The term retail investor is often mentioned in the crypto circle. However, there is very little content that can truly think from the perspective of retail investors about market trends, coin selection, and timing for action.

In today's article, I won't talk about empty trends or shout false slogans. I'll only tell you three things:

  1. Which coins in the current market are being bought with real money by the main force;

  2. How should retail investors scientifically lay low, not act blindly, and avoid missing opportunities in the current stage;

  3. In the upcoming bull market structure, how do you transition from 'being harvested' to 'being a proactive player'.

What is the most realistic state of retail investors right now?

Over the past month, I have received many messages from old fans in my backend, mostly saying one thing: 'Hao Ge, this market looks very hot, but I can't make money. I didn’t get in when it was rising, and I got stuck when it fell.' This is actually the true portrayal of most retail investors:

Afraid to buy the bottom because no one is calling, afraid to chase high, fearing to be a 'leek' again, lacking patience to hold coins, running away as soon as it rises, cutting losses as soon as it falls, getting washed by the main force; you neither earn when it rises nor save when it falls.

The underlying core of these questions is only one: not clear what stage the current market is in, what should be bought, and how to hold safely.

So today let's take a different perspective and clarify this wave of opportunity: which coins have already been quietly accumulated by the main force and are waiting for a retail explosion.

What stage is the current market in? How should retail investors judge 'whether to buy'?

I give the answer in one sentence: This is the early stage of a bull market + mainstream coins anchoring + sector rotation to mid-range.

the critical moment.

What does it mean?

BTC breaks historical highs, institutions have fully entered (ETF, Grayscale, Wall Street)

ETH follows the rise, narrative cuts into AI + DePIN + RWA

Funds are starting to rotate to small and medium coins, story coins (MEME, L2, NFT)

Altcoins have entered the 'first wave of explosive growth' from the 'pre-embedding period'.

Where are the opportunities for retail investors?

Right in the mid-range area, there are narratives, funding, and technical fundamentals for coins.

It's not that no one is touching it since it just went online, nor is it that you only see it after it has increased tenfold. Rather, it's: just stopped falling and is gaining volume, institutions are quietly accumulating, the community is gradually becoming active, and the chart has just started to move. To put it more bluntly: if you still dare to get in now, the main force is willing to push it up.

Technical, funding, and narrative resonate threefold; below are five coins you should lay low on in advance.

Here I provide a 'spot lay low list'; all coins meet the following conditions:

1; has already dropped over 70%, currently at a relatively low position;

2; quietly increased by whale wallets;

3; the chart has just broken through with volume;

4; has a clear narrative track, strong exchange compliance.

PYTH – the breakout point for the new generation of oracle

Retail investor cognition: unable to understand what it does, easily overlooked;

Institutional logic: The oracle sector has just started to catch up, and PYTH is leading in traffic;

Technical aspect: Building base for over 50 days, 0.28 forming a large platform, now has gained volume and stabilized;

Suggested strategy: heavy spot position area, stop loss at 0.28, target 0.45 to 0.5;

Retail buying points are here, and the market hasn't risen yet, indicating that chips haven't been absorbed enough.

MANTA – a rare opportunity with undervalued Layer 2

Narrative direction: ZK compression computation + high-performance L2;

Chart structure: the bottom at 0.9 is filled, currently challenging the 1.05 neckline;

Funding direction: Jump Capital publicly supporting, large wallets building positions on-chain noticeably;

Retail investor advantage: high liquidity, deep trading, not easily cut;

TNSR – the king of trading markets in the NFT sector

Story logic: 'Blur + MagicEden' in the Solana ecosystem;

Position: Initial offering has dropped, but the platform's trading volume continues to dominate the charts;

Main force actions: Paradigm building positions, continuously injecting liquidity;

Hint: FDV is relatively high, suitable for medium to short-term trend operations;

W – Leading cross-chain bridge in Solana

Functionality: connecting liquidity hubs across chains;

Technical aspect: Consolidation from 0.95 to 1.10 for over two weeks;

Retail investor advantage: low attention means larger accumulation space;

Strategy: buy low at 1.02, take profit around 1.25 for rotation;

ONDO – the connecting bridge between fiat world and on-chain assets

Narrative: RWA sector leader, US debt assets on-chain;

Compliance endorsement: Good relationship between Coinbase and SEC;

From the retail investor's perspective: upon hearing 'regulatory' or 'national debt', many people think there are no opportunities;

However, the main force prefers legal stories + high market cap mining, and you can just lay low in the first wave;

How can retail investors lay low on these coins with low risk? This is Hao Ge's advice:

  1. Don't go all in on one coin; divide the funds into three parts: trend coins, sentiment coins, defensive coins;

  2. Set a stop-loss line and remain steadfast: if it breaks the trend or support, exit promptly; minimizing losses is a gain;

  3. Follow the rhythm of 'smart money': on-chain wallets, main force dynamics, social heat; do not trade with closed eyes;

  4. Do not hold for too short a period: spot is not a contract; give the project time to earn the main upward wave;

  5. Don't expect to buy at the lowest point; the key is to 'buy before the explosion'..

From 'the target of being harvested' to 'the pioneer in grabbing chips', you just need a correct judgment.

Retail investors never lack information; what they lack is judgment and execution.

In this round of the bull market, the market is transitioning from the mainstream consensus phase to the narrative explosion phase, which is a golden window for retail investors to turn the tables.

You don't need to guess the ceiling; you just need to grasp the bottom chips. You don't need to chase the limit up; you just need to enter the rotation coins in advance. You don't need to look at 'Douyin calls'; you just need to follow the main force's trajectory.

I, Hao Ge, wrote this article hoping to help you know in advance—these types of coins, the main force has already started buying; if you don't lay low now, you'll see it again after it has increased tenfold next time.