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As I’ve been saying for weeks now, $BTC is going through one of the slowest and most frustrating phases of the entire cycle.
The price action is messy, sluggish, full of false moves and, above all, lacking the liquidity needed to give continuity to setups.
And when liquidity is lacking, the whole market suffers:
altcoins suddenly losing their structure, breakouts that fail to materialise, triggers that seem perfect and are then invalidated a few hours later.
Not because trading ‘doesn’t work’, but because without real capital participation, the market becomes much more manipulable and erratic.
And this is precisely where you see the difference between those who survive and those who destroy their portfolio by chasing every move. Trading is fine, and so is taking stops, but do it with the right level of risk.
In these phases, there is no need to force trades or increase exposure to recoup boredom or losses.
You need exactly the opposite:
smaller position sizes,
strict risk management,
patience,
and the ability to accept that there are periods where the best trade is simply to wait.
None of this is ‘strange’ or worrying.
These are normal market phases that have always existed: periods of expansion alternating with long spells of contraction, confusion and lack of interest.
The true trader is not destroyed during these phases.
They navigate them with discipline, protecting their capital and mindset… and ensure they are ready when volume, volatility and real opportunities return.
