2026-01-17 15:38:52

When a certain cryptocurrency surges to the top of the trading app's trending list, the rally has often already run its course.

The real opportunity isn't in those assets that have already skyrocketed 100 times, but in potential projects that haven't yet been discovered by the masses. The problem is, the market is filled with all kinds of noise. Opinion leaders holding large positions will confidently tell you, "This coin can reach a market cap of 1 billion"—assuming they've already jumped on board themselves. By the time public opinion heats up and retail investors flock in, they've already quietly exited.

To survive in this game, the key is not to chase hot topics, but to find projects that are still in the accumulation phase, understand their fundamentals, and not be fooled by shiny promises.

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LiquidationKing

· 5h ago

Basically, it's that the newbies are always one step behind, and those who understand have already left.

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FarmToRiches

· 5h ago

That's why I never look at the trending list... by the time I see it, they've already left. I've long understood that the projects those big influencers promote every day are only spoken about after they've already made their gains. You still have to do your own digging; obscure projects are the real gold.

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TommyTeacher

· 6h ago

That's right, the trending list is full of rookie harvesters. Getting into the hot topics is a signal that you're about to be the bagholder, which I've seen through long ago. The real profit lies in those overlooked small coins, but the prerequisite is that you need to have the eye to distinguish them.

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wagmi_eventually

· 6h ago

Basically, those who look at the trending list are all bagholders; the ones who really make money have already left.

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BearMarketSurvivor

· 6h ago

I stopped looking at the coins on the hot list a long time ago. That's for new rookies. The real battlefield is in the shadows, waiting for those main players who are silently accumulating. The problem is there's too much noise, making it hard to tell who is telling the truth. Before exiting, they paint a picture for you—I've seen this trick too many times. Survival first, profit second—this is the mindset you need for trading. Fundamentals > public opinion, this is an ironclad rule. Those who are misled by promises have already entered the martyr's tomb. Don't chase the rise, instead, hunt strategically.

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