After years of navigating the crypto market, you'll notice an interesting phenomenon—the confrontation between Eastern and Western traders, the tug-of-war between day and night. Behind this lies a set of invisible market rules.

From a timing perspective, significant dips during the day often present buying opportunities, as the market tends to rally around 21:30 in the evening. Conversely, if prices are rising all day, those chasing the high are usually hammered back down in the evening. Pinning is a key signal—the deeper the pin, the clearer the buy or sell signal.

There are also patterns in news. Prices tend to rise before major meetings or positive announcements, but often plunge when the news actually lands. This is a classic case of expectation reversal.

Deeper traps exist on a psychological level. When discussing a project in a community, people hype it up wildly, and if you're excited, you tend to buy in, only to get caught. Reverse thinking also works—no matter how hot a coin is, shorting it can often help you catch the top. Interestingly, projects that community members are indifferent about tend to take off more easily. When you're conflicted, it's worth testing with a small amount of funds.

Holding positions can be even more psychologically taxing. When heavily invested, it's easiest to get liquidated. Why? Because exchanges are secretly watching your positions. After setting a stop-loss on a short, the market almost always declines—people are tricked into exiting. Just when you're about to break free, the price suddenly stops falling. Who's so foolish as to let you exit unscathed? When taking profits, a sudden surge can make you hesitate, causing you to miss the chance and get caught. All of this seems like a scripted plan.

The most insidious trap is excitement. When you're excited, a sharp decline hits as expected, because your excitement itself is an emotional trap created by the market manipulators. When you're broke, various projects are rising, and FOMO drives you in, only to be caught in another round of selling.

Therefore, this market is manipulated more than 80% of the time. To survive, first control your position size strictly; second, act proactively—don't make a move until the market maker truly acts. Once you enter, you become fish on the chopping block. Trading ultimately boils down to patience, discipline, and timing.