Yesterday once again witnessed a surreal market. A major exchange's institutional players demonstrated what information advantage really means—just after Bank of America released a recommendation that "clients should allocate 4% to Bitcoin," they immediately swept into spot ETFs at lightning speed, with net inflows hitting $400 million in a single day. BTC surged to 92,000, making me envious.

And me? I got excited upon hearing the good news about ETH's upgrade, impulsively jumped into leveraged contracts, only to be liquidated after being hit with a stop-loss, losing $2,000. That amount of money is enough for a year's worth of milk tea, and now it's all gone—really frustrating.

The most heartbreaking part is that the institutions seem to have a god's-eye view. As soon as the news broke, they had predictions ready—continuous inflows into spot ETFs made BTC's upward trend inevitable. Meanwhile, retail traders follow the trend, chase high prices, get liquidated on contracts, and get cut like chives by institutions, questioning their own lives. The gap between them is truly on a different level.

Reflecting on my own actions this time, greed was the main culprit—seeing good news, I wanted to double my money quickly, but instead, I got a harsh lesson from the market. From now on, I need to be more cautious, play less with high-leverage contracts, and learn how to identify genuine long-term opportunities. Institutions rely on information and patience; if retail traders want to make money, they must rely on rationality and discipline.