2025-12-27 16:24:16

Market phenomena at the end of 2025

It seems that an interesting contrast has emerged:

▶︎ Hot industry: Gold and precious metals speculation remains strong
▶︎ Turning point industry: Digital asset speculation continues

This raises a question — which is more despairing: being deeply trapped by shorting certain projects in the crypto space, or being caught off guard by a decades-long rally in precious metals while shorting them?

Traders on both sides are experiencing moments of being slapped in the face by the market. One missed the rhythm of crypto assets, while the other stumbled in the traditional commodities market. The market is so magical — there are always people buying at high prices, and there are always those crashing in seemingly stable areas.

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ForkInTheRoad

· 11h ago

They're all the same, no difference... one dies quickly, the other dies slowly. That wave in precious metals left me confused too; a once-in-decades event happening just like that. Shorting in the crypto world leading to liquidation vs. shorting metals for a reverse play, pick one haha. That's the gambler's fate, someone has to take the final hit. Shorting anything is the same, it all depends on who the market wants to target today.

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WalletWhisperer

· 16h ago

nah the real tell is watching wallet clustering patterns during these sentiment shifts... gold shorts getting liquidated while certain alts accumulate in silence, it's almost textbook behavioral divergence if you know where to look

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SchrodingerAirdrop

· 16h ago

All got slapped in the face, still hopeless haha --- Shorting backfired? That must be suffocating --- The pitfalls in the crypto world can at least be turned around, but the huge rise in precious metals over the past few decades is truly remarkable --- Those who bought in at high levels are all loyal warriors --- Market: I’m just waiting to see who goes bankrupt first --- Both tracks are playing the same tragedy --- A stable place crashing, this phrase hits home

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RektCoaster

· 16h ago

It's all the same despair; anyway, I've lost on both sides haha. The group that shorted precious metals should be crying now, but we've been numb for a long time from getting trapped in the crypto world. This market, it can turn people's mentality from full confidence to just shrugging with both hands. Catching the dip at a high level is really an art. Both the crypto world and precious metals are going crazy, but in different directions; even two coins can flip over.

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DecentralizedElder

· 16h ago

Yeah, everyone is hopeless, but the despair in the crypto world is faster and more intense, right? Shorting precious metals at least allows for a slow cut, but in the crypto world, a single plunge and it's gone. --- People who have both been burned probably are watching the market now, fate really loves to play jokes. --- Honestly, the market is like this; no one can guarantee a win, just that the winning cycles differ. --- The most hopeless are probably those who bet everything, whether in precious metals or crypto; going all-in is truly crazy. --- Laughing to death, hello to the friends who bought the dip at high levels. --- This comparison is actually quite ironic; both are slapped in the face, one dies slowly, the other dies quickly. --- Being caught short in the crypto market makes it easier to admit defeat; those stubborn rebounds in precious metals are really deadly. --- Wait, decades of big gains in precious metals? I might be behind on information. --- It just feels like no one can escape this calamity; the market really loves to mess with people's psychology.

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TheShibaWhisperer

· 16h ago

We're all caught in the same trap and still mocking each other here, truly sharing the same suffering.

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AllInDaddy

· 16h ago

Oh no, both sides got hurt, this is the fate of gamblers. --- Getting caught short is deserved; who told you to be so confident? --- That wave of precious metals was truly amazing; so many people couldn't sleep because of their short positions. --- What is the mentality of the brothers who are now trapped in short positions in the crypto circle? They are probably very崩. --- To put it simply, they didn't see the situation clearly; the market is always smarter than you. --- This round of行情 is really magical; even stable places can turn over. I believe it. --- All are bagholders; the crypto circle and precious metals are the same, everyone has to lose. --- Some brothers are shorting certain coins and also shorting precious metals; they are really brave. --- Seemingly safe investments are actually the most dangerous; this is a lesson.

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