Retail investors losing money, is it really because of bad luck? No. Simply put, it's because the market's rhythm has played them out.

A common phenomenon in the crypto circle: the market is right in front of you, yet everyone still loses. The reason is simple—unable to understand what the whales are doing, only staring blankly at the candlestick chart, with their mentality swinging up and down with the price fluctuations.

The most common trick used by whales is to smash the order book to eat up chips. When the price suddenly plummets, retail investors panic and run, while whales quietly accumulate at the bottom. When their chips are almost full, whales don’t rush to push the price up; instead, they create a long, uncomfortable sideways movement, with unclear direction, repeatedly shaking out weak hands. Most retail investors' mentality collapses at this stage, and they sell their chips cheaply.

And then? The price begins to rise slowly. Whales pretend to be "retail investors entering, market starting," attracting follow-the-leader traders to rush in. True traders don’t rush to sell at this point; instead, they push the price up while creating fake selling pressure, tricking you into thinking there’s a sell-off, when in fact they’re forcing your chips out. When the retail follow-in volume is thick enough, whales finally complete their distribution at the high level.

Ultimately, whales make money through these two things: your fear and your greed.

To reduce the number of times you get "cut," it’s not about predicting rises and falls, but about maintaining your own rhythm. Don’t be scared silly by a single candlestick; don’t let emotions hijack your decisions. Understand the market structure, find the right entry points, stay firm when it’s time to hold, and act decisively when it’s time to move.

Whether this wave of the market can turn around depends actually on you. Grasp the rhythm well, and many unnecessary losses simply won’t happen. Ride the market waves steadily toward the direction of profit.