2026-01-05 23:40:24

#2026年比特币行情展望 The essence of trading has always been redistribution, not some "mutual benefit and win-win."

Many people talk about $BTC, habitually relying on words like "technological innovation" and "financial freedom"—these are just the outer layers. Peel them away, and the truth of the Bitcoin market can only be described with one word: kill.

The core of the crypto world is PVP, not PVE. Every penny you earn comes from someone else's account loss. The reverse is also true. There is no such thing as mutual win in the market, only plunder and being plundered.

A real-world example makes this clear. You leverage 300U to short 50U, and if your judgment is correct, you happily think you're a smart retail investor. At the same time, a big holder with 100,000U is also betting 50U on the same second, but this time going long. Then what happens? The market flickers slightly, and you get liquidated, out of the game, while they remain unmoved. Your game is over, but theirs is just beginning.

Here's the key— the market isn't about making money by predicting the right trend; it's about surviving to make money. Small retail investors are more likely to die, big funds survive longer. On the surface, you're doing the same analysis, but your roles are completely different: you are liquidity, they are predators.

Most retail investors deceive themselves into thinking they are "following the trend." But what is your true role? The source of liquidity. You rush in excitedly, while others exit in sync. You get scared and cut your losses, while others add to their positions at the bottom. Every emotional fluctuation of yours becomes the most stable income source for others.

The market is not a casino; it is even colder than a casino—it's an arena where the winner takes all. One person can't go far; a team can go steadily. In this circle, without high-quality information sources or reliable peers, the final outcome has long been predetermined.

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DAOdreamer

· 01-08 21:27

That's a profound statement, but I think the key is still to stay alive. The biggest problem for retail investors is always thinking they can turn things around in one shot, not realizing that that one shot is just the beginning of being harvested.

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MoonRocketTeam

· 01-08 20:06

Seeing through it all, to put it simply, we are just the supply station for big players. They can burn through our leverage with just a single needle and thread. Only by staying alive can we make money. This is the real game rule of the market; retail investors simply can't compete. The moonshot dream is indeed tempting, but the reality is that this place is a meat grinder. Without enough ammunition, you can't survive for long. That hits hard. I am the type who gets scared and cuts losses, only to realize later that they had already ambushed at the bottom. This is why I always emphasize DYOR. If you don't have the ability to survive longer, don't even dream of reaching the moon.

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RetailTherapist

· 01-08 08:04

Being ruthless is ruthless, but when it comes to cutting losses, you'll still panic. Where's the supposed rationality?

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LayerZeroHero

· 01-06 20:39

That hits too close to home. I am the retail investor who got liquidated by a margin call. Thinking about it now really makes me feel sick. The big players are playing chess while we are just feeding them heads. This game has never been fair from the start. Honestly, staying alive is a hundred times more important than predicting the market. Right now, I just want to live a bit longer. Just listen, if you really follow this approach, you would have already died in the crypto world. The harshest one — your emotional fluctuations are someone else's ATM. It's terrifying to think about.

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LostBetweenChains

· 01-06 00:01

That hits too close to home. I am the "smart retail investor" who got chopped up and eaten. The term "liquidity supply source" directly hits my sore spot... Big players are really just sitting there counting money, while we're here counting losses. Living to make money vs. watching others make money—there's indeed a big difference. Without an information source, it's just pure money outflow. No wonder so many people go bankrupt.

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MEVSandwich

· 01-05 23:56

It sounds like they're saying that we retail investors are just sitting ducks, haha. That really hits home, but there's no denying it. The difference in capital amounts is the line between life and death. There's nothing more to say.

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BearMarketMonk

· 01-05 23:52

It's too late to wake up; most people are just liquidity waiting to be slaughtered.

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ser_we_are_early

· 01-05 23:51

Honestly, small retail investors are just meat on the chopping block, there's nothing much to say. --- Big players are playing psychological warfare; we don't even have the qualification to step onto the stage. --- So, it's better to band together. Going in alone is just a gift. --- Before rushing in, you must consider whether you can afford to lose this money. --- The term "liquidity supply source" is spot on, it hits hard. --- In the crypto world, there's no information advantage, only information traps. --- Living is the hard truth; don't think about making quick money. --- Even if you get the market right, you can still lose; this game isn't fair by design.

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PumpDetector

· 01-05 23:49

ngl this hits different when you've been through a few cycles. the liquidity part? that's the part most people never wanna admit to themselves tbh

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GasFeeBeggar

· 01-05 23:45

Harsh but truthful, retail investors are just lambs waiting to be slaughtered --- I've broken my defenses, I am the one pierced by the needle and thread --- This statement hits so hard, I am now liquidity --- Is the team really united? Anyone in the circle who believes that is just foolish --- Making money while alive sounds much harder than just watching the market --- So essentially, we are all just ATMs for the big players --- "The final outcome has already been written," then what's the point of me playing --- After reading, I feel like I got beaten up, but I can't argue back --- Not a casino but even more ruthless, think about it carefully, it's terrifying --- A big player has 100,000 in hand while we have 300U, that gap is the line between life and death

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