Brothers, I know you are anxious right now —
The candlestick chart looks like an ECG, with fluctuations so small that even trading fees can't be covered; refreshing the trading app ten times, and the price hasn't budged a decimal.
But remember: All earth-shattering surges start from despairing sideways markets.
1. Sideways market is not wasted time; it is the seed-sowing season for market makers.
Look at how history unfolds:
In 2018, Bitcoin traded sideways at $6,000 for a full 7 months, and then surged to $14,000 in the following six months;
In 2023, Ethereum was stuck between 1800-2000 for 214 days, then surged to 3500 in three months;
Data truth: In the past decade, 80% of hundredfold coins had an average sideways period of 11.6 months before exploding.
The calm at this moment is the market maker secretly drawing lines:
You curse at 5% fluctuations while they hold 100,000 BTC waiting for the right moment.
2. A must for top hunters: Learn to befriend boredom
Do you think Buffett makes money by chasing highs and cutting losses?
90% of his gains come from 10% of his holding time — the rest of the time he is just drinking tea and reading the news.
The survival rules of the crypto world are equally cruel:
- Those who held BTC in 2016 endured 97% of the time in sideways markets and downtrends;
- Before SOL took off in 2021, its price fluctuated less than 3% for 432 days;
- Your anxiety right now is killing the position that should belong to you in the future bull market.
3. Self-rescue guide for sideways periods
① Adjust the screen to grayscale
—— Refuse to be PUA'd by 5-minute candlestick charts; daily players are never troubled by noise.
② Change regular investment to 'regular thinking'
—— Read one white paper per week, study three new protocols; cognitive reserves are the ammunition for bottom-fishing.
③ Cultivate ferocity during the silence period
—— Note every moment when you want to cut losses; these emotions will become your shorting coordinates during a surge.
4. A prophecy for all sideways market warriors
Before you open the exchange next time, think of these images:
- The market maker sneers at your stop-loss order: "Do you think this little patience is enough to feast on the bull market?"
- The exchange server suddenly lags — it’s not a crash; it's 100,000 people pressing the FOMO button at the same second;
The junk coin you cleared out three months ago suddenly appears in a Coinbase listing announcement…
Remember: The longer the sideways market lasts, the higher the β coefficient of the explosion.
Ultimatum:
If you can't help but act right now,
First, go to the fridge and grab a bottle of beer,
Change your trading password to: HODL2025
When the big market comes,
Even the dust in a sideways market can turn into golden powder.
In September 2015, when Bitcoin was trading sideways at $230, a miner commented on the forum — "Patience is the only leverage for the poor."