Lesson Learned: Not Sticking to a Plan on the SOL Reversal

Watching the $SOL pump earlier this month, I got caught up. My initial plan was to wait for a clear retest of the $18.50 level after the initial breakout, but seeing it run, FOMO kicked in hard. I bought in at $20.10, essentially chasing. The move stalled, I got nervous, and ended up selling at $19.30 for a small loss just before it actually did retest $18.50 and then bounced significantly. It wasn't the size of the loss that stung, but the mental indiscipline. I had a perfectly valid thesis and a predefined entry, then abandoned it for a quick hit, only to get whipsawed. Next time, I'm reinforcing the mental stop-loss on myself to stick to the plan.