2025-12-20 05:22:38

In the past week, there has been a rather painful phenomenon—the liquidity during the Asian trading session has almost disappeared. Since mid-October, effective trading volume during the day has been nearly nonexistent, and those once-active Asian big players have been gradually pushed out.

The reasons behind this are not hard to understand. After institutional investors from the US and Europe entered the market, the game rules changed. They are constrained by tax regulations and do not trade as frequently as retail traders—doing so would only lead to losses. In contrast, Asia has higher trading freedom, but it is precisely because of this freedom that retail traders become the easiest targets for being "cut" in extreme market conditions. Coupled with the launch of ETFs and deep Wall Street involvement, the cryptocurrency market has gradually evolved into a hunting ground for professional capital.

You have all seen the recent K-line movements—several days of extreme tug-of-war, with gains and losses dictated by large funds. In such an environment, most retail trading systems become completely ineffective. When BTC becomes a pawn in institutional battles, retail traders are still trying to figure out short-term arbitrage, but the only result is being harvested.

Rather than struggling in this liquidity-starved market, it’s better to adjust your mindset—abandon short-term trading and shift to a monthly-level layout. For retail traders, this might be the most rational choice at the moment.

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SigmaBrain

· 2025-12-23 03:05

Asian retail investors are really being crushed this time, no one dares to act during the day. The institutions entering the market have indeed changed the game, and we can't compete with them in short-term trading. It's heart-wrenching to say, but we may really need to rethink this path on the monthly chart. Wall Street is playing chess while we are still looking at Candlestick charts, which is a bit awkward. With no liquidity left, just hard copying is like looking for death, it's better to wait and see. After being played for suckers for so long, giving up on short-term trading is indeed the only way out. Seeing through it, retail investors ultimately have to learn to accept that fate is not.

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MetaverseVagabond

· 2025-12-22 21:52

The sweeping of large investors in Asia has become a foregone conclusion, this is the price of institutionalization. --- It sounds nice to say it's a monthly layout, but to put it bluntly, it's just that the play people for suckers can't move anymore and are going into hibernation. --- I noticed it in October, sitting in a Short Position every day, and now I've become the winner, haha. --- The disappearance of Liquidity is one thing, but the key is that this Candlestick trend is really violent, and you can't react at all. --- Turning to monthly? Might as well go All in at once, either get rich or completely wake up. --- So the retail investors in Asia have become blood offerings like this, got it. --- What Wall Street plays is the game of Be Played for Suckers, and we're still here studying short-term strategies. --- I've long told you that when institutions come, the rules change, and if no one listens to the advice, they will have to be educated. --- Monthly layout sounds easy, but in reality, it's just betting on the ETF wave, which boils down to hope. --- This is the real "crypto world IQ tax"; institutions just sit back and wait for you to fight each other.

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RugDocDetective

· 2025-12-20 05:53

The wave of big players being swept out in Asia is truly incredible. When institutions play, we are just the little guys. Monthly chart layout is the only way out; short-term trading is already dead. That's right, the recent disappearance of liquidity is indeed dangerous. The market is being led by large funds, making it too difficult for retail investors to make money. Once Wall Street entered the market, the game changed, and we retail investors are still dreaming. Instead of watching the market every day, it's better to relax and wait for the right opportunity. How many times do you need to be harvested before you learn? It's better to be honest and stick to the monthly chart. This is the reality—big players play, small players become casualties.

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BankruptcyArtist

· 2025-12-20 05:46

Asia's daytime trading has completely stopped; this wave is really a sign of being harvested. --- Brothers still doing short-term trading, wake up, institutions are playing you. --- The monthly chart level is the only way out; the short-term system should have been abandoned long ago. --- Liquidity on Wall Street has come in but is now gone; isn't that ironic? --- I just want to know where the big players in Asia have gone now. --- Instead of staring at the screen every day and getting scared out, it's better to relax and look at the bigger timeframe. --- Who can withstand extreme tug-of-war? Retail investors simply can't play the game against institutions. --- Higher freedom actually leads to the worst cuts; this is the tragedy of Asia. --- BTC no longer belongs to us; it has become a toy for big funds. --- It's been obvious for a while; this market is becoming more and more professional, and we are increasingly on the fringe.

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DeadTrades_Walking

· 2025-12-20 05:30

Asian liquidity is truly dead. I don't watch the market during the day anymore. This is how institutions operate; retail investors become prey to be slaughtered. There is no future in short-term trading; only the monthly chart can keep you alive. I really can't get into Wall Street's hunting ground. Rather than getting cut every day, it's better to hibernate and wait for opportunities. Watching candlestick charts makes me numb; big funds can manipulate the market as they please. I know a few large traders who got swept out; now they all have shifted to long-term strategies. Once ETFs appeared, cryptocurrencies turned into casinos, and players became chips. I think trading short-term now is pure suicide; no one can make money. With liquidity like this, the trading system is essentially useless.

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