Many traders have asked a question: what is the most feared aspect of digital asset trading?

It's not missing out on a certain rally. Nor is it a single loss. The truly frightening thing is the cycle of trial and error, bleeding continuously. Chasing every rise and selling every dip repeatedly, gradually depleting your capital, and your mindset collapsing along with it. This vicious cycle is the most torturous.

But from a different perspective, being out of the market actually is severely underestimated.

Being out of the market means no ongoing trading fees and no emotional pressure from holding positions. More importantly, it secretly grants you two hardcore weapons—time and perspective.

The role of time is straightforward: it allows the market to reveal its true cards. Those that are destined to fall will fall thoroughly, and signals will emerge for those that are set to rise. Opportunities, in fact, cannot be hidden. The cyclical fluctuations of Bitcoin and the technical performance of Ethereum will gradually become apparent if you have patience to observe.

The power of perspective runs even deeper. When you're not holding a position, your emotions relax significantly. You can step out of the trap of feeling joyful when prices rise or panicked when they fall, and instead see the broader market trend clearly. At this point, observing whale movements and on-chain data changes will give you a completely different judgment.

Trading has never been about rushing every day. True winners understand one principle—press the pause button at critical moments. Giving yourself enough time to let your vision settle is always more stable than chasing the wind.

Rather than operating daily, it’s better to spend time in the out-of-market period to sharpen your vision, accumulate knowledge, and observe the rhythm. Only then will your entries be truly confident.