Lesson Learned: Not scaling out when the market gives you an opportunity

There's a recurring theme in my trading history, particularly with $BTC, where I've held onto full positions far too long, effectively giving back significant unrealized gains. My biggest regret wasn't entering a bad trade, but failing to manage a good one. I remember a strong run where I was up considerably, but my conviction in higher highs blinded me to taking partial profits. The market then corrected sharply, and I ended up closing for a fraction of what I could have realized, or worse, at breakeven. It's a classic case of greed overshadowing prudence, a failure to acknowledge that even the strongest trends need pullbacks, and not every move to the upside will be sustained indefinitely. Now, I try to scale out systematically as price targets are hit, even if it feels like I'm leaving some on the table. Better to lock in gains than watch them evaporate.