US stocks and Bitcoin soar: emotions, strategies, and that damn feeling of 'missing out'

The recent month of the US stock market has been somewhat bewildering. Especially Bitcoin, this surge is too fierce, and it seems to be breaking through the previous high.

Just a month ago, in the community and the news, everyone was still enthusiastically discussing various potential "bearish factors," especially the policy uncertainties that Trump might bring, as if the market could collapse frequently due to these uncertainties, and the long bull market in US stocks was no longer realistic. However, just a month later, the market's performance has completely surprised many people. A sharp upward attack has made those worries seem to vanish instantly, and the focus has completely shifted to the rising market.

I read a lot of friends' shares over the weekend and felt deeply touched. Some chose to bravely enter the market on the left side when the market was relatively sluggish a month ago, and some friends are newcomers who just entered the market during this wave of market, but accidentally caught the "floor," and now the yield is amazing, earning a lot, which is really enviable. There are also many friends who chose to clear positions or hold light positions to avoid risks, patiently waiting for the news to land. Now looking at the market rising, it seems that setting new highs is just a matter of time, and they have also started to gradually increase positions, engaging in stable "right-side trading."
 

However, the market is always full of various flavors, profits are sweet, losses are painful, but sometimes, the internal consumption brought by "missing out" and "selling too early" may be more uncomfortable than the book losses. This point is especially deeply felt recently. I myself have also adjusted some funds recently, wanting to quickly get on the Bitcoin to make up for the previous losses in mining stocks, always feeling that it has risen so much, there should be a decent pullback to give an entry opportunity. But what happened? Watching it rise all the way, I didn't wait for that "suitable" buying point, watching it get closer to the new high, the inner "missing out" torment is really indescribable.

At times like this, I truly understand that humans are always emotional animals. When the market is good, the emotion of "greed" quickly expands, afraid of missing any opportunity; when the market falls, "fear" immediately takes over, just wanting to leave the market quickly. These emotional changes sometimes really happen in an instant, completely uncontrollable by previous "rational analysis."

What makes people laugh and cry is that for many stock market veterans, they may have been in the market for years, with rich experience, and various fundamental, news, and technical analyses are well explained. But recently, looking at the overall yield, it may not be as good as the "newbies" who just entered the market during this wave of market. This is really... What happened to the saying that experience is wealth? 😂 Losses are certainly uncomfortable, but watching others make money while you didn't participate, that feeling may be more complex.

This wave of market once again confirms a truth: in this market, there is never a so-called "perfect strategy." The market always operates in unexpected ways, with various factors intertwined, emotional ups and downs, and plans can't keep up with changes. Trying to precisely grasp the top and bottom of each wave is often futile and internally consuming. As Buffett's famous quote, which has been cited countless times, suggests, trying to "Time the market" is extremely difficult, while "Time in the market" may be more important.
 

(This article is only a personal opinion and does not constitute investment advice. Investment is risky, and entering the market requires caution.)

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