2026-01-10 11:23:40

Have you ever thought about this question—looking back at the entire cycle, in fact, there are many opportunities to make money when viewed in different time periods. Not long ago, AI concept coins were extremely popular, Layer2 ecosystems took turns to shine, then Meme coins went viral, followed by RWA tracks, native application chains, DeFi innovations, and so on. Each stage, just picking out one hot spot, could start with a rise of dozens of percentage points, and there are plenty of coins that have multiplied five or ten times. As long as you can catch any of these opportunities, you can directly crush 99% of people over the entire cycle.

But reality is often a slap in the face. For the vast majority of participants, not to mention catching one of these hot spots accurately, even preserving their capital becomes difficult in the end.

Where does the problem lie? Have you thought about it?

MEME6,68%

RWA5,57%

DEFI-8,2%

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ValidatorViking

· 01-12 18:47

nah, this is where protocol resilience meets market psychology. most operators don't have the discipline to weather the slashing risk of their own emotional volatility. they chase finality where there is none.

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WhaleStalker

· 01-11 18:46

You're right, the problem is that knowing and doing are worlds apart. What seems like a simple multiple-choice question turns into an easy point for others. Really, this is my blood, sweat, and tears story.

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GateUser-9ad11037

· 01-10 11:53

Honestly, even with so many opportunities, it's still a loss. That's just ridiculous. It's really useless to know where the opportunities are if your mindset collapses, you're doomed. Every time, I only regret after seeing others make money. This cycle is really deadly. The problem is greed, wanting to take everything, but in the end, nothing is taken. Poor execution, buddy. Just thinking about it without action is pointless. It's still a matter of information gap; the rich always find out news faster.

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CryptoMom

· 01-10 11:52

Really, it's always after the fact that I become a genius. Why didn't anyone remind me at the time? --- Basically, it's an information gap. Some people eat the meat, we drink the soup. --- Uh, isn't this just survivor bias? Watching others make money every day, while I lose everything, even my underwear. --- The problem is I don't have enough money to buy the dip. If I had money, who wouldn't make a profit? --- Every track has been hot before, and I missed every one. I have the ability. --- Instead of studying the trend, it's better to analyze why I'm so bad at this. --- Sounds right, but how to operate? That's the real challenge. --- Poor sense of rhythm, always entering a step late and exiting a step early. --- Catching the trend is easy; not being greedy is the real skill. Most get wiped out because of greed. --- It's easy to think about, but who doesn't want to make money when actually doing it? It's all about luck.

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HashBandit

· 01-10 11:50

lol yeah back in my mining days i thought i'd nail every cycle too... turns out timing the market is harder than calculating optimal hashrate thresholds, who knew right

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Degen4Breakfast

· 01-10 11:32

Basically, it's just armchair strategizing after the fact. Anyone can look at the candlestick chart and count money. Chasing the trend is really not something you can do just by talking. How many people have told stories about it? The problem is greed. Missing every trend instead of catching them all means you end up with nothing.

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