u/Hitman_2k22

idk if its just me but my workflow is a total mess. feels like i have a bunch of apps that all hate each other.

like my screen rn has zotero open for papers, obsidian for notes, rstudio running some stats, and overleaf for the actual writing. thats four diffrent windows, plus like 20 browser tabs, just to get one paragraph down.

the worst part is the gaps you know. ill read a paper, have a thought, put it in obsidian, and a week later i cant find the source for it. or ill run a correlation in r and copy the result but forget which version of the csv i used. i feel like i spend more time on digital admin, just copying and pasting and trying to remember what i was even thinking, than actually doing any research. the project doesnt live in any one of these places, its just in my stressed out brain and a bunc of disconnected files.

im so over it, and feel like im wasting so much time on this stuff every day. but everyone in my cohort is basically using the same software. uhm..... so i guess im just wondering what tools everyone else is using.

Feels like we’re back in that part of the cycle. a new alt is pumping 40% in a day and people are talking about dumping their savings into it at a new all-time high.

I used to do that. You catch one right and you feel like a genius. You catch one wrong and it slowly bleeds your account for six months while you tell yourself 'it'll bounce back.

it took a while to learn that with these high-volatility coins, the goal isn't to perfectly time the absolute bottom. It’s to build a position at an average price you can live with.

My whole approach is different now. Instead of one big market buy, I just split the cash into a few smaller limit orders. Like if I’m willing to put 1,000 into a coin, I’ll set five different 200 limit buys on the way down.

If it pumps from here, fine, I missed it. But if it does what volatile assets usually do, wild swings and deep pullbacks, I’m slowly building a position as it gets cheaper. Takes the emotion out of it.

The workflow is pretty mechanical. I find my levels on the chart, then just place the orders. I’ve ended up using bydfi for this stuff lately. They seem to have most of the small caps I'm watching and the interface is simple enough that setting up 5+ limit orders isn't a total headache.

It's a boring strategy, honestly. Not as exciting as aping in and catching a 5x overnight. But its what has stopped me from consistently buying the top of a green candle out of pure FOMO Dawg.