My gut is telling me something is wrong

Been trading since 2019.

Which means I'm not experienced enough to have my opinion carry any weight.

But I did amass a decent nest egg and maybe it's easier to gamble with $500 than 300k.

I thought when I hit my number, my goal, I could relax. But I'm more paranoid now, more conservative.

I held through 2022 with bitcoin, with SPY, with microcaps… most recovered, some didn't.

I could probably write an essay about why the market will tank or rip with equal conviction.

I'm happy to be wrong, I've been wrong plenty.

I'm not afraid to be wrong, I'm afraid to lose 5 years of hard work.

As lame as it sounds, I just have a bad feeling.

I'm going defensive until I see some serious movement in the VIX or DXY or the terminal end of FED rate cutting.

That's it, that's my plan.

I wish you all the best.