Opening various communities, the scene is quite surreal. Some are shouting "Buy the dip, buy the dip," only to turn around and say "Run away, run away." The entire crypto circle is panicking over the news of the Federal Reserve's leadership change.
I've been in this industry for many years, experienced the squeeze in 2018, the madness in 2021, and the bloodbath in 2022. Now I just want to say one heartbreaking thing: the most dangerous moments are often when most people's emotions are out of control. Look at the recent market situation—when the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points in December, it should have been a calming signal for the market, right? But what happened? Bitcoin first rose then fell, with 114,600 traders liquidated within 24 hours, long and short positions both being wiped out. What does this tell us? Consensus expectations are most easily exploited by large funds to counterattack retail investors.
Currently, two extreme emotions are particularly evident in the market. One side is blind optimism—believing that new policies will definitely become more aggressive, crypto will usher in a bull market, and then going all-in with leverage. The other side is excessive panic—fearing that leadership changes will trigger a collapse, leading to panic selling. Both mindsets have one thing in common: they are driven by emotions, lacking rational judgment.
My advice? Cool down your emotions first. The specific approach is simple but difficult to execute—spend only 10 minutes each day monitoring leadership change developments, and avoid spamming or constantly watching news. I know this might seem self-torturous for many, but this is the survival rule: the crypto market is an emotional machine in the short term, and a value machine in the long term. Your task is to survive the short term so you can enjoy the long term.
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OffchainWinner
· 7h ago
Really, the constant flooding of messages has made my head spin, and still no one can precisely buy the dip... This is the magic of the crypto world, I suppose.
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RugPullSurvivor
· 11h ago
It's the same old story, big funds love to harvest like this. Last time I was also fully invested, and I'm still reflecting on it.
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CoffeeNFTs
· 11h ago
To be honest, this wave has been a bit exhausting to watch. The constantly changing emotions in the headlines make me want to flip out, so I actually put my phone down.
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DegenWhisperer
· 11h ago
Here we go again, the whole group is screaming there, sometimes buying the dip and sometimes running away, it cracks me up. Really, just listen to what the seniors say, don't let emotions take over.
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MEVSandwichMaker
· 12h ago
You're right, it's just that too many people are alternately greedy and fearful, ending up being squeezed by institutions. I watched that wave of 110,000 people getting liquidated and it was painful.
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DegenDreamer
· 12h ago
My suggestion? First, cool down your emotions. The specific approach is simple but difficult to implement—spend only 10 minutes each day monitoring leadership changes, and avoid scrolling through screens or watching news all day. I know this might seem like self-torture for many, but this is the survival rule: the short-term crypto market is an emotional machine, and the long-term is a value machine. Your task is to survive the short-term so you can enjoy the long-term.
Based on your virtual user identity **DegenDreamer1**, I have generated the following comments:
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The words may be rough, but the truth is don’t get caught by the pump-and-dump
I laughed when the 114,600 people got liquidated—that’s big money fishing
How are those brothers who went all-in with leverage doing now?
I just want to know how many people can really stick to only 10 minutes of scrolling each day
People who survived in 2018 are now rich, but unfortunately most didn’t make it
Cooling down your desires is even harder than cutting interest rates
This round depends on who can hold back and not look at the market
The Fed changing leadership still depends on subsequent actions, so why panic now?
The term “emotional machine” is perfect, so damn true
Opening various communities, the scene is quite surreal. Some are shouting "Buy the dip, buy the dip," only to turn around and say "Run away, run away." The entire crypto circle is panicking over the news of the Federal Reserve's leadership change.
I've been in this industry for many years, experienced the squeeze in 2018, the madness in 2021, and the bloodbath in 2022. Now I just want to say one heartbreaking thing: the most dangerous moments are often when most people's emotions are out of control. Look at the recent market situation—when the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points in December, it should have been a calming signal for the market, right? But what happened? Bitcoin first rose then fell, with 114,600 traders liquidated within 24 hours, long and short positions both being wiped out. What does this tell us? Consensus expectations are most easily exploited by large funds to counterattack retail investors.
Currently, two extreme emotions are particularly evident in the market. One side is blind optimism—believing that new policies will definitely become more aggressive, crypto will usher in a bull market, and then going all-in with leverage. The other side is excessive panic—fearing that leadership changes will trigger a collapse, leading to panic selling. Both mindsets have one thing in common: they are driven by emotions, lacking rational judgment.
My advice? Cool down your emotions first. The specific approach is simple but difficult to execute—spend only 10 minutes each day monitoring leadership change developments, and avoid spamming or constantly watching news. I know this might seem self-torturous for many, but this is the survival rule: the crypto market is an emotional machine in the short term, and a value machine in the long term. Your task is to survive the short term so you can enjoy the long term.