Honestly, being cut by the market and doubting life is almost a required course for crypto enthusiasts. Especially for beginners, who are like tender meat in the eyes of the market— as long as your pockets are still bulging, the manipulators will find ways to squeeze out your profits.

The most common ways to get cut, and guaranteed to catch you off guard most of the time, include:

**1. Pump and dump to lure you in**. A sudden big bullish candle, and the chat groups immediately go into a frenzy—"It's flying!" "Missed it, kicking myself." Retail investors get caught up in the hype and rush in, only to be hammered down before they even settle in, becoming the bagholders. How to deal with it? When you see a sharp rise, stay calm first. Wait for the price to pull back and confirm the trend before acting. Breakouts without volume support are usually just a facade.

**2. Fake news to manipulate the rhythm**. Things like "Big institutions are acquiring," "Influencers are calling signals," "Project partnership is confirmed"—most of these are just rumors. If you don’t understand, ignore them directly. Instead, watch whether the price and volume move in sync. Relying on a single statement to pump the coin? That’s a trap.

**3. Sideways trading to test your patience**. The price neither rises nor falls, just slowly oscillates. It wears you down until you can’t take it anymore and sell off, only for it to start moving again. How to handle this? During sideways periods, don’t make reckless moves. Plan your fluctuation range in advance. Take some small profits on the upper side, try some on the lower side—don’t be led by minor fluctuations.

**4. Small coins controlled by manipulators**. These coins have small market caps and low trading volume. One big player can easily manipulate them, causing wild swings like a roller coaster. Once you get in, you become their cash machine. Simple and crude approach: don’t touch if you don’t understand, especially those small coins that suddenly surge— they fall faster than they rise.

Want to survive longer in this market? There are really just three key points:

**Step 1: Use the 4-hour chart to determine the trend**. The larger timeframe gives you direction; trading with the trend increases your win rate. Going against the trend is like giving money to the big players.

**Step 2: Use the 1-hour chart to find support and resistance**. Mark key levels and only consider small positions at these points. Don’t enter blindly.

**Step 3: Use the 15-minute chart to find entry and exit signals**. The small timeframe is only for precise timing of entries and exits. Wait for clear reversal patterns before acting—better than guessing blindly.

In trading, having a clear logic is the most important. Don’t try to figure everything out alone in the crypto world. Sometimes, learning from the pitfalls others have experienced can save you a lot of detours.