You can feel the pulse of the market, not just be driven by profits to chase highs and sell lows. Only then are you truly surviving in this circle.

Eight years ago, I entered the crypto world with the amount of money equivalent to the price of a mobile phone. To this day, I am still alive and have saved up a bit. Over the years, I had no background support, no insider information, only a body full of scars and lessons learned from the market. Today, I will share these costly experiences with you, one by one, to help you see through and save yourself ten thousand yuan worth of unnecessary expenses; if you master three of these, you can definitely shake off 90% of retail investors.

**First: Learn to read the "hidden language" between volume and price, don’t be fooled by the manipulator’s tricks**

The price of a coin surges sharply then begins a prolonged decline? Most likely, it’s the manipulator in the accumulation phase. Have you ever experienced that feeling after a rally, where the price starts to grind sideways? Many people can’t hold on and think the main force is unloading. But in fact, it’s the opposite — real unloading happens with high volume and a sharp big bearish candle, while slow grinding downward indicates the manipulator is still lurking in the shadows.

How to see through this? The key lies in the coordination of volume and price. When the price drops but trading volume shrinks, it indicates that the selling pressure isn’t heavy; that volume isn’t enough for big funds to exit quickly. Imagine the manipulator pushing a shopping cart full of goods slowly shopping in a supermarket. Have you ever seen someone in a rush do that leisurely?

The most genuine danger signal is actually the opposite: a sharp drop followed by a slow rebound. After a big bearish candle, the price begins to grind sideways, forming a bottom. This seems gentle but is actually a deadly trap. When you think, “It’s fallen so much, I should buy the dip,” you might be walking into the trap set by the manipulator long ago.

**Second: Most people’s understanding of the top and bottom is actually the opposite**

A volume spike at the top doesn’t necessarily mean an imminent crash; instead, it indicates retail investors are still rushing to buy high, and the market may continue to frenzy for a while. What is the most terrifying top? It’s a rise with no volume — when no one is following the trend anymore, that’s the real danger sign.