What’s the biggest fear when trading against the trend? The biggest fear is getting obsessed with your target . You know the bear market’s overall trend hasn’t changed, so you also know any rebound can be abruptly cut short by the prevailing trend at any time. But your position (your holdings) dictates your mindset. Your subjective bias will eventually overpower your rationality— that’s just human nature. Because when most people trade against the trend, they’re not thinking about risk, they’re thinking about winning. 1. Over-fixation on targets = Refusal to cut losses. 2. Subjective bias = Ignoring the bigger trend. 3. Ego gets in the way = Always trying to prove the market wrong. Trading is a battle of logic, not a test of willpower. When faced with the trend, targets are just a reference—liquidity is what’s real. You can run against the wind for a while, but don’t ever think you can break through the wind itself.