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How to Counter-Trade Your Emotions in Crypto
Most crypto investors lose money because they follow their emotions instead of counter-trading them. When fear is high and prices are low, that is historically the best time to buy — not sell. Treating your own discomfort as a contrarian signal is one of the most reliable edges in crypto.
- •Crypto investors consistently buy high and sell low because they follow social sentiment rather than counter-trading it.
- •The Fear & Greed Index below 20 has historically preceded strong medium-to-long-term Bitcoin returns.
DCA in Crypto: How Dollar Cost Averaging Actually Works
Dollar cost averaging (DCA) means spreading your investment across multiple purchases over time rather than going all-in at once. In crypto, using risk-level indicators to buy more at low-risk zones and less at high-risk zones turns basic DCA into a powerful, data-driven strategy that removes emotional decision-making from the process.
- •DCA removes the pressure of timing the market by spreading purchases over time, automatically buying more at lower prices.
- •Dynamic DCA adjusts position size based on risk levels — deploying more capital when risk is historically low and less when it is high.
How to Read the Bi-Weekly RSI as a Crypto Cycle Indicator
The bi-weekly (two-week) RSI is a momentum indicator that, when applied to Bitcoin's price chart, has historically reached oversold levels only at major market cycle bottoms. When it falls below 35, every instance to date has represented a high-probability accumulation zone. It is Menno's single most-cited macro confirmation signal.
- •The bi-weekly RSI filters out short-term noise and reflects macro cycle momentum — the timeframe that matters for identifying major bottoms.
- •Every confirmed major Bitcoin bottom in recorded history has been accompanied by a bi-weekly RSI reading below 36.
Altcoin Risk Scoring Explained: How to Know When to Buy an Altcoin
Altcoin risk scoring assigns each coin a number from 0 to 100 based on multiple factors including the bi-weekly RSI, distance from the 4-year high, market cap, token unlock schedule, and project liquidity. A score near 0–15 historically marks a buy zone; a score near 80–100 marks a sell zone. The system removes emotion from altcoin decisions by turning complex multi-factor analysis into a single actionable number.
- •The altcoin risk score converts multi-factor analysis into a single 0–100 number, removing emotion from buy/sell decisions.
- •The average historical bottom for altcoins tracked by Menno sits around score 10; the average top sits at 80–90.
When to Sell Crypto: Using Risk Levels to Plan Your Exit
The best time to plan your crypto exit is before you buy, not when greed is at its peak. By pre-defining sell zones based on historical risk levels — typically 70–100 on a 0–100 scale — and using a DCA-out strategy that spreads selling across the zone, you remove the emotional pressure of "is this the top?" and capture the majority of each cycle's upside.
- •Plan your exit before you enter — euphoria at the top makes it psychologically almost impossible to sell without a pre-written plan.
- •A two-zone exit strategy — 30% at risk score 70–80, 70% at score 80–100 — captures the majority of upside without requiring top-tick precision.
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