During market volatility, the easiest mistake to make is overtrading. Some coins may seem calm on the surface, but actually hide opportunities; rushing to sell them can cause you to miss out on subsequent market movements.
The first category includes those that have experienced a significant rally and then entered consolidation. Don't think the upward trend has ended; quite the opposite, this consolidation often prepares for a larger cycle of growth. Although trading volume may not be as active at this point, the fact that the main players are holding their positions indicates something. Selling easily at this stage could lead to regret during the next upward surge.
The second category involves coins that have gone through several adjustments and recently experienced a new round of decline. The key here is to observe trading volume—if the volume gradually diminishes during the decline, it indicates that selling pressure is weakening and panic has largely been released. Being scared out at this moment is often the most costly mistake.
The third category includes coins with solid positions. They repeatedly consolidate around the annual moving average, and have previously broken out with high volume at the bottom. Although subsequent rises are gentle, during declines they often shrink volume to defend. This pattern strongly suggests that main funds are quietly building positions. Mainstream coins like Ethereum often exhibit this rhythm.
Overall, learning to judge which coins to hold is much more profitable than blindly chasing gains or selling in panic.
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MissingSats
· 4h ago
Sideways trading doesn't mean there's no hope; on the contrary, it indicates that the main force is holding back a big move. I've personally suffered from rushing to cut losses.
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A shrinking trading volume is the real bottom signal. Too many people panic and sell, only to suffer the biggest losses.
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I understand Ethereum's rhythm very well. When volume decreases and it holds steady, it's often about to take off. The key is to have patience.
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That's right, holding coins is much harder than chasing them. The toughest part is maintaining the right mindset.
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Every time I try to make more trades, I end up missing out. Learning to stay put can really help you earn more.
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The main force's behavior at the bottom can't be faked; it all depends on whether you can see through it.
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The biggest fear is being scared away at the most critical moment to hold. This article hits the point perfectly.
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YieldWhisperer
· 4h ago
nah hold up... "volume tells you everything" but like actually the math doesn't check out when you're looking at exchange data lmao. these consolidation patterns? seen this exact design in 2021 before the whole thing went sideways
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DaoResearcher
· 4h ago
Based on on-chain data and trading volume indicators, the conclusions of this article are valid within a 95% confidence interval, but it overlooks a critical point—the verifiability of the main force building position hypothesis.
It is recommended that everyone first read Vitalik's discussion on the microstructure of the market, then consider the signal of shrinking volume... To be honest, just looking at volume decay alone cannot determine panic selling; there is an obvious incentive incompatibility issue here.
Wait, is ETH really quietly accumulating positions? From the data on holdings changes in governance proposals, the behavior patterns of large holders don't match at all.
But to be fair, consolidation is indeed a sign of gathering strength, and that part of the logic is sound. The question is, how to scientifically quantify "main force holding firm"? Is it purely financial intuition or supported by on-chain data?
The voting mechanism where the minority obeys the majority also fails here because retail investors simply cannot judge the intentions of the main force.
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fren_with_benefits
· 4h ago
That's right, but it's really hard to do... Every time I see the sideways-moving coins, I get anxious, and then they just rise after I sell.
The most feared scenario is the second one—when volume shrinks and it drops, it's really easy to be shaken out.
Ethereum is indeed like that; it drags around near the yearly line for a long time, but in the end, it just moves up.
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FomoAnxiety
· 4h ago
That's right, but it's easy to get greedy. Seeing a sideways market makes you panic and you have to run away.
During market volatility, the easiest mistake to make is overtrading. Some coins may seem calm on the surface, but actually hide opportunities; rushing to sell them can cause you to miss out on subsequent market movements.
The first category includes those that have experienced a significant rally and then entered consolidation. Don't think the upward trend has ended; quite the opposite, this consolidation often prepares for a larger cycle of growth. Although trading volume may not be as active at this point, the fact that the main players are holding their positions indicates something. Selling easily at this stage could lead to regret during the next upward surge.
The second category involves coins that have gone through several adjustments and recently experienced a new round of decline. The key here is to observe trading volume—if the volume gradually diminishes during the decline, it indicates that selling pressure is weakening and panic has largely been released. Being scared out at this moment is often the most costly mistake.
The third category includes coins with solid positions. They repeatedly consolidate around the annual moving average, and have previously broken out with high volume at the bottom. Although subsequent rises are gentle, during declines they often shrink volume to defend. This pattern strongly suggests that main funds are quietly building positions. Mainstream coins like Ethereum often exhibit this rhythm.
Overall, learning to judge which coins to hold is much more profitable than blindly chasing gains or selling in panic.