[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Market Watcher [@watchingmarkets](/creator/twitter/watchingmarkets) on x 41K followers Created: 2025-07-14 10:29:10 UTC This was my cycle - The foundation of my wealth Lessons from X years of trading in crypto All skills. No noise. Just results. Over the past two years, I’ve actively traded through a full crypto market cycle. I documented every step, when I bought, when I longed alts, when I sat out, when I exited into strength. This post breaks down the key principles that have shaped my strategy, refined through failure, rebuilt through experience, and executed independently. The Core: Self-Reliant Strategy I built a trading strategy that doesn't rely on CT, TG calls, or hype. It’s XXX% skill-based. Everything I do, I could do in silence, offline, alone. You have to sharpen your edge until you become the source, not the echo. Key Trading Principles Learned & Reconfirmed X. Timing beats time. Don’t just wait for crypto to pump. Get surgical with entries. The lowest-risk setups often give the highest returns. Look for asymmetric bets with optimal R/R. X. Buy low, sell high still works. It’s cliché for a reason. Don’t chase green candles. Master swing trading, scale in where fear peaks and exit when greed flows. X. Bottom formation = gold. Great risk/reward often starts at the bottom. Memes like PENGU had clear inverse H\&S structures and strong community before the pump. Pattern recognition > noise. X. TA > Gambling. Technical analysis, when done right, is lightyears ahead of random CT calls. It’s not perfect, but it provides clarity when others are lost. X. The GOAT Pattern: Inverse Head & Shoulders. It’s made me more money than anything else. The formula is simple: - Right shoulder -> enter - Downtrend break -> sell into the BO pump - Retest -> add - Continuation -> TP into strength It’s all about spotting it early and understanding the psychology behind the formation. X. Trading Breakout Pumps = Profitable. It’s a real edge. Find the handle in Cup & Handle, buy the third touch in a bull flag, trade the right shoulder in an Inverse H&S, or the third underline touch from a falling wedge. Repeat. Scale. X. Mute the timeline. CT noise is deadly. I stayed focused on my #TOTAL2 chart thesis while everyone chased the flavor of the week. Stick to your playbook and execute relentlessly. X. Day-trading Memecoins is the final boss. It’s chaotic, fast, emotional. But if you can tame it, no FOMO, no overtrading, just precision, it’s the most scalable trading model in sideways markets. This is where skills get really tested. X. Max ROI is the goal. You can hold SOL and pray or rotate capital like a real trader. Track strength on red days. Identify outperformers. Watch the charts. Learn the project. Rotate early, rotate often. Example: I tracked AAVE through its massive Cup & Handle before breakout. I watched SEI form its bottom, spotted the right shoulder, timed the breakout. Pengu? Same story. Strength + structure = high conviction. Market Cycles Repeat Just zoom out. The same inverse H&S that played out in 2024 repeated again, almost to the candle. Even if you missed the first leg, you had a second chance to buy another right shoulder. Right shoulder entries + patience = life-changing returns. If you're undercapitalized, this next chop phase is your moment. Time to grind. Meme-coins on Solana are unmatched for growth during consolidation. Final Words Crypto is just getting started. Real apps. Real infrastructure. Real impact. The edge belongs to those who show up early, zoom out, and trade with structure. This cycle won't be the last. Master your execution now and when the next one comes, you’ll be ready. Focus. Build routines. Let your experience do the work. See you at the next breakout setup.  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [sat](/topic/sat) [alts](/topic/alts) [Post Link](https://x.com/watchingmarkets/status/1944705724791034278)
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Market Watcher @watchingmarkets on x 41K followers
Created: 2025-07-14 10:29:10 UTC
This was my cycle - The foundation of my wealth
Lessons from X years of trading in crypto
All skills. No noise. Just results.
Over the past two years, I’ve actively traded through a full crypto market cycle.
I documented every step, when I bought, when I longed alts, when I sat out, when I exited into strength.
This post breaks down the key principles that have shaped my strategy, refined through failure, rebuilt through experience, and executed independently.
The Core: Self-Reliant Strategy
I built a trading strategy that doesn't rely on CT, TG calls, or hype. It’s XXX% skill-based. Everything I do, I could do in silence, offline, alone. You have to sharpen your edge until you become the source, not the echo.
Key Trading Principles Learned & Reconfirmed
X. Timing beats time. Don’t just wait for crypto to pump. Get surgical with entries. The lowest-risk setups often give the highest returns. Look for asymmetric bets with optimal R/R.
X. Buy low, sell high still works. It’s cliché for a reason. Don’t chase green candles. Master swing trading, scale in where fear peaks and exit when greed flows.
X. Bottom formation = gold. Great risk/reward often starts at the bottom. Memes like PENGU had clear inverse H&S structures and strong community before the pump. Pattern recognition > noise.
X. TA > Gambling. Technical analysis, when done right, is lightyears ahead of random CT calls. It’s not perfect, but it provides clarity when others are lost.
X. The GOAT Pattern: Inverse Head & Shoulders. It’s made me more money than anything else. The formula is simple:
- Right shoulder -> enter
- Downtrend break -> sell into the BO pump
- Retest -> add
- Continuation -> TP into strength
It’s all about spotting it early and understanding the psychology behind the formation.
X. Trading Breakout Pumps = Profitable. It’s a real edge. Find the handle in Cup & Handle, buy the third touch in a bull flag, trade the right shoulder in an Inverse H&S, or the third underline touch from a falling wedge. Repeat. Scale.
X. Mute the timeline. CT noise is deadly. I stayed focused on my #TOTAL2 chart thesis while everyone chased the flavor of the week. Stick to your playbook and execute relentlessly.
X. Day-trading Memecoins is the final boss. It’s chaotic, fast, emotional. But if you can tame it, no FOMO, no overtrading, just precision, it’s the most scalable trading model in sideways markets. This is where skills get really tested.
X. Max ROI is the goal. You can hold SOL and pray or rotate capital like a real trader. Track strength on red days. Identify outperformers. Watch the charts. Learn the project. Rotate early, rotate often.
Example: I tracked AAVE through its massive Cup & Handle before breakout. I watched SEI form its bottom, spotted the right shoulder, timed the breakout. Pengu? Same story. Strength + structure = high conviction.
Market Cycles Repeat
Just zoom out. The same inverse H&S that played out in 2024 repeated again, almost to the candle. Even if you missed the first leg, you had a second chance to buy another right shoulder.
Right shoulder entries + patience = life-changing returns.
If you're undercapitalized, this next chop phase is your moment. Time to grind. Meme-coins on Solana are unmatched for growth during consolidation.
Final Words
Crypto is just getting started. Real apps. Real infrastructure. Real impact. The edge belongs to those who show up early, zoom out, and trade with structure.
This cycle won't be the last. Master your execution now and when the next one comes, you’ll be ready.
Focus. Build routines. Let your experience do the work.
See you at the next breakout setup.
XXXXXX engagements
