What I Did After Yesterday’s Crypto Dump - My 4 Step Playbook

Bitcoin and alts took a dive, and now you're sitting there, staring at your portfolio, wondering if you made a mistake buying XRP at $2.7 or HBAR at $0.35.

You feel stuck—sell now and lock in a loss? Hold and risk more downside?

Stop. Breathe. Let’s go through a 4-step playbook to help you navigate this.

Step 1: Zoom Out—What’s the Bigger Picture?

If you’re glued to the 5-minute chart, you’re doing it wrong. Panicking over every little red candle is how traders make bad decisions.

Switch to a daily or weekly timeframe. Ask yourself:

• Is this a Break of Structure (BOS) or just a minor dip in an uptrend?

Example:
Let’s take XRP and HBAR as examples.

• On the higher timeframe, neither XRP nor HBAR has shown a BOS yet. This means the dump hasn’t invalidated the overall bullish structure. It’s likely just a retracement.

If the structure is intact, hold your positions. If a BOS does occur (e.g., breaking below major support) at 1.62, then you’ll need a new plan.

Step 2: Set a Stop-Loss—Protect Your Capital

If you’re unsure about the market, protect yourself.

• Place a Stop-Loss (SL) just under the previous support level.

• This ensures that if the structure does break, you limit your downside.

Pro Tip: Don’t set SLs right at obvious support levels. Market makers love hunting those. Go slightly below to avoid getting wicked out.

Step 3: Look for Buying Opportunities

Dips like this aren’t just about survival—they’re opportunities.

• Scan the market for coins sitting at strong support levels or Fibonacci retracement zones.

• These are your golden entry points.

Example:
Take ONDO—if it’s dropped to a key Fib level, that’s your green light to buy. The same goes for other high-conviction coins you’ve researched.

1.6 and 1.2 were your best dca entries during that flash dump.

Almost hitting 1.2.

You’re not throwing darts at a board; you’re making calculated entries.

Step 4: Ignore the Noise—Trust the Process

Right now, you’ll see plenty of so-called experts shouting things like:

• “Bitcoin to $50K by next week!”

• “Altseason is dead!”

Don’t believe the hype. Following these people will wreck you faster than the market ever could.

Instead, stick to the basics:

• Buy fear, sell greed.

• Focus on data, not emotion.

• Have a plan for every scenario—up, down, or sideways.

Example:
If you trusted the process during the last dump, you’d have bought coins like SOL at $202 or ETH at $3450 and watched them skyrocket. The same opportunities are in front of you right now.

What Happens If You Panic?

Let’s be honest—if you’re panic-selling every time the market dips, you’ll never make it.

• You’ll sell low, buy high, and repeat the cycle until your portfolio is drained.

This is where most people quit. But not you.

You’re here because you want more than the average retail trader. You want to win. And winning means trusting the process even when it’s uncomfortable.

Recap: Your 4-Step Dump Survival Playbook

1. Zoom Out: Check the higher timeframe. Is it a BOS or just noise?

2. Set a Stop-Loss: Protect your capital without overreacting.

3. Buy the Dip: Focus on coins at strong support or Fib levels.

4. Ignore the Noise: Trust the process, not random predictions.

If you can master these steps, you’ll not only survive this cycle—you’ll thrive.

Let’s keep building together.

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