Isn't it often felt during market manipulation that "another billion dollars was missed"? This mindset is quite common. Recently, many people have been waiting for clear signals of the altcoin season. I have to say directly: the current market signals are already quite obvious. If you hesitate now, you might miss the early opportunities.

Having worked for 8 years monitoring the market, I still have some sense of on-chain fund flows. During this period, I’ve been tracking data and discovered a very interesting phenomenon: incremental funds are pouring into small and mid-cap crypto assets at a visibly rapid rate. The key point is, the money isn’t concentrated on one or two star projects, but is spread across multiple high-quality sectors like Layer2, AI+Blockchain, and RWA—this "multi-point flowering" investment pattern has only appeared in the early stages of major market rallies, based on my experience.

Yesterday, I saw many high-quality projects surging by 20%-50%+ in a single day, and the backend was flooded with questions like "Should I chase this?" Let’s get straight to the point: this is indeed a classic feature of the altcoin season preheating. But don’t blindly chase high, as that can easily turn you into a bagholder.

Many people have a misconception about the altcoin season, thinking it only truly begins when the entire internet is shouting "Altcoin takes off." Actually, that’s not the case. The real altcoin season has always been a "quietly making big profits" mode. By the time you see a flood of positive news on various platforms, it’s probably already the time for latecomers to rise to the top.

Based on the current market situation, I’ve summarized three core trading principles. These are insights repeatedly validated with real funds. Mastering these points is much more effective than blindly buying into 10 projects:

Smart money is "quietly building positions." Don’t be a slow-reacting bagholder. Now is not the time to go all-in; institutional funds are gradually deploying in projects with compliance backgrounds and solid fundamentals. Individual investors should focus on identifying the flow of these funds and get in early before they become widely noticed.