The Slippery Slope of 'Just a Little More' on $SOL

Been trading crypto for a few years now, and you'd think I'd be immune to certain pitfalls, but the FOMO and greed monster still creeps in. My recent painful lesson was with $SOL earlier this year. Had a decent long position, picked up around $20, and watched it run up beautifully. My initial target was around $40, which it hit, and I scaled out a good chunk, locking in profit. Smart, right?

Then it kept pushing. $42, $45, $48. My remaining small position was doing great. Instead of sticking to my original plan and just letting the last piece ride or setting a trailing stop, I started thinking, "What if it really runs?" I saw some chatter about $50+ being easy. So, against my better judgment, I added back a significant portion of what I'd just sold, chasing the upward momentum around $47. Of course, almost immediately after I added, it reversed. Not a huge crash, but a slow, steady bleed back down into the low $40s over the next couple of days. My original profit was significantly eaten into by the subsequent drawdown on the re-entry, and emotionally, it felt like a much bigger loss because I had had the profit already. Lesson re-learned: stick to the plan, don't chase, and protect gains. The market gives, and it takes back with interest if you get greedy.