2025-12-27 19:23:45

Many people have experienced this scenario: just after buying a certain coin, the market turns downward; after reluctantly cutting losses, the price suddenly rebounds, and they watch as they miss out on a wave of profits.

This leads to self-doubt—am I really being "targeted"? Why do all my trades seem to go against the indicators?

Actually, there’s no mysterious targeted attack. The problem lies in the market’s inherent volatility, combined with the highly overlapping trading habits of most retail investors. Think about it: when prices fall, retail investors rush to cut losses; when prices rebound, they scramble to enter—lacking patience during entry and lacking resolve during exit, easily falling into the market’s rhythm trap.

More importantly, the main funds are well aware of this. They precisely exploit retail investors’ fear and greed, repeatedly oscillating to force retail investors to sell at lows and buy at highs—ultimately completing their accumulation or distribution plans. This isn’t targeting you personally, but a systemic market game process.

Of course, the rise of quantitative investing has also changed some market dynamics. Through big data and trading pattern analysis, quantitative strategies can help investors avoid emotional interference and make more objective judgments—but only if you understand that historical data can never fully predict the future.

To break this vicious cycle, the key is to maintain a calm mindset and grasp the rhythm well. Don’t always try to fight against the market; instead, learn to go with the flow. Rational trading is the way to walk more steadily and further.

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CodeAuditQueen

· 5h ago

A typical reentrancy attack pattern, with retail investors being the vulnerable contract. --- In simple terms, the market is repeatedly calling your stop-loss function until the account is wiped out. --- Quantitative strategies are not a silver bullet; if historical data could predict the future, there would be no black swan events. --- Mindset is the hardest to audit; it's more difficult to fix than any smart contract bug. --- Instead of blaming the whales, it's better to first check if your own trading logic has any vulnerabilities. --- Whales are essentially doing liquidity pool-style repeated draining; those who understand code should be able to see this. --- Following the trend sounds simple, but in reality, it's even harder than writing secure Solidity code. --- It seems that most people's trading strategies are more flawed than unaudited tokens.

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zkNoob

· 5h ago

Haha, I'm so real. Every time I get cut on the floor and connect to the ceiling like this.

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DevChive

· 5h ago

Say it nicely, but isn't it just us accepting our fate? --- It's the same old story, retail investors still have to cut their losses. --- The main players are so bad, and we're so weak, there's nothing we can do. --- Quantitative trading is already up and running, what else can we do? It's really over. --- Follow the trend? I swear I only lose money by following the trend. --- Always think I've figured it out, but then I stumble into a trap again. --- Having a good mindset, what's the use? Still being completely dominated. --- Really? Then why are some people still making money? --- It's just a psychological game; you can't beat the market makers.

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DancingCandles

· 5h ago

Basically, it's just that the mindset isn't properly adjusted. When seeing the price rise after a dip, you just want to smash the screen. The main force is indeed harvesting the little guys, but more often it's ourselves setting traps for ourselves.

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HappyToBeDumped

· 5h ago

It's the same old story, saying nice things but we're the ones taking the loss.

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WealthCoffee

· 5h ago

Well, to put it simply, it's a mindset issue. I've experienced this kind of operation countless times. Let me select a few comments with different styles: --- How many times do I have to be played by the main force to understand, really? --- Forget it, don't deceive yourself, it's just that your skills aren't strong enough. --- Going with the trend sounds easy to say, but who can really do it? --- The main thing is to control your position well; otherwise, no matter how good your mindset is, it's useless. --- This wave of market taught me the most is to keep my mouth shut and not make reckless moves. --- Quantitative methods can't save someone with my careless personality, haha. --- Selling at a low point and buying at a high point, isn't that my daily routine? --- After searching for a long time, it turns out there are only two words: not doing well.

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ClassicDumpster

· 5h ago

Haha, got harvested again. This is our daily routine. The big players love to play this way; retail investors' mentality collapses, and it's over. To put it simply, discipline is still necessary; you can't be led by your emotions. Quantitative methods can't save those who are itchy-handed, really. Everyone understands the principle of following the trend, but no one can do it.

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