2026-01-05 08:25:39

Many people believe they can dominate the market, but in reality, they are just being led by the main players. The problem is not that you are not ruthless enough, but that you are not in sync with the main players' rhythm.

Look at short-term trading. It seems like quick in and out, but in fact, it is a trap carefully set by the main players for retail investors. Those tempting surges and sudden drops are all designed to harvest the chips in your hands. You think you've seized an opportunity, but in fact, you've already fallen into a pre-designed trap.

The key to breaking the deadlock lies in the medium-term. Extending the time horizon, the main players' intentions become impossible to hide. They need time to accumulate, shake out, and push prices up. Only on the medium-term dimension can you see the true layout of the main players and stay in sync with the big funds' rhythm. Short-term fluctuations are insignificant; they are just smoke screens used by the main players to confuse you.

Instead of chasing every short-term rise and fall, focus on key positions in the medium-term. Only then can you truly resonate with the main players, rather than being repeatedly harvested like chives. When trading, choosing the right time scale makes everything simpler.

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CountdownToBroke

· 01-07 22:17

Wake up, short-term trading is just a carefully designed meat grinder for the little guys. This logic sounds good, but honestly, mid-term trading isn't that easy to bottom fish either. The real problem is that most people don't have enough capital to withstand the volatility, and once they're trapped, they start self-hypnotizing. Why not mention that those main players often get caught off guard and harvested by reverse moves themselves? Matching the frequency? Extending the cycle? That just sounds like another way of self-deception. Mid-term trading is probably just a reason for those who didn't make quick money to justify themselves haha.

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VibesOverCharts

· 01-05 23:26

Basically, trying to make quick money ends up getting exploited. I've also been scammed like that.

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APY_Chaser

· 01-05 15:57

Exactly right, short-term trading is just the main players setting traps for retail investors. Only after losing money do they realize it.

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GamefiHarvester

· 01-05 08:55

Exactly right, I was also overwhelmed by short-term fluctuations before, and my mental state was collapsing from watching the market every day. The mid-term is the real way to go; the main force's strategy of extending the cycle is transparent at a glance.

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TokenSherpa

· 01-05 08:49

actually, let me break this down – the whole "syncing with whale frequency" thing is fundamentally just survivorship bias dressed up in market lingo. if you examine the data, most mid-term holders underperform because they're still just guessing at governance precedent instead of analyzing actual on-chain voting patterns. historically speaking, retail gets rekt regardless of timeframe, ngl.

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MetaverseVagabond

· 01-05 08:39

That's right, I am one of the people who got wiped out by short-term trading. Seeing others still dancing in the 5-minute chart really makes me laugh to death.

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LuckyBearDrawer

· 01-05 08:33

That's right, short-term trading is just giving away money. I only realized this after being cut.

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