Thread by @CoinMull

How to get better at crypto (using science): 🧵

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1. 8 days. 30+ peer-reviewed studies on trading psychology, behavior, and cognition.

The takeaway: 90% of traders lose not from bad TA — but because their brain is wired to fail.

Here’s how to rewire it to win:

2. A 2025 study found Gen Z traders care more about clout than cash.
Social validation > actual profits.

If you’ve ever:
– Posted unrealized gains
– FOMO’d from Twitter wins
– Copied a friend’s trade right after they bragged…

3. The need to perform kills good trades.

How to fix it:
– Don’t post until the trade is done
– Mute PnL flexers
– Never trade right after tweeting — you’re performing, not thinking

4. A 2025 clinical study of 11,177 traders revealed:

“Crypto triggers the same brain circuits as gambling.”

– Fast feedback
– Wild volatility
– Random rewards

Step back from the dopamine. Or it’ll trade for you.

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– Trading Timer: Only enter during preset windows
– Cooldown Rule: Wait 3 minutes before any order
– Journal: Write why you’re trading — not just what

Impulse kills precision.

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6. A 2024 behavioral study found:

“Traders copy others not for strategy — but to avoid being left out.”

It’s not logic. It’s fear of exclusion.

Even when it makes no sense, herd behavior takes over.

Markets don’t reflect value — they reflect emotion.

7. How to escape herd thinking:

– Ask: Who’s taking the opposite side of this trade?
– Focus more on exits than entries
– Build a thesis before you open the chart

The real winners?
They buy when it feels wrong.
That discomfort is your edge.

8. A 2023 study found this brutal truth:

Your mood impacts your trades more than your charts do.

Traders in bad emotional states:
– Took reckless risks
– Cut winners too early
– Let losers bleed without stop-losses

No strategy beats self-sabotage. Fix your state first.

9. Some of the highest ROI in trading comes from restraint:

– No trades after midnight
– Skip the charts after fights, breakups, or bad news
– Use emotions as red flags: anger, fear, boredom = no trade

Most brutal losses were preventable.
You felt it coming. Next time, listen.

10. A 2021 study found overconfident traders lost 42% more than those who rated themselves modestly.

Worse? After losing, they doubled down.

The market isn’t out to get you—
Your ego is.

11. Reset rules that actually work:

– Cut size after a red day
– Switch to sim mode before returning live
– Don’t chase recovery — chase clarity

What feels like conviction is often just disguised revenge.

12. From the Adaptive Markets Hypothesis:
“Markets reward adaptability, not intelligence.”

The real risk?

– Rigid vets stuck in old playbooks
– Analysts blinded by ego
– Brilliant newcomers with zero scars

Stay flexible. Be water.

13. If you’re still:

– Trading alts like it’s 2021
– Dismissing new narratives without digging in
– Mocking Gen Z traders as just “lucky”

You’re not early. You’re outdated.

14. Today’s edge isn’t about:
– Who you know
– How much you have
– What your chart says

It’s about agility.

Gen Z traders:
– React quicker
– Fear less
– Thrive in chaos

You can dismiss them—or learn and adapt.

15. Before every trade, ask yourself:

– Am I clear-headed or emotional?
– Is this idea mine—or borrowed?
– Have I documented my logic?
– Am I focused on process—not profit?

16. Sources:

– MIT Media Lab (2023): Crypto volatility amplifies emotional decision-making
– Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (2024): Retail traders chase momentum, not fundamentals
– Harvard Behavioral Markets Lab (2025): Peer validation now outweighs profit in Gen Z portfolios
– Oxford Risk Lab (2024): Traders in negative moods overleverage by 37%
– Stanford Neuroeconomics Study (2023): Market wins trigger the same dopamine loop as slot machines
– Adaptive Markets Hypothesis (Andrew Lo): Flexibility beats intelligence in fast-evolving markets

Trading edge = Emotional regulation + Cognitive awareness.

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