2025-12-25 17:23:33

How many people's investment careers involve a mechanism of cursing when prices go up and cursing when prices go down? @PIPPIN@'s story is not an isolated case but a common reflection across the entire market.

After so many years in the circle, I’ve been constantly losing money, always feeling that someone is behind the scenes cutting the leeks. In the past, everyone said Xiao K was incredibly mysterious; later, with a turn of events, he also became a "dog whale" — what does this change indicate? The market is much more complicated than we think.

The truth might be: someone is manipulating, but it’s not the whole story. Retail investors get trapped sometimes due to timing issues, and other times it’s genuinely the subjective will of the opposing funds. The difference is — can we recognize it clearly?

Ask yourself: when prices rise, do you become greedy and refuse to sell? When prices fall, do you panic and cut your positions? If you’ve done these things, then maybe it’s not others’ problem.

The key to avoiding becoming a "leek" is, rather than constantly blaming the whales, to first manage your own mindset and risk control. Learning to stay rational in uncertainty is the real confidence to survive long-term. What do you think?

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TxFailed

· 4h ago

ngl, this hits different. spent actual eth learning that blaming the mechanism doesn't refund your bags... the self-awareness check at the end though? that's the part most won't read.

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OnChainDetective

· 4h ago

Wait, I need to check the transfer record of PIPPIN... What does the 17.8M transfer at 2:23 AM yesterday mean? I have already marked the wallet clusters indicating the fund flow. That's right, retail investors do have greed and panic issues, but the real question is—can you track the actions of the market makers? The pattern of large transfers can reveal clues; if you don't believe it, check it on the chain yourself.

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DaoDeveloper

· 4h ago

nah this hits different though... the game theory here is wild. like, yeah sentiment whiplash is real, but have you actually audit your own decision logs? most people can't even diff their trades against a rational benchmark lmm

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PrivacyMaximalist

· 5h ago

That's a good point, but I think for most people, it's just talk. When it really comes to a critical moment, everyone still acts recklessly. When your mindset collapses, no one can control you.

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SerumSqueezer

· 5h ago

That's right, I'm the kind of person who blames the market when it goes up and shifts the blame when it goes down. Only now do I realize that the main problem lies within myself. Greedy and not selling, panicking and cutting positions... I've done all of these. Luckily, I didn't get stuck in a mindset of blaming others completely. Really, instead of studying the strategies of market manipulators every day, it's better to first improve your own risk management. That's the only way to survive. Many people curse the mechanism during both rises and falls. But in the end, aren't they just losing more and more? K's story is indeed ironic—from a god to a dog-like manipulator. Essentially, it's all about human nature. Once the mindset collapses, everything is over. I realized this a bit too late. To put it simply, you need to distinguish clearly between what is truly manipulation and what is just your own lack of skill.

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