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Psychological pressure to ‘bet big’ when feeling behind can lead to over‑risk and disappointment
  • Alden observes that investors who feel they’re late often double‑down on high‑risk assets, chasing 100× returns.
  • This mindset creates a feedback loop where fear of missing out fuels reckless positioning.
  • The result is frequent disappointment when the speculative bet fails.
  • Alden recommends a measured approach, limiting exposure to a small, controlled percentage.
  • Understanding this bias can protect investors from the emotional volatility that accompanies FOMO‑driven trades.
Lyn AldenNatalie Brunell00:48:34

Supporting quotes

Caution with that approach of feeling that if you're behind, they have to bet riskier because that's also the same mindset that people will then use to buy the riskiest, junkiest like altcoin. Lyn Alden
they're thinking, well, Bitcoin can only go up a certain amount, whereas this no‑name token could go up 100x starting from such a tiny base. Lyn Alden

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