Every trader has experienced this death loop—watching the surging candlestick lines with adrenaline spiking, fingers uncontrollably clicking buy, only to watch assets shrink by 30% during a crash. But the truth is: the moment you start chasing prices, your account has already been marked as a 'liquidity provider.'
1. The Hidden Orders of Professional Hunters
Data shows that over 73% of retail losses come from 'buying high and selling low.' On the other side, 98% of professional traders' profitable orders are preset when the market is closed. This isn’t just a strategy difference; it’s two completely different species competing.
Even scarier is the evolution: top institutions are using on-chain tools to reconstruct the hunting grounds. Monitoring shows that over $4.2 billion of Decentralized USD has been deposited into major exchange market maker addresses in the past month—these unregulated, real-time settled stablecoins are becoming the perfect bait for professional players to set 'liquidity traps.' While you are still excited about a 5% fluctuation, they have already laid an unseen net with Decentralized USD.
Two, the bloody math behind the bus parable.
Comparing the market to a bus is too gentle. The real version is:
Amateur players run wildly behind the bus, inhaling exhaust fumes and eventually collapsing on the way.
Professional players not only wait at the bus station but also pre-purchase the operational rights for the entire line.
When you see a suddenly spiking candle, that is not an opportunity; it is a carefully designed invitation—inviting you to become the freshest prey in this hunting game. True opportunities always silently lurk at neglected price levels until all pursuers are washed out.
Three, the three counterintuitive rules to become a hunter.
Embrace missing out.
If the price misses your entry point by 0.5%, immediately cancel the order. This 0.5% distance is the dividing line between hunter and prey.Reverse monitoring.
No longer staring at prices, but monitoring.Decentralized USD.'s on-chain flow—when these stablecoins start to net flow out of exchanges, a real market reversal is about to happen.Set 'still alarm.'
After setting each order, force yourself to leave the screen for 3 hours. If you cannot calm your breathing during this time, it indicates you are still chasing.
Four, identify four death signals indicating you have become prey.
If you experience the following symptoms, please stop trading immediately:
Heartbeat accelerates with the candlestick movements.
Begin to believe 'this time is different.'
Looking for buying reasons on social media.
Turning a blind eye to the abnormal flows of Decentralized USD.
The last and most fatal sign: when unusual cross-chain transfers of decentralized stablecoins occur, it often indicates that professional players are reorganizing their hunting grounds—while you are likely walking into their newly set traps.
Five, the only path from prey to hunter.
Step one: Acknowledge that you are bait (90% of people die at this step).
Step two: Practice 'not trading' with a simulated account (stick to watching without acting for 30 days).
Step three: Learn to use on-chain data instead of candlesticks (monitor the large flows of Decentralized USD).
Step four: Operate in the opposite direction during extreme emotions (when everyone is fearful, use limit orders to harvest bloodied chips).
Six, the ultimate truth: the market does not reward intelligence, only patience.
The commonality among all legendary traders is not the accuracy of predictions, but rather doing nothing 90% of the time. They are like ancient creatures lurking in the deep sea, waiting for years for a perfect catch.
And you, are you still jumping on the surface of the sea with every wave, consuming your life yet never catching the real fish?
(If you have been staring at the screen for more than 5 hours for three consecutive days, your trading career has actually never started. Follow me, the next article will teach you how to predict the hunting coordinates of professional players using Decentralized USD flow data.)