Missing out, to put it bluntly, means you lack both a strategy and confidence.

You watch the right entry point pass by, and only after the market has surged do you start to regret it—this is the most awkward moment. You're afraid to chase long for fear of being left holding the bag, but you don't have the confidence to go short either, stuck in limbo unable to move up or down.

What's worse is that after missing out once, you start to lose your grounding. Even when the structure is still intact and signals are clear, you can't take anything in. All you can think about is, "If only I had entered then, how much would I have made?" At this point, your emotions take over, and technical analysis becomes useless.

The worst part is when your psychological defenses completely collapse—even if the position you missed out on wasn't actually that big, you blow it up in your mind as a "life-changing opportunity." Every time you want to enter a trade after that, you become overly cautious, terrified the next trade will be a loss. The more afraid you are, the less you act, and you end up trapped in a vicious cycle.

This state probably resonates with quite a few people, right?