2026-01-07 04:22:59

A rebound may be the easiest market trap to fall into.

Have you ever experienced this? The market has been falling for a long time, then suddenly a surge occurs. You see your account turn from green to red, and you're so excited that you immediately add positions or close losing trades. And then what happens? Just after you sell, the market goes up again.

90% of people lose money, not because of the decline itself, but because they fall for the rebound.

**Why is the rebound so deadly?**

Simply put, it's one word: impatience. Rebounds come suddenly, leaving you no time to think. When you see a short-term recovery, the thought of "a reversal" pops into your mind, leading to impulsive orders and emotional trading.

But in reality, a true trend reversal is never caused by a single big bullish candle. It requires time to accumulate, with gradual low buys and steady climbs. Many rebounds during this process are just false signals.

**What should you do?**

It's very simple—stay calm. Next time a rebound occurs, take a deep breath and ask yourself: Is this the start of a reversal, or just a pause during a decline?

Don't let emotions control you. Don't rush to sell your holdings. Wait for the right moment to act. It sounds simple, but few can actually do it. If you can manage this, you'll avoid 90% of the traps set for retail investors by the market.

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CryptoTarotReader

· 01-10 03:39

Really, I get itchy hands every time there's a rebound, and I always lose money like this. --- You're so right, rebounds are just retail investors' harvesters. I've fallen for it too many times. --- Can you stay calm? These three words are easy to say, but who can stay calm when the account turns green? --- Seeing green orders makes me want to escape; this is a human weakness. No wonder 90% of people lose money. --- Rebounds are indeed the biggest temptation. I've been fooled many times. --- The key is to distinguish between a reversal and a rebound, but when doing so, your brain completely stops working. --- That's why I now ignore rebounds when they come; I wait and see. --- It's heartbreaking. I'm that person who just sold and then it goes up again—happened several times. --- Rebounds kill without bloodshed, even more painful than a decline. --- No matter how right I am, it doesn't help. Next time, I'll probably make the same mistake again.

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GamefiEscapeArtist

· 01-10 03:13

I really can't hold back anymore; every rebound just breaks my defense. That's so true. I'm the kind of person who goes crazy whenever the account turns red. Isn't a rebound just a trick? I fall for it every day. Staying calm is really too hard; I might never be able to do it in this lifetime. It's urgent, but I just want to make quick money. Does anyone have a solution? When a rebound comes, I want to go all in. I'm already used to paying tuition fees. This theory sounds good, but who can really hold back during actual operation? Damn, I got tricked into buying during the rebound again. When will I learn to be smarter?

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ChainProspector

· 01-10 01:01

Really, it's easiest to get carried away during a rebound. I've fallen into several traps myself.

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MetaMuskRat

· 01-07 04:52

To be honest, I am that 90% who got violently rebound and beaten up. My account has witnessed the birth of the "excited clown" time and again...

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GasFeeNightmare

· 01-07 04:52

Late night again and I lost money. I really sold at the peak of the rebound. Now I regret it so much I feel like my intestines are turning green. The rebound is just the market maker’s gas war. A single big bullish candle burns people badly, and the wallet hurts even more. Exactly right, it’s this word—panic. When will I ever stay calm? The moment my account turns from green to red, my brain crashes. This is the real on-chain leek-cutting, even more insidious than slippage on cross-chain bridges. Honestly, 90% of retail investors get wiped out in this rebound. I’m definitely that 90%. Being able to stay calm is probably a superpower. I can’t do it. Rebound = the activity time for slaughtering retail investors. No escape.

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GateUser-a5fa8bd0

· 01-07 04:51

A rebound is just an emotional trap; I've fallen for it countless times haha. --- This wave of gains is really deceptive, it made me want to go all-in in an instant. --- When you can't stay calm, go to sleep. Check the market again when you wake up—that's my secret. --- 90% of the pitfalls are at the rebound point, seriously, I almost got caught every time. --- The key is not to watch the market constantly; watching it makes you itchy, and that's my painful lesson. --- Just now I almost chased the high during the rebound, but luckily I remembered this article and stopped in time. --- How to put it, the hardest part of trading is controlling emotions; it's really much harder than technical analysis. --- A rebound is the market testing your resolve; after the test, it continues to fall—very ruthless. --- I just want to ask, is there anyone who can truly stay calm? Honestly, it's even harder than making money.

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LazyDevMiner

· 01-07 04:44

It's the same old story. Every time there's a rebound, I tell myself this, but I still can't resist the urge to act impulsively.

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