How Greed Got the Best of Most Retail Traders

Over the past few weeks, social media was flooded with posts telling everyone to buy gold, silver, and Bitcoin. Every new high attracted more buyers, driven by excitement and fear of missing out.

At MY EDGE, we saw something different.

While the crowd celebrated new highs, our analysis pointed to a market driven by emotion rather than opportunity. Liquidity, positioning, and market structure suggested that risk was increasing — not decreasing. Instead of chasing the move, we stayed patient and waited for higher-probability setups.

That wasn't the popular opinion. Many people laughed at anyone who wasn't aggressively buying. In bull markets, caution often looks foolish — until the market proves why patience matters.

The biggest mistake retail traders make is believing that strong price action alone is a reason to buy. Professional traders ask a different question:

Who is providing the liquidity, and who is taking the other side of these trades?

At MY EDGE, we don't trade headlines or hype. We focus on market structure, liquidity, and probability. That's what keeps us objective when everyone else is acting on emotion.

The crowd follows price. We follow the market.