In 2026, the market will reward true "swing traders" and punish blind "holdouts".
Have you noticed that many strategies you once firmly believed in are failing? Especially that saying "spot trading is fearless, holding long must win"—how many people's assets have stubbornly shrunk by 80% or 90%?
The environment has changed, and logic has been reconstructed. The most important cognitive shift this year is from "holding" to "rhythm".
In the past, many suggested playing spot trading, not contracts, and that time would allow you to make money. Now the market is becoming more mature; it's no longer an era where simply holding will guarantee profits.
Whether you play spot or contracts, the most important thing now is to learn how to swing trade; you can no longer be obsessed with holding one coin to make dozens of times in profit.
Such coins are becoming fewer; with hundreds of coins on exchanges, at most only one or two might increase by 1-3 times.
The probability of you catching one is too low.
Now, whether playing contracts or spot, it's truly about taking a bite and running; being able to get 10%-30% is already very good.
Some friends I know are stuck holding spot, and now they are basically down 90%, needing a tenfold increase to break even. I can clearly say that such a possibility of breaking even is basically nonexistent.
In the future, the crypto world will also move closer to traditional financial markets, with smaller fluctuations. As Tony said, there will be no dividends.
Making money relies on just two things: large capital and large volatility.
In previous bull markets, there were one or two thousand-fold coins, and many hundred-fold coins. Now, it's basically impossible in the secondary market.
In 2025, the crypto world will not be about contracts or spot; it will be about swing trading. Don't fantasize about relying on one coin to earn dozens of times to turn things around.
We need to accumulate small victories for big victories.
Follow An Xin Jie, who focuses on helping you "stay calm".
Don't be a leek; I'll accompany you to slowly become stronger~ 💪
