Dead Weeks Are the Real Test

Crypto is super boring right now.

Nothing is moving.
Nothing is exciting.
Nothing feels urgent.

And honestly, that is exactly how year end usually looks.

If you are expecting fireworks in dead weeks, you are setting yourself up for frustration. Markets slow down. Liquidity thins. Participation drops. This is normal.

So here is my honest advice.

Turn off the screens.
Step away from the noise.
Spend time with your family and friends.

This part matters more than you think.

Dead Weeks Mess With Your Perception

When nothing moves, your brain starts lying to you.

You feel like time is being wasted.
You feel like you are falling behind.
You feel like you should be doing something.

But long term thinking is not about constant activity.

It is about positioning and preservation.

Most damage in trading does not happen during volatility.
It happens during boredom.

That is when people overtrade.
That is when people abandon plans.
That is when people convince themselves they are failing.

Nothing moving does not mean nothing is happening.

It means the market is resting.

Zoom Out Before You Spiral

If the daily chart is driving your emotions, zoom out.

Look at the weekly.
Look at the monthly.

Ask yourself a simple question.

What actually changed?

Most of the time, the honest answer is nothing.

Structure is still intact.
Key levels are still respected.
The bigger picture is unchanged.

But when you stare at noise every day, perspective disappears.

Dead weeks compress your patience, not your opportunity.

Use This Time Properly

This is not the phase to hunt trades.

This is the phase to clean up your process.

Review past trades.
What worked.
What did not.
Where you rushed.
Where you hesitated.

Refine your levels.
Tighten your invalidations.
Adjust expectations.

These weeks are where future performance is built quietly.

Not in excitement.
Not in hype.

In reflection.

Be Kind to Yourself

If you made mistakes this year, do not be too hard on yourself.

Everyone does.

Even the accounts you see on X that pretend they never get things wrong.

They do.
We all do.

The difference is not perfection.

The difference is whether you learn or repeat.

Trading is not about never being wrong.
It is about making sure being wrong does not take you out of the game.

If you are still here, you already did something right.

Progress Is Not Always Loud

Most people think progress looks like big green candles.

It does not.

Progress often looks like:

Doing nothing when nothing is there.
Not forcing trades.
Not chasing noise.
Not panicking during silence.

Long term outcomes are decided by how you behave when there is no excitement.

Not when candles are flying.

Anyone can feel confident in a pump.
Very few can stay composed in dead weeks.

That is the real edge.

This Is a Mental Reset Phase

Use this period to reset.

Reconnect with life outside charts.
Reconnect with why you started.
Reconnect with what you are actually building toward.

No matter the position you are in right now, it can change.

Markets move in cycles.
Life moves in phases.

One year does not define you.
One bad stretch does not erase your future.

You never know.

2026 could be your year.

But only if you stay in the game long enough to see it.

Patience Is a Skill

Most people think patience is passive.

It is not.

Patience is an active discipline.

It means choosing not to react.
Choosing not to force.
Choosing not to quit.

Dead weeks train that skill.

If you can stay patient here, you will be ready when momentum returns.

And when it does return, it will not wait for you to feel ready.

Final Thought

Crypto does not reward constant engagement.

It rewards those who survive the quiet.

Live your life.
Have fun.
Laugh with people you care about.

Markets will still be here.

And if you protect your mindset now, you will thank yourself later.

Stay in the game

Victor