2026-01-05 08:25:14

Market conditions are fair to everyone, but only a few will always make money.

Recently, the most common story heard in the circle is about someone staging a "self-contradiction" drama on ETH: ignoring it at 2900, fearing to miss out when it hits 3100, finally summoning the courage to buy in, only to see it drop back to 3200 and panic sell, then immediately shorting and getting smashed down to 3221, leaving them completely stunned.

Isn't this just a microcosm of the entire market? Every time a trend starts, the same psychological game repeats. Open your trading app, and it's full of calls like "Buy or regret," but the group actually daring to buy at high levels often ends up serving as "free guards" for the main players.

After years of watching the market, I must clarify one point: **The trend definitely exists, but timing is always the key to winning or losing.** No matter how strong the trend, those who can't keep up with the rhythm are just spectators.

**Is this wave of upward movement reliable?**

ETH started from 2772 and has climbed to its current position. Honestly—this isn't just some random pump by the main players to lure in buyers; it's a genuine trend reversal. Looking at the 4-hour chart, the price has clearly broken through the key resistance zone at 3150-3160. Using the Wyckoff methodology, this is a textbook "breakout of critical resistance" pattern, with strong momentum to follow.

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MevHunter

· 20h ago

Basically, it's a mindset issue. When it hits 3100, they get scared and insist on waiting for a pullback. Then, when the pullback happens, they fear breaking through and immediately go short. These tricky moves are really impressive, haha.

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DegenApeSurfer

· 21h ago

That hits too close to home, it's the same psychological game again, and I'm always caught in it.

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RetroHodler91

· 01-07 04:54

A typical "bagholder" mentality, which is why 90% of people lose money.

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DefiOldTrickster

· 01-06 23:32

Haha, this guy is really a textbook stop-loss meat chicken. He doesn't dare to buy at 2900, afraid of missing out at 3100, and it runs away at 3200. Now he's still getting hammered... I just smile and say nothing. Anyway, I've long learned to use intertemporal arbitrage to eat the blood of this panic selling, and the annualized return is even higher than what he earns in a year.

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defi_detective

· 01-05 08:53

Ha, it's another classic drama of retail investors fighting themselves. It makes me tired just watching. Basically, it's about not keeping a cool head, being repeatedly affected by FOMO and fear. People like that definitely need to pay tuition. Timing is everything, and that's where the difficulty lies.

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AirdropHunter007

· 01-05 08:53

Oh no, it's that same psychological game again. Basically, it's gambling on human nature.

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GasGrillMaster

· 01-05 08:53

It's the same old story, and yet it still gets smashed?

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GasBankrupter

· 01-05 08:52

It's the same old story; those who fear missing out all end up the same.

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CryptoCross-TalkClub

· 01-05 08:42

Laughing to death, this guy is basically the "Schrödinger's leek" of the crypto world—wanting and not wanting, daring and not daring at the same time. In the end, he directly sent himself to the hospital in the final round. Making money is always something for the minority, but losing money is definitely democratic—everyone has a share. I just want to ask, if it's really reliable, why are so many people still jumping back and forth in the gaps of chasing highs and bottom-fishing? Isn't that the best answer? Timing? Pfft, there’s no such thing as timing at all, only luck and whether the main players are in a good mood or not. I’m watching this wave, but I don’t have any coins or money, so I might as well be a documentary director. Anyway, I’ve heard plenty of stories about losing money. Since 2772, honestly, is there really a trend reversal? Wake up, bro. The people who said that a few days ago are now lying in the hospital. Stop overthinking. According to past routines, as soon as it starts to rise, someone will start shouting "This time is different," and then it really is different—more losses. Feels like this article is teaching people how to precisely miss the market. I’ve learned something.

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TeaTimeTrader

· 01-05 08:40

It's the same psychological game again, I'm already tired of it. Basically, it's that I can't stop the loss, I can't stop the profit, and in the end, everything stops—my account balance.

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