Don't let the fear index fool you, but more importantly, don't fool yourself.

Fear and Greed Index at 10, that's extreme panic. The weekly average is just 11. What does this data tell us? It indicates that market sentiment has completely collapsed.

But here's the thing—does a collapse in sentiment signal a bottoming opportunity, or is it a cue to catch falling knives?

I see a bunch of folks shouting "opportunity is here" and "gold everywhere," then they turn around and go all in. What happened to common sense?

First, let’s check out the market hot spots: Kangda New Materials, Hanjian Heshan, Suqian Liansheng, Shengquan Group, Jintuo Co., Zhonghua International, Jin'an Guoji, Huasu Holdings. These stocks are hitting the limit up, and many are seeing red. But what does hitting the limit up really mean? It means someone is willing to buy, but it also means there are more people looking to sell. Short-term trading is a zero-sum game; are you sure you're in that 10% who can walk away unscathed?

I’m not being bearish. I'm just being real: with market sentiment this extreme, the first signal is to control your position size. Trading volume is shrinking, systemic risks haven’t been fully released, and chasing green candles or selling in a panic is like voluntarily handing cash to the market.

Second signal: diversify your investments, don’t bet on a single market. The correlation between the A-shares and the crypto market is shifting, policy signals are flying everywhere, and carelessly going all in on any market is a gambler's move.

Third signal: be patient and wait for the right moment. True pros don’t buy at the lowest point; they wait for the trend to confirm before making a move. With sentiment so fearful and policy signals not yet clear, why rush?

I won’t delve too much into the fundamentals of the Chinese economy—talking too much is just hindsight. But one thing is clear: macro policies are in motion, it just takes time for the effects to ripple through.

Here’s a question for you: do you want to seek opportunities in extreme fear, or would you rather wait until it's confirmed safe to enter the market? Both strategies can be profitable, but they require completely different capital management skills. Which one are you?