In a sideways market, prices neither fall nor rise, but it's more dangerous than a crash.
Many people's first loss in the crypto world happens during a crash;
But what truly leads them to 'chronic exits' is the sideways market.
The price hasn't moved much, but the account is slowly getting out of control:
It's not about big losses, but repeated small losses; it's not a crash, but 'the more you trade, the more uncomfortable it becomes'.
Compared to the bearish sentiment of a crash, sideways trading feels more like a 'psychological buffer zone for traders'.
You won't exit all at once, but you will slowly lose patience and judgment, ultimately making a complete directional mistake during a small fluctuation.
Why is sideways trading so dangerous? It doesn't break positions but shatters the trader's sense of system.
1. It consumes attention, not money.
You watch the market every day, staring at every small K-line, and the price fluctuates in a 3% range for two weeks.
You haven't made money but are continuously induced to place orders, trying to 'catch the turning point'.
In this process, your attention is completely diverted by the market, and you make no strategic decisions.
2. It disrupts your rhythm, not the market's rhythm.
In a trending market, people operate in sync with price rhythms;
But in a sideways market, the price induces you to make some inappropriate moves.
You frequently open positions → small losses → cut orders → then try to make up for it...
The result is that in a stagnant market, you keep running in circles.
3. It easily creates 'illusion signals'.
The most common occurrence in a sideways market is the 'false breakout':
You think it's going up, but it just pulls back and crashes;
You think it's going down, but it breaks and then pulls back.
Many traders get trapped in the market during the process of 'making forced judgments in ambiguous structures'.
What do truly mature traders do during a sideways market?
The first reaction is not to predict direction but to assess 'is the structure clear?'; the strategy during a sideways market is 'reduce position + reduce frequency + reduce focus', not 'frequently add positions to bet on breakouts'; they prioritize account management over daily profit and loss feedback.
During a sideways market, those who are still obsessing over catching the breakout are often the ones cleaned out before the next breakout.
My personal advice is: don't fight against the sideways!
Trading is not a prolonged battle; it's more like a rhythm battle.
What you should do is establish a 'market structure recognition mechanism' for your trading rhythm:
When the market is unclear, don't trade; when the range is ambiguous, don't place orders; wait for volume before a breakout.
What you need to learn is not prediction, but 'not to be led by the market'.
In a sideways market, it's more suitable to rest, review, and select new targets—not to stubbornly focus on K-lines.
Sideways trading is not testing the market; it's testing yourself.
Many people leave the market while their accounts are still there, but their confidence has been worn down.
It's not about crashing out; it's that the sideways market dulls all sharpness in judgment and execution.
So please remember:
It's not scary that the market can't find a direction; what's truly scary is making heavy judgments when the direction is unclear.
Those who can remain calm in a sideways market often win more in a trend.
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