Why Did I Keep Buying Tops and Selling Bottoms?
I used to think I understood the charts. Candlesticks, trends, support, resistance—it all made sense. But every time I bought, the price dropped. Every time I sold, it climbed. Over and over. Until I stopped blaming myself and started studying the exchanges.
That’s when it hit me: this wasn’t just bad timing—it was architecture. The bounce that looks like a reversal? A trap, seeded by engineered liquidity. The “correction” that feels like a discount? A setup. And those clean trends? Often illusions crafted by exchanges using phantom orders, false depth, and delayed fills to herd retail traders into dead zones.
Exchanges don’t reward smart trades—they punish predictability. They exploit your pattern recognition. Every bounce you chase, every breakout you trust, they’re already a step ahead—because they design the playground and sell the illusion of control.
Crypto trading isn’t just difficult—it’s unwinnable by design. The exchanges control the board, and you're always playing blindfolded.
The lesson? You’re not losing because you’re wrong. You’re losing because they make sure you do.
