For years, it felt like all it took for CZ to spark a bull run was a few bullish tweets. We’ve seen that pattern play out again and again since 2018.

But this time feels different.

For the first time ever, CZ publicly shared a personal coin purchase — $ASTER — and the market still sold it down.

That tells you something.

At the same time, we saw something even more extreme:

a sitting American president launching a coin. Many assumed it would only go up because of his influence.

Instead, the $TRUMP coin is now down 90% from its all-time high.

Two powerful figures.

Two very different dynamics.

CZ operates on-chain.

Trump operates off-chain.

Influence alone isn’t enough anymore.

And here’s the key takeaway:

when a cycle starts showing unexpected resistance, it usually means something bigger is forming beneath the surface.

Markets don’t break expectations quietly.

So you’ve got two choices, like always:

Hold through uncertainty and let time work for you

—or—

sell early and explain later why you “almost made it.”

Cycles reward patience far more often than conviction in the moment.