Missed WLFI, missed Plasma, and missed $3000 Ethereum—do I still have a chance to get rich?

‘I should’ve gone all-in when ETH hit $3000, knowing it would hit a new high.’ ‘Back then, I thought OKB was about to pump, but I didn’t buy enough.’ When prices go up, we regret not buying at the lows; when prices drop, we regret not selling at the highs. Why do we always feel remorse for missed opportunities? And what happens next? We fall into a cycle of self-blame and anxiety. The next trade either leaves us too scared to act or impulsively chasing the highs, making it easier for the market to take advantage of us. This is exactly what financial psychology refers to as regret aversion and hindsight bias. You keep using the outcome to invalidate your original decision, forgetting that the market is inherently full of uncertainty. No one can consistently buy at the lowest point or sell at the highest point. To break free from this psychological trap, try these three steps: - Write a trading journal: Focus on recording your logic at the time, not just the results. - Separate decisions from outcomes: A sound decision-making process can still lead to bad results—it’s a matter of probability. - Set rules instead of trading impulsively: Use strategies like dollar-cost averaging, setting take-profit and stop-loss levels, and letting rules manage your emotions. Also, you don’t need to catch every opportunity to make money—grabbing just 1-2 big opportunities is enough. 0xSun caught Trump but missed Pnut; Wizard became legendary with Ordi+Act but also experienced liquidation losses of tens of millions of USDT. The key isn’t to profit from every opportunity, but to improve and grow with each trade—summarizing lessons and strengthening your mindset until you land that decisive win. The market never rewards regret; it only rewards discipline. And remember, the market always has more opportunities.