Here’s 12 brutal mistakes I made (so you don’t have to))
Lesson 1: Chasing pumps is a tax on impatience Every time I rushed into a coin just because it was pumping, I ended up losing. You’re not early. You’re someone else's exit.
Lesson 2: Most coins die quietly Most tokens don’t crash — they just slowly fade away. No big news. Just less trading, fewer updates... until they’re worthless.
Lesson 3: Stories beat tech I used to back projects with amazing tech. The market backed the ones with the best story. The best product doesn’t always win — the best narrative usually does.
Lesson 4: Liquidity is key If you can't sell your token easily, it doesn’t matter how high it goes. It might show a 10x gain, but if you can’t cash out, it’s worthless. Liquidity = freedom.
Lesson 5: Most people quit too soon Crypto messes with your emotions. People buy the top, panic sell at the bottom, and then watch the market recover without them. If you stick around, you give yourself a real chance to win.
Lesson 6: Take security seriously - I’ve been SIM-swapped. - I’ve been phished. - I’ve lost wallets.
Lesson 7: Don’t trade everything Sometimes, the best move is to do nothing. Holding strong projects beats chasing every pump. Traders make the exchanges rich. Patient holders build wealth.
Lesson 8: Regulation is coming Governments move slow — but when they act, they hit hard. Lots of “freedom tokens” I used to hold are now banned or delisted. Plan for the future — not just for hype.
Lesson 9: Communities are everything A good dev team is great. But a passionate community? That’s what makes projects last. I learned to never underestimate the power of memes and culture.
Lesson 10: 100x opportunities don’t last long By the time everyone’s talking about a coin — it’s too late. Big gains come from spotting things early, then holding through the noise. There are no shortcuts.
Lesson 11: Bear markets are where winners are made The best time to build and learn is when nobody else is paying attention. That’s when I made my best moves. If you're emotional, you’ll get used as someone else's exit.
Lesson 12: Don’t risk everything I’ve seen people lose everything on one bad trade. No matter how sure something seems — don’t bet the house. Play the long game with money you can afford to wait on.
7 years. Countless mistakes. Hard lessons. If even one of these helps you avoid a costly mistake, then it was worth sharing. Follow for more real talk — no hype, just lessons.
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Many believe the market needs trillions to get the altseason.
But $SOL , $ONDO, $WIF , $MKR or any of your low-cap gems don't need new tons of millions to pump. Think a $10 coin at $10M market cap needs another $10M to hit $20? Wrong! Here's the secret
I often hear from major traders that the growth of certain altcoins is impossible due to their high market cap.
They often say, "It takes $N billion for the price to grow N times" about large assets like Solana.
These opinions are incorrect, and I'll explain why ⇩ But first, let's clarify some concepts:
Market capitalization is a metric used to estimate the total market value of a cryptocurrency asset.
It is determined by two components:
➜ Asset's price ➜ Its supply
Price is the point where the demand and supply curves intersect.
Therefore, it is determined by both demand and supply.
How most people think, even those with years of market experience:
● Example: $STRK at $1 with a 1B Supply = $1B Market Cap. "To double the price, you would need $1B in investments."
This seems like a simple logic puzzle, but reality introduces a crucial factor: liquidity.
Liquidity in cryptocurrencies refers to the ability to quickly exchange a cryptocurrency at its current market price without a significant loss in value.
Those involved in memecoins often encounter this issue: a large market cap but zero liquidity.
For trading tokens on exchanges, sufficient liquidity is essential. You can't sell more tokens than the available liquidity permits.
Imagine our $STRK for $1 is listed only on 1inch, with $100M available liquidity in the $STRK - $USDC pool. We have: - Price: $1 - Market Cap: $1B - Liquidity in pair: $100M ➜ Based on the price definition, buying $50M worth of $STRK will inevitably double the token price, without needing to inject $1B.
The market cap will be set at $2 billion, with only $50 million in infusions. Big players understand these mechanisms and use them in their manipulations, as I explained in my recent thread. Memcoin creators often use this strategy.
Typically, most memcoins are listed on one or two decentralized exchanges with limited liquidity pools.
This setup allows for significant price manipulation, creating a FOMO among investors.
You don't always need multi-billion dollar investments to change the market cap or increase a token's price.
Limited liquidity combined with high demand can drive prices up due to basic economic principles. Keep this in mind during your research. I hope you've found this article helpful. Follow me @Bluechip for more. Like/Share if you can #BluechipInsights
- On the bullish CPI news, Bitcoin pumped $2217, from $87,260 to $89,477 in just 60 minutes. - $70B added to the crypto market. - $94 million worth of shorts liquidated.
10:00 a.m.
The manipulation starts.
- Bitcoin dropped $3723, from $89,363 to $85,640 in the next 90 minutes. - $117B erased from crypto market cap. - $100 million worth of longs liquidated. $BTC
Booked 25% profits here, a solid 4% move off the lows.
Bluechip
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$BTC
“Buy when there’s blood in the streets, even if the blood is your own.”
Partially filled at 85.8K. TWAP will continue if we retrace into the grey box again. I’m betting that the 80K low holds, and if I’m wrong, so be it.
I’m not over risking on this, as stated before. The HTF trend remains bearish. Shorts from 94K are still open, but I don’t believe we’ve taken enough liquidity yet to justify a clean continuation down to 74K.
Based on funding rates and overall market delta, it still looks like the majority is heavily bearish, which is understandable. However, I’ve never been one to follow the crowd (just like I didn’t at 120K).
We played the ping-pong from 94K > 86K, and now 85.8K > 96K is the potential move. This may take time to develop. There’s also a real chance I’m wrong and we break or deviate below 80K, in that case, I’ll be looking for LTF triggers and reclaims to re enter.
Overall, my longs are half risk since I’m trading counter trend, which is why short exposure has been larger. When panic peaks, opportunity emerges.
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“Buy when there’s blood in the streets, even if the blood is your own.”
Partially filled at 85.8K. TWAP will continue if we retrace into the grey box again. I’m betting that the 80K low holds, and if I’m wrong, so be it.
I’m not over risking on this, as stated before. The HTF trend remains bearish. Shorts from 94K are still open, but I don’t believe we’ve taken enough liquidity yet to justify a clean continuation down to 74K.
Based on funding rates and overall market delta, it still looks like the majority is heavily bearish, which is understandable. However, I’ve never been one to follow the crowd (just like I didn’t at 120K).
We played the ping-pong from 94K > 86K, and now 85.8K > 96K is the potential move. This may take time to develop. There’s also a real chance I’m wrong and we break or deviate below 80K, in that case, I’ll be looking for LTF triggers and reclaims to re enter.
Overall, my longs are half risk since I’m trading counter trend, which is why short exposure has been larger. When panic peaks, opportunity emerges.
Bluechip
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Personally, I am running a Twap bid on $BTC
85.8-83.8K region. SL 79500.
Target 96K. Still holding the recent swing shorts from 94K, but attempting a long.
Dropping into an important support level.. If it has any hope of dead cat bouncing it needs to be here. Below this and it likely just fades into oblivion
Rejection from underside of this trend line means $BTC is likely heading lower.
The trend is clearly bearish and continues to be so. Nothing has changed.
I suspect this cascades into a steep bottom in the coming week or two, as more people realize what's happening (we're likely in a bear market).
I wouldn't sell into this mess at this point. That would be playing into fear. The rebound later will almost certainly go higher than the current price. $BTC