This week the market is expected to undergo a cycle of correction and rebound. The negative news about Japan's interest rate hike had already been priced in by the market in advance, and traders had also digested this signal early, so when the actual data was released, the impact was much smaller. I had hoped to catch that rapid decline at the bottom, but it didn't go as planned; within half an hour, the market turned twice, and I still couldn't find the optimal entry point.
Today’s rally is actually a normal reaction after the market has digested the negative news. When trading Ethereum contracts during the day, I was really following the market’s rhythm, chasing orders at a very fast pace.
From a weekly perspective, I lean towards bullish. However, there is still a potential major negative risk hanging overhead—like the Sword of Damocles, ready to fall and cause problems. Such policy risks and macro shocks cannot be digested by the market in advance, so the upward potential of the market actually has a ceiling. The main players still need to clean out the floating chips, and only then might a true bottom opportunity appear in the short term.
By the end of the month, trading strategies should revolve around this idea: tend to go long in the bottom area and decisively go short at the top area. The current market rhythm is oscillating upward, but always be alert for when that hanging sword might fall.
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MetaverseHobo
· 2025-12-22 16:42
To be honest, I've experienced two turns in half an hour too, and it feels like being played by the market, haha.
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GasOptimizer
· 2025-12-19 17:51
Twice in half an hour to change direction, this data is really hard to accept... The efficiency of chasing orders is almost zero.
Bad news is like a hanging option; things the market can't digest will eventually explode. The ceiling might be lower than expected.
Buying at the bottom area and confidently shorting at the top sounds simple, but the success rate of execution depends on whether on-chain evidence is convincing.
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BankruptWorker
· 2025-12-19 17:51
Missed the bottom buy-in, but instead got chopped for the leek, this feeling is really intense
Waiting for the Damocles' sword to fall and it's all over, better to play it safe
Today I chased orders until my head was spinning, the pace is really unpredictable
Buying at the bottom and shorting at the top sounds easy, but it's a hell to execute, I did it backwards
Japan's rate hike has long been priced in, there won't be any surprises anymore
Policy risk is the most deadly, all technical analysis is useless
This week the market is expected to undergo a cycle of correction and rebound. The negative news about Japan's interest rate hike had already been priced in by the market in advance, and traders had also digested this signal early, so when the actual data was released, the impact was much smaller. I had hoped to catch that rapid decline at the bottom, but it didn't go as planned; within half an hour, the market turned twice, and I still couldn't find the optimal entry point.
Today’s rally is actually a normal reaction after the market has digested the negative news. When trading Ethereum contracts during the day, I was really following the market’s rhythm, chasing orders at a very fast pace.
From a weekly perspective, I lean towards bullish. However, there is still a potential major negative risk hanging overhead—like the Sword of Damocles, ready to fall and cause problems. Such policy risks and macro shocks cannot be digested by the market in advance, so the upward potential of the market actually has a ceiling. The main players still need to clean out the floating chips, and only then might a true bottom opportunity appear in the short term.
By the end of the month, trading strategies should revolve around this idea: tend to go long in the bottom area and decisively go short at the top area. The current market rhythm is oscillating upward, but always be alert for when that hanging sword might fall.