More and more people are finding the market boring. To be honest, I feel a bit of that myself. In the past, the chat groups and social platforms were bustling with activity, with lots of people calling trades, showcasing profits, and engaging in verbal sparring. Now it feels as quiet as a library. The market has become increasingly calm, even a bit dull.
But you have to admit, this is a trend — the market is slowly being transformed into a more 'compliant' landscape.
So who are the main players now? They are the big entities, institutions, and ETFs holding billions in capital; they almost never sell, only buy. Once they buy, they lock it in and hold for the long term. The result of this strategy is that after the price is steadily pushed up, the fluctuations become smaller and the activity naturally decreases.
Retail investors, who used to thrive on volatility, are certainly not having it as easy as before. Even traditional brokers like Guotai Junan can trade cryptocurrencies now; they've completely entered the mainstream.
This is no longer the early 'wild paradise' phase; this is an era where the regular army is in control.
Is there still a chance for ordinary people?
The answer is: yes, but it's different from before.
We must accept a reality: the window for quick wealth has passed.
Future opportunities will belong to those who are 'patient, can take heavy positions, and can endure.'
For example, if the price of a coin rises from 10 to 20, then falls back to 10, and finally rises to 30 or even higher.
This entire process is destined to be one that most people disdain to wait for and cannot hold onto.
But if you can endure, can persist, can identify the larger trends and execute them thoroughly, then it's your time.
To summarize in one sentence:
Now is the battlefield for 'smart money'; quick profits are hard to come by.
The real opportunity lies not in how many points you can earn today, but in whether you can steadily hold onto a wave of doubling trends in the future's significant fluctuations.