😰➡️😎
At tops, everything makes sense:
- Narratives align 📖
- Influencers agree 🤝
- Risk feels justified ✅
Buying feels responsible, not greedy 💡
At bottoms, everything collapses:
- Conviction disappears ❌
- Narratives fail 💔
- Silence replaces hype 🤫
Selling feels smart, not panicked 🧠
Most traders think they react to price.
They actually react to social permission 👥
Dumb money panics early 💸
Smart money panics late — and calls it discipline 🧐
The real trading system?
Emotion → Narrative → Action → Justification 🎯
Markets don’t reward intelligence 🚫🧠
They punish emotional alignment with the crowd ⚡
Tops feel safe 🏔️
Bottoms feel dangerous ⚠️
Most people lose money while feeling confident 😶
If a trade feels calm — you’re probably late ⏰
If it feels lonely — you might actually be early 🌅
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