#美联储降息 Retail investors fear losing money the most, while the big players fear you suddenly waking up.

Once you master these three market tricks, it becomes less likely for you to be cut like a chive.

Many traders always think there's a "pattern" behind the market—actually, the trend you see is often just what the main force wants to show you.

When I first entered the market, I was the same way—playing the chase-high, cut-low game perfectly, every time I bought, the trend reversed, and my stop-loss prices shot up. Only later did I realize: it’s not fate messing with us, but because I didn’t understand what the market was doing.

**Consolidation Phase: Looks boring, but actually "grinding the disk"**

Many people think sideways movement is extremely boring—little do they know, this is the main force subtly clearing the field.

Look for one feature: prices are stuck in a dilemma up and down, but trading volume is getting sparser.

Just sideways, bad news hits, but the price remains stubbornly unmoved—this is not a weak market, it’s clearly someone quietly locking in positions.

Big moves often erupt suddenly from the "most boring consolidation."

**Breakout and Reversal: Fake dip, real trap**

Before a real rally, the main force must do one thing: scare you away.

This is how the pattern plays out: break through key levels → retail panic sell-off → price reverses and pulls back.

Pay special attention to this scene: when the volume shrinks during a breakout, then suddenly increases to counterattack—that’s not a collapse, it’s a performance.

A word of advice: if it’s truly going down, why bother acting? Those staging a stage play are all aiming to push prices higher.

**Prices stagnate: The most glaring sign of distribution**

The most terrifying thing at high levels is never the lack of gains, but when the gains become dull.

You’re still thinking "just a little more time," but others have already "secretly distributed."

Keep these signals in mind: dense upper shadows, trading volume surging but price stuck, technical indicators showing dullness, disappearance of main force signs.

If you’re in this position and don’t get out, you’re just giving others a chance to take over.

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To put it simply, candlestick charts are not some mystical art, but the market’s "way of speaking."

If you don’t understand it, you can only be a bystander.

Once you truly understand, you can turn the page earlier than others.

Currently, many assets have repeatedly tested lower volumes two or three times, the main force hasn’t really started to move yet, but the story framework is already painted on the chart.

Opportunities are never lacking; what’s missing is traders with sharp eyes.

Don’t wait until the price soars and then regret:

"Why didn’t I catch this ride again?"

Those who are truly clear-headed prefer to quietly position themselves while most people are still dozing off.